By K. Steves, Librarian Cardinal Spellman High School
Dec 27, 2015
By K. Steves, LibrarianCardinal Spellman High School
PPA – Public Policy Analysis (PPA) will guide you through the problem solving skills necessary to
public policy issues that affect all aspects of life
We will use the following steps:
Identify the nature of a social problem
Gather evidence to support the existence of the problem
Determine the causes and factors contributing to the problem
Evaluate the existing policy
Develop public policy alternatives
Determine the best public policy solution to the problem
Plagiarism is a major issue in schools today
DefinitionDefinition of PLAGIARIZEtransitive verb: to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as
one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
intransitive verb: to commit literary theft : present as new and original an
idea or product derived from an existing source
Merriam – Webster On Line Dictionary 2012
Some statisticsAccording to U.S. News and World Report
80% of "high-achieving" high school students admit to cheating.
51% of high school students did not believe cheating was wrong.
95% of cheating high school students said that they had not been detected.
Plagairisamdotorg 2010
Some Reasons Students Plagiarize Poor research skills
Poor attitudes toward grades and schoolwork
Poor time-management skills
Perception that peers are cheating
Skewed risk-reward assessments Plagiarism image by
Webster University
Questions to consider
Is “cutting and pasting” plagiarism if I use less that a paragraph?
If I paraphrase an idea is it plagiarism?
How do I avoid being accursed of plagiarism?
Document Your Sources
Use a standard format document
document scholarly borrowings
Simple and concise
MLA style
criticalthinkeracademy.com
MLA FormatFeatures brief parentheticalcitations in the text keyed to an alphabetical list of
works cited that appears at the end of the work.
Book Sources You will need to findAuthorTitlePlace – City of PublicationPublisherDate – Year of copyrightFor an Anthology
Author of essayTitle of essay
modernsurvivalonline.com
AuthorName of WebsiteWebsite SponsorDate PostedDate Accessed
Databases provide citationinformation
Internet Sources – Doing Research good on the Web is hard You must document you sources & find the:
Resources/ SolutionThe following Websites provide detailed information on Plagiarism:
How to Recognize Plagiarism
Plagiariam What It is and How to Recognize and Avoid It
Avoiding plagiarism Plagiarism -What is is and How to Recognize and avoid it
Plagiarism and Academic Integrity
Resources of MLA FormatThe Librarian
Pick up MLA review sheetsAsk specific questions
Use the following Websites MLA FormatPurdue OwlMLA Citation Information
How Can You Avoid Plagiarism?
Review at least two websites listed.List four ways to avoid plagiarism.Be prepared for a class discussion