Citation Guidelines and Plagiarism Prevention

 

 

The Middle School follows a similar stance as the Upper School with regards to plagiarism. As stated on page 71 of the 2007-2008 Parent/Student Handbook:

 

Plagiarism, that is, presenting another's work as one's own whether it is intentional or not, combines both stealing and lying. When students plagiarize someone else's words or ideas, they are stealing intellectual property from that person. Additionally, taking credit for this work is lying. Plagiarism includes direct quotations, paraphrasing, or summarizing without proper citation.

 

The Middle School uses MLA citation format. Copies of the MLA Handbook are available in the library.

 

Reasons to cite:

1.      To give proper credit to the author or creator of an idea.

2.      To protect ourselves from plagiarism.

3.      Good citation is a roadmap for future research.

 

Glenelg Country School uses NoodleTools as a citation/notecard management system.

Students first start to receive instruction of this program in the 6^th grade to use for the Academic Fair.

 

Glenelg Country School takes a firm stance against plagiarism. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask.