IXL | Identify and correct plagiarism | 6th grade language arts

Read the following text from Wonder Women: Fifty Female Inventors by Carter Gadot.

From an early age, Margaret Knight improved the world around her with her clever inventions. Knight was born in 1838 in Maine, but after her father died, her family moved to New Hampshire. In order to help her family survive, Knight, who was only twelve, began working in a cotton mill. It was here that she began her career as an inventor.

A student used information from the above text to write a report about Margaret Knight. Select the sentence in the student's report that plagiarizes the above text.

During a time in history when most inventors were men, Margaret Knight proved that women could be inventors, too. From an early age, Margaret Knight improved the world around her with her clever inventions. When she was just twelve, she invented a device that protected many factory workers from injuries. Later, while working at a paper bag company, she invented a machine that made bags with a flat bottom.

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Read the following text from Gabby Douglas: Olympic Champion by Summer Saltz.

Gabby Douglas, an American gymnast, took part in the 2012 Olympics. When she performed, everyone loved her graceful movements, powerful routines, and brilliant smile. Gabby became the first African American to receive a gold medal in the individual all-around. The all-around combines scores for beam, bars, floor, and vault performances.

A student used information from the above text to write a report about Gabby Douglas. Select the sentence in the student's report that plagiarizes the above text.

Gabby Douglas began taking gymnastics when she was six years old, and before long, she was one of the best. At fourteen, she left home, moved across the country, and trained with a top gymnastics coach. Just two years later, at sixteen, she won two gold medals at the Olympics. When she performed, everyone loved her graceful movements, powerful routines, and brilliant smile.

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Plagiarism occurs when you use someone else's words or ideas and present them as your own.

For example, look at the following text from Golfing Like a Pro by Woodrow T. Driver:

Learning how to putt is the single most important skill that golfers should practice to improve their game.

A student used the information above to write the following report about golf:

Golf is an amazing game. To get better, you have to practice several different skills. The single most important skill that golfers should practice to improve their game is putting on the green.

The underlined sentence plagiarizes Woodrow Driver's text. It uses many of Driver's exact words without saying that they belong to him.

solution

The underlined sentence in the student report is plagiarized.

It uses Summer Saltz's exact words without saying that they belong to Saltz.

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