Questions about the Paraphrasing and Plagiarism poster

What’s on the Paraphrasing and Plagiarism poster?

PROPER PARAPHRASE against PLAGIARISM, side by side. PROPER PARAPHRASE: Different words AND different structure; PROPER PARAPHRASE: Same meaning as the original; PROPER PARAPHRASE: Source still credited; PROPER PARAPHRASE: Written after closing the book; PROPER PARAPHRASE: Shows you understood it; PLAGIARISM: A few words swapped for synonyms; PLAGIARISM: Same sentence structure; PLAGIARISM: No credit given; PLAGIARISM: Copied with the source open; PLAGIARISM: Shows nothing about your understanding; Changing a few words is not paraphrasing. If the sentence shape is the same, it is st…. Credit the source even when you paraphrase. Rewording does not make the idea yours.

Who is the Paraphrasing and Plagiarism poster for?

Paraphrasing and Plagiarism is filed under 7th Grade (ages 12–13), so it matches what that year asks a child to remember. It is equally useful to an older student revisiting literacy, and to the parent or teacher answering the question at the kitchen table.

When should you use the Paraphrasing and Plagiarism poster?

Close the source, write from memory, then reopen it to check the facts. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Paraphrasing and Plagiarism belongs on the wall where that literacy work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.

What other posters go with Paraphrasing and Plagiarism?

Active and Passive Voice, Argument Essay Frame and Citing Textual Evidence sit alongside Paraphrasing and Plagiarism in the 7th Grade set. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Active and Passive VoiceArgument Essay FrameCiting Textual Evidence

Is the Paraphrasing and Plagiarism poster free to download and print?

Yes. Paraphrasing and Plagiarism downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the 7th Grade set. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence

What size does the Paraphrasing and Plagiarism poster print at?

Paraphrasing and Plagiarism is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Paraphrasing and Plagiarism loses nothing.Printing guide