Plagiarism: General APA Style Violation

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GRADING SHEET Negative points Plagiarism/Word for word usage of any kind including direct quotes (cited or not): (0 for the paper )____. If there is confirmed plagiarism, further action may be taken by the Academic Integrity Committee. Positive Points On topic/clear and organized/correct and backed-up information (16 pts max): ____ 6 pts for addressing the required material 4 pts for backed-up information 6 pts for clarity and organization General APA style (minimum requirements) (10 pts max): ____ -1 pt per APA style violation Page length (at least 4 full pages of text not including title, abstract, extra lines, names, dates, class name, or extra spaces) (4 Pts max): ____ Total points:_______ Plagiarism statement 1) I understand that plagiarism constitutes theft and fraud.…show more content…
4) I must give acknowledgment to the original source with a citation, regardless if it is directly quoted or paraphrased (no direct quotes or any other word for word). When paraphrasing published language, I will give credit to the author and publication year, making sure I changed the words of the source into my own unique words (do not change single words with a thesaurus or dictionary—it must be in your own unique phrasing or it is plagiarism). 5) I will never ask anybody to write a term paper for me, and I will not buy an essay online and claim to have written it myself. 6) I understand that if I plagiarize despite this agreement, I will face the following disciplinary consequences: a) A zero for the

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