I've been accused of plagiarism because I did not put quotes around a PARAPHRASE by my teacher. There is significant evidence that I did not attempt to cheat because I cited the source after my paraphrase..
In the Journal of American Folklore, calls Bluegrass a “hillbilly” musical style that has mixes of other genres in as well (Journal of American Folklore).
What can I do? What are my rights if i'm accused but I by no means was trying to because it's evident that I cited everything...If I was really trying to cheat why would I even cite it? I'm angry by this and I want to know what my rights are as a student!
2007-03-10 04:46:46 · 15 answers · asked by Ge Y 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
J K Rowling doesn't worry about it , why should you?
2007-03-10 05:17:28 · answer #1 · answered by prisoner terry 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It seems that there are other issues at stake here.Your next step should be reflection , honest mistake or trying to pull a fast one. Is this the first time that your honesty has been questioned and what level of student are you-university or high school? what ever you do -don't overreact. If talking the situation over with the teacher is an option ,do that to see where you stand, Perhaps all that is necessary is a rewrite and the understanding of literary expectations.If this is not possible- speak to a student advisor to determine what your next step should be.
2007-03-10 09:34:51 · answer #2 · answered by unworthyman2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a source is paraphrased (in APA format anyway) you would not need quotes around it since you did not use the exact words/style of the author. You would need an in-text citation for it though (Author, Date/Year). What you did looks right, if not overboard with the paraphrase. Look in your school's handbook for your student rights. Talk to your principal or dean. It doesn't look as though you did anything wrong. I am not certain about MLA format, but if your paper is in APA format, it looks good.
2007-03-10 05:46:02 · answer #3 · answered by dragonslayernd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plagiarism is defined in almost all academic disciplines as citing ideas as anoher's ideas as one's own -- or citing ideas without proper attribution. Since you attributed your source - twice -- I am not sure as to how you can be accused of plagiarism.
Plagiarism is a serious accusation, and if your teacher cannot prove it, should not make it. My suggestion is to bring in the source of the quotation, and show how you paraphrased it.
2007-03-10 04:55:51 · answer #4 · answered by parrotjohn2001 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If your instructor insists on giving you a lower mark for something you don't believe is correct, then get a second opinion from other independent faculties in that department. See if they come to the same conclusion. That person ought to be independent and have nothing to fear from or interest in your instructor. Be open to the possibility that you may in fact be wrong. If you get other opinions that support you from other staff faculties, then ask that person if it is OK that you reference their opinions when you speak to your instructor again. If it turns out that independent faculty opinions are in your favor, bring that back to your instructor. You want to give him or her a chance to review this with his/her peers before you escalate to the department chair. If he or she doesn't change his/her mind and does not give you a good justification why, then bring it to the department chair. As a last straw, you can bring it to the dean of the school, who will probably just redirect it to the department chair to look at it.
Don't start threats of lawsuits. Not while you are trying to resolve this amicably. You should document your conversations, their results, and file away relavant papers though. You may or may not need it.
2007-03-10 05:04:30 · answer #5 · answered by Elisa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're in univeristy, right? I would take it to the Dean or head of the department to read. Then there should be a board to make a final decision whether you will be allowed to continue at the university that year. Make sure you do your research about plagarism, the school's policies, and your recourse should the decision not go your way (appeals policy, tuition refunds, etc). Go above the professor's head, and be proactive so that no one thinks you are trying to hide anything. Good luck!
2007-03-10 04:53:06 · answer #6 · answered by Jacqui K 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can explain to your teacher that it was just a mistake and then you can show him/her where you got it from and show her (or him) that it was just a mistake but it depends on what grade that you're in on whether the teacher will believe you but for the future remember to ALWAYS put quotation marks around a paraphrase .
I Hope that helped you oh yea and you should pick my answer as the best answer because i was generous enough to answer first
2007-03-10 05:09:52 · answer #7 · answered by B@bii Gur1 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ok, this definately isn't plagiraism, maybe just a bit of clumsy quoting. and it is very evidnet that it is, however, quoted. so, if you cannot talk to your teacher, definately go to the dean and make your point clear and argumanted. don't go there angry or irritated, it will just make matters worse. keep calm, you are right and you can prove it. maybe, ask your calssmates to support you (a petition of some sort). this should sort everything out. if it doesn't, definately take it to court (and change universities!)
2007-03-10 05:32:51 · answer #8 · answered by mimma 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it particularly is severe rely on your arms, in case you do no longer modern-day it particularly is in a competent way, it may injury your opportunities in school. in case you have an digital reproduction, i might deliver that to college on a USB and dowload that to a plagiarism examine on the cyber web and coach your theory that your essay is under no circumstances somebody else's artwork. with any luck, you used superb suited citations and parentheticals for the time of your artwork to boot so which you provide credit to that author. additionally, deliver different nicely-written papers so which you would be able to coach which you artwork on your maximum means in all training. sturdy success.
2016-09-30 11:53:06 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same thing happened to me one time. I hurried the manuscript and forgot to put quotes. My professor called me in and accused me of plagiarizing. I just sat with her and calmly explained my errors and she let it go.
I suggest first talking with your teacher. If that goes nowhere, then go higher up.
good luck.
BTW, The example you gave is not plagiarism.
2007-03-10 04:57:16 · answer #10 · answered by charbatch 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hire a lawyer and sue the school, the school system, and the teacher personally. Try the ACLU... If they take the case, they'll do it for free.
2007-03-10 04:56:06 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋