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    <title>Dealing with Plagiarism Group at eNotes</title>
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        <title><![CDATA[Well... when dealing with plagerism... Turnitin.com helps alot 2 kids in...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/plagiarism/group/discuss/experiences-with-turnitin-1185?start=10#16</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Well... when dealing with plagerism... Turnitin.com helps alot 2 kids in my comp lab were caught plagerizing and kicked from Rio salado online college courses]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 8 Dec 2009 13:25:10 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Plagiarism does impact students', in particular, because of its shortcut...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/plagiarism/group/discuss/plagiarism-38195#2</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Plagiarism does impact students', in particular, because of its shortcut nature.  It is a challenge to be able to relay to students that it takes away from their dignity.  It's challenging to stress this because many students are conditioned to believe that their learning centers only around the letter grade.  I think it's an easier sell in Middle School to be able to stress the value of learning, the intrinsically powerful notion of...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:23:51 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[plagiarism]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/plagiarism/group/discuss/plagiarism-38195</link>
        <description><![CDATA[How deal with plagiarism effects on the human being?]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/plagiarism/group/discuss/plagiarism-38195</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:40:55 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I recently found one of my students posted one of my assignment question...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/plagiarism/group/discuss/cheating-enotes-2051?start=30#35</link>
        <description><![CDATA[I recently found one of my students posted one of my assignment question on the Student of Fortune site.  Has anyone also had this experience?  Is anyone familiar with other sites that do the same thing as Student of Fortune?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 6 Mar 2009 17:29:35 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I would save the complete works of Evelyn Waugh, James Joyce, Graham...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/plagiarism/group/discuss/librarian-heroes-book-rescues-1259#3</link>
        <description><![CDATA[I would save the complete works of Evelyn Waugh, James Joyce, Graham Green, and Oscar Wilde.I don't know what the world would do without those snarky fellows.I might also save the works of Thomas Hardy, but that would make everyone depressed, so I'd have to take Davis Sedaris too, you know, to counter the snooty British writers with a snooty American one. ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 4 Nov 2008 11:08:31 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I wish that there were more reprocussions at my school.  Last year I...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/plagiarism/group/discuss/repercussions-strong-enough-1189#8</link>
        <description><![CDATA[I wish that there were more reprocussions at my school.  Last year I caught a student who had copied and pasted an essay directly from wikipedia. The horror.  I took the paper to the director, and all the student was required to do was write a make-up assignment.  I tried to get the directer to reconsider and have a harsher punishment, but I work at a private school (expensive) and this was a graduating Senior.  Are there laws or state...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 4 Nov 2008 11:03:46 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[My experience with student plagiarism has taught me that the following...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/plagiarism/group/discuss/cheating-enotes-2051?start=30#34</link>
        <description><![CDATA[My experience with student plagiarism has taught me that the following conditions create plagiarism: 1) student's lack of knowledge and/or confusion about how to use resources, cite properly; 2) No, or little, experience with library use, inadequate research skills, the rigors of academia (i.e., writing a paper based on research takes time and effort; 3) redundancy on the part of the teacher.

The first two can be taught; the final one cannot,...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:07:58 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In reply to #31: I'm so glad you responded to this subject. Sometimes I...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/plagiarism/group/discuss/cheating-enotes-2051?start=30#33</link>
        <description><![CDATA[In reply to #31: I'm so glad you responded to this subject. Sometimes I wonder if I'm handing answers to students on a silver plate, but I forget that what seems like a simple question to me might be impossibly difficult for someone else. It's good to hear your perspective. Thanks!]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 2 Apr 2008 15:46:15 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Hello everyone--I am a newbie on this site and I love the information...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/plagiarism/group/discuss/cheating-enotes-2051?start=30#31</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Hello everyone--I am a newbie on this site and I love the information provided for teachers and students. We have the AVID program at our gifted magnet school and eNotes helps &quot;even out&quot; the playing field. Some SES kids just don't have the same access to quality information and learning experiences. eNotes helps my AVID kids hold their own in Socratic seminars and trust their opinions when writing a first analysis. I also use eNotes...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 2 Apr 2008 15:20:08 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I've used turnitin.com for nearly 3 years now.  Our college English...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/plagiarism/group/discuss/experiences-with-turnitin-1185?start=10#15</link>
        <description><![CDATA[I've used turnitin.com for nearly 3 years now.  Our college English dept. purchased it.  I personally like it very much, although we're now beginning to use a free program provided through Blackboard that works just as well, in my opinion.  I've had very little negativity towards turnitin.com and would recommend it to others.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 1 Apr 2008 19:54:02 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[jamie-wheeler stated:My thinking is that we need more textual support,...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/plagiarism/group/discuss/cheating-enotes-2051?start=20#30</link>
        <description><![CDATA[jamie-wheeler stated:My thinking is that we need more textual support, not less.  I don't like to feel like I'm helping someone cheat, but I also want verfication that our answers are accurate.  As limited as the response area is, I think it's kind of lazy to not back up what you assert.   And can't see, other than the laziest of teacher questions, how offering back up encourages cheating. I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU! ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 1 Apr 2008 19:52:02 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I have no problem with my students using Enotes.com.  I encourage them...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/plagiarism/group/discuss/cheating-enotes-2051?start=20#29</link>
        <description><![CDATA[I have no problem with my students using Enotes.com.  I encourage them to, actually.  Good sources are truly a blessing, and Enotes is a great one for them to use.  I'd MUCH rather them come here to get great material than do a general Internet search on literature.  Usually, the results bring up a slew of FREE PAPERS sites that I DEPLORE.I have to agree with previous posters that I find factual questions rather disturbing.  I would hope...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 1 Apr 2008 19:49:27 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Hi guys, I've just developed free plagiarism detection system that gives...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/plagiarism/group/discuss/experiences-with-turnitin-1185?start=10#14</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Hi guys, I've just developed free plagiarism detection system that gives an opportunity to check essays, term papers, research papers and other documents for plagiarism. It can be a useful free of charge service for students and professors. Check it out: PlagiarismDetect.com ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 06:21:20 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In reply to #27: Thank you. That was my thought exactly. We sometimes...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/plagiarism/group/discuss/cheating-enotes-2051?start=20#28</link>
        <description><![CDATA[In reply to #27: Thank you. That was my thought exactly. We sometimes forget that our students don't have our backgrounds in literature and in finding all the details. How many times have you asked what you thought was a very simple question to be faced with silence instead of answers? And then an &quot;Oh, yeah&quot; when you told them the answer? My feeling is that by using excerpts from the text to support our answers, we're teaching the...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:16:37 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[My thinking is that we need more textual support, not less.  I don't...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/plagiarism/group/discuss/cheating-enotes-2051?start=20#27</link>
        <description><![CDATA[My thinking is that we need more textual support, not less.  I don't like to feel like I'm helping someone cheat, but I also want verfication that our answers are accurate.  As limited as the response area is, I think it's kind of lazy to not back up what you assert.   And can't see, other than the laziest of teacher questions, how offering back up encourages cheating.  ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:20:19 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In reply to #3: I totally agree with your point about the...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/plagiarism/group/discuss/cheating-enotes-2051?start=20#26</link>
        <description><![CDATA[In reply to #3: I totally agree with your point about the &quot;summary&quot; questions. There are many questions I simply suggest ideas for, but don't follow the &quot;directions&quot; of the student exactly for this reason. Instead, I suggest areas for them to explore.]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/plagiarism/group/discuss/cheating-enotes-2051?start=20#26</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:13:48 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In reply to #1: As an English teacher, I uncomfortable with some of the...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/plagiarism/group/discuss/cheating-enotes-2051?start=20#25</link>
        <description><![CDATA[In reply to #1: As an English teacher, I uncomfortable with some of the answers I see posted on this site, and even with some of my own answers. I've thought about this question many times and I am glad to see I'm not alone...One thing I rarely do in my answers is provide supporting quotes. If we give a student both an explanation of a plot device, character trait, etc., and then supply him or her with a supporting quote, the work is done. I...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:10:21 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[You're right. Thanks for putting it in perspective. ]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/plagiarism/group/discuss/cheating-enotes-2051?start=20#24</link>
        <description><![CDATA[You're right. Thanks for putting it in perspective. ]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/plagiarism/group/discuss/cheating-enotes-2051?start=20#24</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:44:59 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[For those of you concerned about the &quot;cheating&quot; aspect,...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/plagiarism/group/discuss/cheating-enotes-2051?start=20#23</link>
        <description><![CDATA[For those of you concerned about the &quot;cheating&quot; aspect, I encourage you to assume the best of students.   For those looking for character information, they may simply be looking to round out their understanding.  Imagine that you are 14 and are trying to understand the marital relations of a Scottish King, the politics of the throne and of warfare, etc.  As for topics like, &quot;What is the conclusion?&quot;, again, place...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:37:47 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In reply to #20 and #21:There are only a couple of instances when...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/plagiarism/group/discuss/cheating-enotes-2051?start=20#22</link>
        <description><![CDATA[In reply to #20 and #21:There are only a couple of instances when editors should flag a question:If the question contains profanity or offensive language of any kind.If the question is off-topic or has been posted under the wrong work (e.g., a question about Hamlet that appears under Macbeth).If you are concerned about any other issue regarding a student question, please contact me or Jamie. Thanks everyone! ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:27:22 PST</pubDate>
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