Reflective Essay #2: In Class Reflection

It's now time for us to do our second reflective essay of the semester. The first one had to deal with with your personal writing style and how your culture possibly influences the way you write. This essay will deal with plagiarism and how we can incorporate outside sources into to our writing, to make it more succinct, stronger or more credible, while also giving proper credit to the original author(s). Please answer the following prompt in at least 300 words. 

We have spent a good amount of time discussing plagiarism in class. What is plagiarism? Why is it important to avoid it? How can you avoid plagiarism? Explain the difference between quoting, paraphrasing and summarizing. What is the difference between quoting and citing? Do you think that learning about plagiarism and how to avoid it was useful? Why or why not? What are the plagiarism policies in your home country? Are they similar or different from the ones you have learned in this class? Is there anything about plagiarism that you would like to discuss more in class? What? Write at least 300 words. If you use any sources to answer any of these questions, give them proper credit. 

When you are finished, please hand in your responses. I will take a look at them over the weekend.