Plagiarism Article of the Week

1. After watching the video below, read this article.
2. Underline or highlight your confusion
3. Talk back to the text - Annotate the article with comments, questions, inferences, etc.
4. Write TWO developed paragraphs to AT LEAST three of the five prompts below. You MUST respond to the first prompt. 



Writing prompts for Article of the Week:

In TWO well-developed paragraphs (introduce your topic, use evidence from the text, don’t repeat yourself just to get in an appropriate number of sentences), respond to the FIRST prompt and AT LEAST two of the other four (i.e., you can respond to more if you wish).  So to sum up, you are responding to THREE of the five prompts.

1. After watching the video and reading the article, write a short summary of your understanding of the situation.
2. Why do you think the media is choosing to paint John Green as a hero when others who have plagiarized receive extremely harsh consequences or reactions from the public?  
3. What do you think the consequences for plagiarism should be?
4. What does this situation make you think about the policies schools enforce about plagiarism? (Anywhere from failing grades to expulsion)
5. What do you make of the author’s claim that Green didn’t apologize? Do actions speak louder than words in this case?