Mrs. K. Brown’s English Class

Honor Code Agreement

Plagiarism and academic dishonesty is a serious offense and will not be tolerated by Mrs. K. Brown or the Jones High School English Department. It is basically theft of intellectual property, and it will result in course failure in college classes and might also result in expulsion from some colleges. It is not something to be undertaken lightly, so you are urged to think carefully before engaging in this type of activity.

I, ______, understand that using any outside sources and claiming them as my own work is an example of plagiarism and will not be tolerated at Elkins High School. I realize that as a college-bound student I am also bound by an honor code that prohibits any academic dishonesty, including but not limited to cheating on quizzes or tests, using papers in whole or part from the Internet or other sources, allowing a fellow-student to write papers for me, copying any assignment from a student in another class, and/or enlisting unfair help from any unapproved source.

I also understand that violation of this Honor Code will result in the following consequences:

·  Automatic grade of zero for the assignment

·  Notification of incident to parents

·  Notification of incident to sports coaches, band directors, chorus director, drill team instructors, cheerleading sponsors, student council sponsors and etc.

·  Discipline slip turned in to office for disciplinary action and record in permanent file

·  Notification of incident to sponsors of National Honor Society and English Honor Society

·  No possibility of letter of recommendation from English teacher for college applications or scholarships

·  Recommendation that student be removed from honors level English and placed in standard level English.

I have read and understood the Honor Code of Mrs. K. Brown’s English Class and Jones High School English Department.

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Student Name (print, please) Date

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Student Signature

In addition to reading and understanding the Honor Code, I promise that I will not knowingly engage in any form of plagiarism in Mrs. K. Brown’s class.

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Student Signature Date