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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also, know that common knowledge can't be plagiarized. Many inexperienced teachers are unaware of this fact. [/quote]

Exactly. Definitions cannot be be plagiarized either, but will show as such.[/quote]

Not true. Word for word definitions need to be sourced. You can't pretend the definition is your own words if you copied and pasted it. Common knowledge doesn't mean all shared knowledge. Only certain things fall under the common knowledge exception.[/quote]

Obviously the student did not know what the teacher was expecting
Different teachers approach this matter in different ways.
Grading writing is very subjective.[/quote]

Anything copied word for word that isn't cited is plagiarism. Not subjective at all. You can't write as though the words or ideas of others are your own. Kids learn this starting in about 4th grade and it is taught every year. I have never seen a school that didn't start teaching basic research skills early on. By 9th grade a students should know they can't copy and paste and they can't claim the ideas of others as their own. It isn't subjective - it is quite objective. They might not always get it right, but that is different than not sourcing/citing at all. That is clearly plagiarism. Clearly spelled out on numerous sites about plagiarism. If OP's son has tutors and college professors helping him write his papers, they too would tell him he has to use sourses and citations. [/quote]

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