Check a paragraph against public web sources
Review possible matching web sources and inspect any passages that may need attribution.
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Review the example passage
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Paragraph for web similarity review
Curiosity often begins with a small question. A student watches a leaf move through a puddle, then shifts a stone to see how the water changes. That simple experiment has three parts: notice a pattern, change one thing, and observe what happens next. Keeping the rest of the scene the same makes the comparison easier to understand. Good questions can turn an ordinary afternoon into a chance to learn something new.
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Select Plagiarism
Open Plagiarism and review the passage in the source editor.
Check source similarity
Choose Check source similarity to request a public-web comparison.
Inspect any matches
Read the match details and open available source links to compare the actual wording.
Review attribution
Decide whether a passage needs a quotation, citation or revision. A match is not itself proof of misconduct.