what should i do? my teacher doesn't believe me...?

[halie]

I'm studying foreign language and my teacherin my writing class is a native speaker. she told us to write a creative writing as homework and i wrote a poem. yesterday, she gave us back our papers and in my paper, she wrote that she thought i had plagiarized coz the grammar in it was all correct. i was so sad and i told her that i didn't plagiarized coz i did it myself. she said she would check it again, but i just felt downhearted coz i had done it with all my heart and she just easily said it was plagiarized. what should i do?

[Julia7196]

She can't say it's plagiarized unless she has found this 'original' copy. Since you are the one who wrote the poem, then the original is yours and she can't say anything.If this woman coninues to tell you that it is plagerized, take it to the principle if it's important enough.I don't think good spelling should be a grounds for accusing you of something.She should be more proud than anything that what she's teaching you is sticking and you're doing so well.Good luck! =)

[sweetc6607]

go to the principal tell him that you are offended, and that you would never approach him with a lie because you know you would get caught, but let him know what happend. Tell him you feel bad because u put alot of work into your project. If she gave you a bad grade i would definetly do that.

[shatteredfreak]

she cant do that and if you have to recite the poem in english. but i agree with the person above me.

[bob2637]

If she points her finger at you, grab it and break it.

[Ms69497]

If you're in college talk to the chair of that department if its her then the dean of that college. If you're in high school then a principle. Also what proof does she have that you plagiarized?

[Susiebonita]

Ok first of all stop using "coz" that's just annoying and second of all if she thinks you plagiarized then ask to see proof of the place you copied it from.

[Kier22_25300]

Tell her to prove it's plagerized. If she can't & still pushes the issue see the principal. Bring your parents into it. Achool officials will jump if they see your parents.

[mrw0113]

To prove plagiarism, your teacher would have to find the original poem from which she says you copied. Since you say you wrote the poem, this is probably impossible. So, ultimately I think you're off the hook, as far as your academic record is concerned.If you really want to prove your innocence, you could always volunteer to write another poem.... in the classroom where you won't be able to copy from another source. The first thing you should do is try to resolve the situation with your teacher directly. Maybe you can get some extra credit out of it. Apparently your teacher has missed out on the fact that she has a star pupil in her midst.You could always go to the principal and explain the situation. Or, your school counselor may be able to assist you, since he or she is also a school administrator and is trained to handle these kinds of situations. Sometimes it's better to seek outside help.Lastly, you can have one of your parents get involved, if this is necessary.Whatever you decide to do, handling the situation in a calm and mature manner will do more for you than this one assignment. Raising a stink may only make you look bad... or guilty.

[SamuelW2251]

I would go straight to your principal and explain what had happened. It is morally reprehensible what your teacher did. How can she reward great work with suspision??!! You should be proud of yourself for writing such an amazing, perfect poem. You really need to tell someone at school about this, she cannot go around making such serious accusastions with no eveidence whatsoever. It is totally wrong, if she was at a university teaching adults making such a groundless accusations would probably cost her, her job. Don't let her get away with it. What she has done is so wrong, this is something that could really affect your education if you let it get to you. You keep writing these poems as you obviously have an amazing talent and make sure that this woman pays for what she did.