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Self plagiarized?

I failed an online course last semester ( i missed one of the exams)

I retook it this semester and just resubmitted one of the reports I wrote last semester for this semesters assignment. (same assignment)

The professor gave me a 0 for this reason. I honestly didnt think anything of it, I just figured since I had done the work I could just resubmit it. I checked the honor code and I did in fact violate it. Should I ask for the chance to redo it for partial credit, or should i Just count myself lucky that I havent been reported and move on. She is known as a nice professor, but even getting a 50% would help improve my grade. Thanks!
gpt
Hey there, 

Yes, even copying your OWN work is considered plagiarism. Practically, re-submitting an essay for the same course to the same prompt isn’t as problematic as say cutting and pasting someone else’s essay and attempting to pass it off as your own. Your line of reasoning makes sense, and it’s an unfortunate mistake. A good idea would be to email or speak to the professor if you’re wanting to improve your grade or even just to clarify your intentions. Explain that you didn’t realize it was plagiarism and after reviewing the code you now understand it is, and that you made a mistake. At that point, you could ask if you could re-do the prompt, or be given a new prompt to respond to for partial credit. Be clear, though, that you understand if that isn’t possible to do, but that you want to do your best in the course. 

Asking to do work for partial credit shows you have initiative and are willing to earn your grade and not get a handout because you didn’t know it was plagiarism. If she still says no, that’s her decision and you shouldn’t argue it as professors get to dictate how failures and make up work are handled. There’s no harm in asking as it won’t HURT your grade. 

Good luck!