Welcome!
Tuesday, April 19th
To do:
• Silent Reading
• Research mini lesson
• Group Work time
Research: library database
• http://highschool.stillwater.k12.mn.us/
• You can only use the library database to gather
research for this project
• Your primary source is The Poisonwood Bible
MLA
• Follow your MLA guide
• Record and document all information used for your
works cited page as you go along
• Each component of project must have a works cited
page with one primary source and two secondary
sources
Quoting, paraphrasing, and
summarizing
• Do not plagiarize
• Cite all of your information
• Support your claims with quotes, paraphrases and
summaries
Remember…
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focus with a controlling idea or thesis statement
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organize ideas logically
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develop your main points with details and examples
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choose the appropriate stylistic techniques to convince your reader
of your purpose
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apply standard English rules for proper grammar, punctuation,
spelling, and mechanics
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The difference is that you will be using references to other texts to
support your thesis. You, the writer, are still the primary source for
the essay; you are the one creating an original thesis and plan for
proving the thesis. The references to other texts are the secondary
sources that you synthesize with your own logic. Good research
writing still reveals the student's voice and style; good research
writing shows the student in control of the sources.
Remember…
• Avoid Plagiarism! Whether quoting, paraphrasing,
or summarizing, you MUST cite and document the
source that the material comes from. If you do not,
you are guilty of plagiarism. In most cases as few
as three words in a row from a secondary source
with no citation or documentation can be
considered plagiarism!
Quotes
• using the source's exact words and putting quotation marks
around the words
• It's easy to copy and paste what you find on a website. The
problem is that the words are not your own words. Plagiarism
means you are stealing someone else's words and ideas and
offering them as your own. At times, you will want to use a
direct quotation. Use quotation marks to indicate any words
that are not yours but are taken from your source. Be sure to
mark where you found the quote so you can add the
information to your bibliography. The best policy is to
paraphrase the information you find and put it into your own
words. (Burke 522)
• Jim Burke warns of the dangers of copying and pasting from
internet sources, defining plagiarism as “stealing someone else's
words and ideas and offering them as your own" (522)
Paraphrase
• restating the source's words in your own words and in your
own sentence structure
• Students frequently overuse direct quotation in taking notes,
and as a result they overuse quotations in the final [research]
paper. Probably only about 10% of your final manuscript
should appear as directly quoted matter. Therefore, you should
strive to limit the amount of exact transcribing of source
materials while taking notes. Lester, James D. Writing Research
Papers. 2nd ed. (1976): 46-47.
• In research papers students often quote excessively, failing to
Summary
• condensing the main points of the source, using your
own words
• Students frequently overuse direct quotation in taking
notes, and as a result they overuse quotations in the final
[research] paper. Probably only about 10% of your final
manuscript should appear as directly quoted matter.
Therefore, you should strive to limit the amount of exact
transcribing of source materials while taking notes.
Lester, James D. Writing Research Papers. 2nd ed.
(1976): 46-47.
• Students should take just a few notes in direct quotation
from sources to help minimize the amount of quoted
material in a research paper (Lester 46-47).
Below is a quotation followed by three samples, one of which
inadvertently plagiarizes. See if you can identify what each sample
is (a paraphrase or a summary), and see if you can "catch" the one
that inadvertently plagiarizes.
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"Empire State College has a policy describing the conditions under which students may
be warned or withdrawn from the College for such unethical academic behavior as
plagiarism, forgery, misrepresentation, or other dishonest or deceptive acts which
constitute grounds for warning or administrative withdrawal" (Hansen 5)
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Samples:
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1. The Student Handbook states that the College may dismiss students who in any way
present others' work as their own (Hansen 5)
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2. According to policy in the Student Handbook, Empire State College may take punitive
action (including dismissal) against students who act fraudulently. Fraudulent action
includes using the words or ideas of others without proper attribution, falsifying
documents, or depicting the words of others as one's own (Hansen 5)
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3. The Student Handbook states that the College has a policy that describes the different
instances under which students may be withdrawn from the College. These instances
include plagiarism, forgery, misrepresentation, and other instances that show dishonest
or deceptive practice (Hansen 5)
Explanation
• Number 1 is the summary; it has condensed the
source and articulates the main idea.
• Number 2 is an appropriate paraphrase. The writer
has used her own words and sentence structure to
relate the essence of the source.
• Number 3 is a paraphrase that inadvertently
plagiarizes because it retains too much of the
source's language and sentence structure.
Deadlines
• By the beginning of class tomorrow: gather all
research for section I of project and complete outline
of essay
• By the end of Thursday: Complete Section I of
project