WRITING ISSUES: Plagiarism! Michael Frizell, Director

WRITING ISSUES:

Plagiarism!Michael Frizell,

Director

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Adapted from: Barbara Gross Davis, University of California, Berkeley, http://teaching.berkeley.eduSupplemented with material from:

Because Writing Matters from the National Writing Project

PART 1:Writing Effective

Papers

“The act of writing

something down is basically

the decision to forget it.”

- Plato4

Pictured: Aristotle & Homer

UNTITLED INSTRUCTIONS

The procedure is actually quite simple. First, you must separate the items into piles accordingly. Then, set temperatures according to the facilities at hand. Use as directed.

UNTITLED INSTRUCTIONSTo do it, you should position your front foot with

your toe slid back toward the heel-edge. Your rear foot should be positioned with your toe on the opposite corner, namely the toe-edge of the tail. At a moderate to slow speed, pop an ollie, but as you kick your front foot for the "flip," swing your back foot underneath and behind you 360-shove-it-style. This will rotate it around as it spins. The whole thing should take about the same amount of time a kickflip does, so you won't have to hang too long. When the nose comes back around and the griptape side shows upward, stick your feet back on and land it.

Academic Writing…

Paper Structure

PART 2:PLAGIARI

SM

CITING SOURCES.

What’s a Citation?

Why should I cite sources?

Avoiding Plagiarism

Avoiding Plagiarism

How do you paraphrase?

Paraphrasing: Change word form or part of

speechORIGINAL

"American news coverage is frequently biased in favor of Western views.“

BECOMES• When American

journalists cover events, they often display a Western bias.

Paraphrasing: Use synonyms of "relationship

words"ORIGINAL

• "Budget shortfalls at the state level have resulted in higher tuition costs at universities."

BECOMES

• Higher university tuition costs are due to lack of money in the state budget.

• Or• University tuition fees

have increased because of the state's financial problems.

Paraphrasing: Use synonyms of "relationship

words"

ORIGINAL

• "Unlike many undergraduate students, college athletes have very littlefree time.“

BECOMES

• Most college students have some leisure time, but college athletes seldom do.

Paraphrasing: Use synonyms of phrases and

wordsORIGINAL

• "Job interviews put many people on edge.“

BECOMES

• Many applicants feel nervous about job interviews.

Paraphrasing: Change the word order

ORIGINAL

"Under the early admission system, students are acceptedby colleges before they graduate from high school.“

BECOMES• Universities accept

students before their high school graduationunder the early admission system.

Paraphrasing: Use reversals or negatives that do not

change the meaning

ORIGINAL

• "This unusual species is only found underwater.“

BECOMES

• This species is not found on land.

…but don’t overwrite!“The biots exhibited a 100% mortality rate.”

All the fish died.

What happens when your "scholarly source" is plagiarized?

The Passage in Question…

by Ann Jackman

01/01/2003 http://newenglandfilm.com/print/2011

It is the PD’s responsibility to find the right visual and spatial elements that best convey the film’s theme and emotion. According to C.S. Tashiro in his book "Pretty Pictures: Production Design and the History of Film," the PD must have "a thorough knowledge of a film’s setting, from the basics of architectural style to the shape of a cufflink."

by Tushar Unadkat

May 2008http://www.studentfilmmakers.com/

It is the PD's responsibility to find the right visual and spatial elements that best convey the film's theme and emotion. Vincent LoBrutto's book, "By Design: Interviews with Film Production Designers," the PD must have "a thorough knowledge of a film's setting, from the basics of architectural style to the shape of a cufflink."

• What would you do? Who is correct?

When to use citations…

Common Knowledge Vs. Unique Ideas

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