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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
THANK YOU!
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