1. Welcome! Tuesday, April 19 th

2. To do: Silent Reading Research mini lesson Group Work time

3. 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

4. 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

5. Quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing Do not plagiarize Cite all of your information Support your claims with quotes, paraphrases and summaries

6. Remember… focus with a controlling idea or thesis statement organize ideas logically develop your main points with details and examples choose the appropriate stylistic techniques to convince your reader of your purpose apply standard English rules for proper grammar, punctuation, spelling, and mechanics 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.

7. 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!

8. 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)

9. 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.

10. 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).

11. 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. "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) Samples: 1. The Student Handbook states that the College may dismiss students who in any way present others' work as their own (Hansen 5) 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) 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)

12. 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.

13. 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