Writing & Effective Communication; Plagiarism
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Writing & Effective Communication;
Plagiarism
Presented by:Michael Frizell, Director
The Writing Center, Missouri State
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"Writing is so complex an activity, so closely tied to a
person's intellectual development, that it must be nurtured and practiced
over all the years of a student's schooling and in
every curricular area.“
--Dr. Barbara Walvoord, University of Notre
Dame
Initial Thoughts About Writing in ANY Classroom
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
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“The act of writing
something down is
basically the decision to forget it.”
- PlatoPictured: Aristotle & Homer
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Academic Writing…is writing done by scholars for other
scholars.…is devoted to topics and questions that
are of interest to the academic community.
…should present the reader with an informed argument.
The Informed ArgumentCan I answer the
questions who, what, when, where, why, how?
What do I know about the context of my topic?
What historical or cultural influences do I know about that might be important to my topic?
Does my topic belong to any particular genre or category of topics?
Consider Your PositionTake a stand on a topic. Why did you find some elements of the text
more important than others? Does this prioritizing reflect some bias or
preconception on your part? If you dismissed part of your topic as boring
or unimportant, why did you do so? Do you have personal issues or experiences
that lead you to be impatient with certain claims?
Is there any part of your response to the topic that might cause your reader to discount your paper as biased or un-critical?
Paper Structure
IntroductionThesis Sentence
The Other Side(s)
Supporting Paragraphs
Conclusion
PART 2:PLAGIARISM
Citing SourcesNo more than 25 percent of your paper
should be direct quotations.
Paraphrase as much as you can.
Use direct quotations when citing a statistic or original theory.
Use author's words if they capture a point exactly.
What’s a Citation?information about the author the title of the work the name and location of the company
that published your copy of the source the date your copy was published the page numbers of the material you are
borrowing
Why You Should Cite Sources
To give credit where credit is dueAssists other researchers interested in your workDemonstrates the amount of work you’ve doneStrengthens your work by lending support to it
Avoiding PlagiarismPlagiarism is…
…using someone else’s words or ideas as though they were your own.
…deliberately stealing someone’s work.
…paying someone to write a paper.
…a serious offense.
When to Use Citations Quotations:
Using someone’s exact words
Unique Ideas:Whenever you talk
about, refer to, build on, or discuss a unique idea from someone else
Images:Copying images
Common Knowledge Vs. Unique Ideas
You don’t need to cite:Ideas widely believed to
be true.Folklore, stories, songs,
or saying without an author but commonly known.
Quotations widely known and used.
Information shared by most scholars in your discipline.
For more information
Michael Frizell Director
Contact Information:E-Mail: [email protected]
Website: www.missouristate.edu/writingcenter
Center: 836-6398