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Summarize, Don't Summarize, Don't PlagiarizePlagiarize

Taking notes and Taking notes and paraphrasingparaphrasing

Developed by L. Gorvett, with a lot of help (see Bibliography) for the Waterloo Catholic District School Board. Spring 2011

Plagiarism happens Plagiarism happens if…if…

Whether the information came from a bookbook, a databasedatabase, the internet, internet, or an e-maile-mail and whether or not it is a factfact, a graphgraph, or a picturepicture, you must give proper credit to the original author or source.

You use another person’s words, You use another person’s words, ideas or work without giving ideas or work without giving proper credit to the original proper credit to the original owner.owner.

It is plagiarism if…You cut words, sentences or images from an internet site and paste them directly into your work without giving proper credit.

If you copy words

directly, use

quotation marks

Note-taking for ResearchNote-taking for ResearchOWrite just key wordskey words and ideas,ideas, not full sentences

OUse a pencil or penpencil or pen – don’t cut and paste

ODon't forget to list list where the key words and ideas came from

OThese are your notesnotes OParaphraseParaphrase from your notes

Paraphrasing Steps1.1. Read Read the material (book/website)

carefully

2.2. WriteWrite down just key words and ideas, and set the original material aside

3.3. Paraphrase:Paraphrase: Using your notes, change what you read into new words. Hint: It has to sound like YOU, and not the original writer

4.4. CheckCheck to be sure you have not copied

How to Format your Index Card

• Take your notes here.• Use keyword and phrases.• Do not use complete sentences.

o Take notes here.o And here . ..

Cite your source here

Write a Heading Here

Stock Character resources

O http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stock_characters

O http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StockCharacters?from=Main.StockCharacter

Step 1: ReadStep 1: Read“A small, glowing green Australian jumping spider hunts big game. After a mighty four-inch leap, it sinks its fangs into a dragonfly’s neck. Even if this huge insect takes off, the spider hangs on until its venom works and the dragonfly makes a crash landing.” (Facklam, p.26)

Try this... Try this...

StepStep 2a 2a Identify key wordsIdentify key words

“A small, glowing green Australian jumping spiderjumping spider hunts big game. After a mighty four-inch leapfour-inch leap, it sinks its fangs fangs into a dragonfly’s neck. Even if this huge insect huge insect takes off, the spider hangs on until its venom venom works and the dragonfly makes a crash landing.” (Facklam, p.26)

Step Step 2b:2b:Write down key wordsWrite down key wordsOJumping spiders O4” leapsOCatch bigger insectsOuses fangs, venom

These are your NOTES. You write them (using a pencil or pen) in your research grid or on note cards

Step 3: Step 3: Paraphrase from your notesParaphrase from your notes

Jumping spiders are amazing! They can catch insects much bigger than themselves by using their fangs and venom. These spiders can jump at least 4 inches in distance to nab their prey.(Facklam, p.26)

OJumping spiders O4 in. leapsOCatch bigger insectsOuses fangs, venom

Step 4: CheckStep 4: Check

1. Did you capture the author's message?

2. Did you use your own words and sentence structure?

3. Did you list the source for your bibliography?

Look again at the original source. Ask yourself the following questions:

Step 4: CheckStep 4: CheckParaphrase

Jumping spiders are amazing! They can catch insects much bigger than themselves by using their fangs and venom. These spiders can jump at least 4 inches in distance to nab their prey.(Facklam, p.26)

Original“A small, glowing green Australian jumping spider hunts big game. After a mighty four-inch leap, it sinks its fangs into a dragonfly’s neck. Even if this huge insect takes off, the spider hangs on until its venom works and the dragonfly makes a crash landing.” (Facklam, p.26)

QuotingOUsing someone else’s words

without putting the words in quotes is plagiarism

OUse quotes when you present examples of an author’s style.

OUse quotes when you just can’t say it better yourself.

ODon't forget to cite the source in your bibliography

Common KnowledgeOYou must give credit to all unique unique ideasideas others have thought up.

OAn obvious idea, or common knowledge, doesn’t have to be credited.

OIf you're not sure if something is common knowledge (something pretty much everyone knows), then cite your source.

To summarize:OTake handwritten notes handwritten notes as you

do your research O Don’t Cut and PasteO Write ideas you borrow in your own wordsO Only quote when the author says it better

than you can!

OWrite a rough draftrough draft, using your notes

ODouble-checkDouble-check to be sure that you have paraphrased properly.

OWrite a final draftfinal draft. ODon't forget to cite all your cite all your

sourcessources

Bibliography This PowerPoint is largely adapted from a PowerPoint Presentation:

“Summarize, Don't Plagiarize” created by Judy Bryson, Librarian of Frisbie Middle School. http://frisbie.rialtoschools.org/groups/fms-library-calendar--newsAccessed 13 October 2009

Additional ideas from “Plagiarism”, A PowerPoint presentation created by Michael Lorenzen September 2003. Accessed June 11, 2010. http://www.libraryinstruction.com/lessons.html

Additional ideas from “Cite Your Stuff”, a PowerPoint presentation created by Gayle Bushell for the WCDSB Resource Centre, 2005.

Clipart: Free Clipart by Philip Martin. http://languagearts.phillipmartin.info/la_plagiarism.htm Accessed June 15, 2010.

Facklam, Margery. Spiders and their webs. Boston: Little, Brown, and Co., 2001.

Academic Honesty in Research: Intermediate guide. WCDSB. Created November 2008 by Carol Devries.

Ontario. Ministry of Education. ThinkLiteracy: Cross-Curricular Approaches, Grades 7 – 12, especially pages 60 - 62 and poster on page 100.. http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/studentsuccess/thinkliteracy/files/Reading.pdf Accessed June 10, 2010.

“Four Paraphrasing steps” are adapted from Rine, Carol. No Plagiarism Please. Beacon Lesson Plan Library http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Lessons/351.htm. Accessed June 10, 2010.