3.11.2014

0311 Day15: intro to avoiding plagiarism-Summary and Paraphrase

Today we will:
1.) do a lit review for our research paper. (In Ahsley, Alba, and Li's notebooks)
2.) have a quiz (answer) of what plagiarism is.
3.) talk about paraphrase and summary as ways to avoid plagiarism.
4.) practice paraphrasing and summarizing (article).

Next time we will:
1.) talk about in-text citations

Assignment: assigned Mar.6, due Mar. 13th R
1.) Decide the IMRD paper you are going to analyze (a paper you like).
Save the paper to your Google file-your name-major assignment 2-IMRD paper analysis

2.) Write the analysis for the M and R using your "notes" and the guiding questions:



Method:
Does M provide unambiguous information about particip
ants, materials, procedure, and analysis? Is the method valid
to answer the RQ(s) properly? Is the information sufficient to
allow replication of the study? Is the function of the method
section clear and differentiated from other sections?

Results:
Are the results clearly described? Are results graphically
represented? What are the findings? Does the author add
information to a new question that was not addressed earlier?
Do the findings relate directly to the research questions? Is
the results section clearly delineated?
Save the draft to your Google file-your name-major assignment 2-MR draft

3.) See feedback on your major assignment 1 for grammar feedback. I've
tagged some common errors in writer's help. Go through the contenct on
writer's help and do 1-2 exercises.