A funny 80's-themed show on how to choose good sources for research. Also, information about plagiarism's evils.

5. Which is it? KimberLee? LaVonda? JaNae? ChastiDee?

6. Plagiarism in Journalism Bloomberg News (July 15, 2005): A U.S. appellate court yesterday ruled in favor of the government, which argued Canadian cattle under 30 months of age don't pose a risk of mad-cow disease. New York Times (July 16, 2005): A United States appeals court ruled on Thursday in favor of the government, which had argued that Canadian cows under 30 months of age did not pose a risk of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease. Shafer, Jack. “ More Plagiarism, Same Times Reporter. ” Slate 5 Mar. 2008. 11 Mar. 2008. <http://www.slate.com/id/2185847/>

11. Quoting Definition: The word for word transcription of what someone has said or written. Use it when: -you want to capture the writer ’ s language as well as his or her meaning -the writer writes with unusual authority and you want to include that authority in your own writing -you want to analyze a writer ’ s exact words -you want to distance yourself from what a writer has said and make it clear to your audience that this is the writer ’ s view and not yours -the writer ’ s words are famous or particularly memorable

12. Summarizing Definition: Extracting the main ideas from a larger piece of writing and reporting them in a much briefer form. You should use your own words, although it is acceptable to include some keywords or phrases or to quote a memorable phrase. You may summarize an entire work or just part of it. Use it when: -you need only the main idea from a long passage How to do it: -After you read an article, write out the main points in your own words. -See if you can get the main idea of an article or section across in one, two, or three sentences.

13. Paraphrasing Definition: Rewriting a passage in your own words, preserving as much of the original meaning as you can. You are “ translating ” from the “ language ” of one community to that of another (for example, taking very technical language and making it understandable to a layperson). The paraphrase should be about the same length as the original. Make sure you are not using the exact words and structure of the original — if you are, you need to quote instead. Use it when: -you want to include as much meaning as you can but the language is not particularly significant How to do it: -Read a passage carefully, then cover it up and try to rewrite it in your own words. Consult the original passage again, making sure you have preserved the meaning but not the original wording. -Substitute synonyms for keywords in the original. Use a dictionary to make sure the words you substitute convey the same meaning of the original. Then revise the sentence and phrasing structure so that it does not resemble the original too closely.