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Unit 4 writing in your own words

Unit 4 writing in your own words. In your own words. YOUR ideas YOUR understanding YOUR expressions YOUR rendering of your readings YOUR comprehension of what you studied YOUR phrasing YOUR words YOUR structures YOUR errors!. Plagiarism . Copying and pasting Translating

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Unit 4 writing in your own words

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  1. Unit 4 writing in your own words

  2. In your own words • YOUR ideas • YOUR understanding • YOUR expressions • YOUR rendering of your readings • YOUR comprehension of what you studied • YOUR phrasing • YOUR words • YOUR structures • YOUR errors!

  3. Plagiarism • Copying and pasting • Translating • Rephrasing by changing certain words • internet articles • Ready made articles • Stolen materials • Not citing references • Not acknowledging other people

  4. Ways to writing “in your own words” • Taking notes • Check your writing against resources • Do not copy difficult materials • Put your OWN arguments, not others’ • Show YOUR understanding • Quote certain phrases and cite references • Review your writing more than once • Get a friend to proofread for you

  5. Tutors’ response to plagiarism • Level 1: Sympathetic – giving advice • Level 2: considered cheating – giving warning • Level 3 & 4: considered a crime – punishment

  6. Writing an essay • Reading the question • Thinking about the question • Brain storming and reading • Planning the essay • Drafting • Editing • Proofreading • Reviewing • publishing

  7. Reading the question • Read the question carefully • Read the guidelines carefully • Get the key words in the questions • Keep record of any suggested resources

  8. Thinking about the question • Make a mind map of the several aspects of the essay • Insert the resources for each aspect • Write separated ideas for each aspect in a semantic map.

  9. Brain storming and reading • Read lots of resources about the topic • You can read articles from the net • You can read chapters in books • You can read articles in newspapers • REMEMBER • This READING is for collecting information, not for copying • If you cannot find resources, ask the six servicemen.

  10. Planning the essay • After the READING, you have lots of ideas about the essay. • You can now organize the ideas in: an introduction, a body (or development ), and a conclusion.

  11. Drafting • Write your essay without referring back to any resource you used. • Focus on writing your own understanding • NEVER copy • Don’t worry about your errors and mistakes

  12. Editing • Read your essay and correct for your self your mistakes in: • Spelling • Vocabulary choice • Grammar • And cite the quotations you used.

  13. Proofreading • Give your article to a friend or a colleague to read it for you and extract the errors you didn’t notice. • Preferably a native speaker • Rewrite the article after the corrections

  14. Reviewing • Leave your article for a day or two • Then reread it and make the necessary changes and modifications • Return the question again and make sure you have fulfilled the requirements of the question.

  15. Publishing • Submit your article to your tutor. • Read the tutor’s feedback carefully • Although you will not submit the article again, it is better if you rewrite it for your records to avoid your mistakes.

  16. Good Luck

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