Taking notes and paraphrasing

1. Summarize, Don't Plagiarize! Taking notes and paraphrasing Developed by L. Gorvett, with a lot of help (see Bibliography) for the Waterloo Catholic District School Board. Spring 2011

2. Plagiarism happens if… You use another person’s words, ideas or work without giving proper credit to the original owner. Whether the information came from a book, a database, the internet, or an e-mail and whether or not it is a fact, a graph, or a picture, youmustgive proper credit to the original author or source.

3. Note-taking for Research • Write just key wordsandideas,not full sentences • Use a pencil or pen– don’t cut and paste • Don't forget to list where the key words and ideas came from • These are your notes • Paraphrase from your notes

4. Paraphrasing Steps • Read the material (book/website) carefully • Writedown just key words and ideas, and set the original material aside • Paraphrase:Using your notes, change what you read into new words. Hint: It has to sound like YOU, and not the original writer • Check to be sure you have not copied

5. Step 1: Read Try this... “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)

6. Step 2: Identify key words “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)

7. Step 2:Write down key words • Jumping spiders • 4” leaps • Catch bigger insects • uses fangs, venom These are your NOTES. You write them (using a pencil or pen) in your research grid or on note cards

8. Step 3: Paraphrase from your notes • Jumping spiders • 4 in. leaps • Catch bigger insects • uses fangs, venom 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)

9. Step 4: Check Look again at the original source. Ask yourself the following questions: • Did you capture the author's message? • Did you use your own words and sentence structure? • Did you list the source for your bibliography?

10. Step 4: Check Paraphrase 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)

11. 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

12. Quoting • Using someone else’s words without putting the words in quotes is plagiarism • Use quotes when you present examples of an author’s style. • Use quotes when you just can’t say it better yourself. • Don't forget to cite the source in your bibliography

13. Common Knowledge • You must give credit to all unique ideasothers have thought up. • An obvious idea, or common knowledge, doesn’t have to be credited. • If you're not sure if something is common knowledge (something pretty much everyone knows), then cite your source.

14. To summarize: • Take handwritten notes as you do your research • Don’t Cut and Paste • Write ideas you borrow in your own words • Only quote when the author says it better than you can! • Write a rough draft, using your notes • Double-check to be sure that you have paraphrased properly. • Write a final draft. • Don't forget to cite all your sources!

15. 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 websites. 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.