[Plagiarism] : [Assignments] : Week 4 Paraphrasing
Paraphrasing
This week we will look at some examples of paraphrasing and we will use the
group discussion board to discuss why some paraphrases are better than others.
Subsequently, each person will choose an article in his/her field and will
write a paraphrase. Each person will send his/her paraphrase to his/her assigned
peer to receive useful feedback. In that way we can practice both writing
and analyzing the writing of others.
Note: For some of the activities this week you will work in groups. For information on the composition of the groups, group rules, and group roles review the Group area.
Activity 1: Good and bad paraphrases
1. Read carefully the original text and the examples of paraphrasing.
2. Decide which paraphrases are correct and which are considered plagiarism. Write a clear explanation of your decisions.
3. Use your group page discussion board to give your opinions and clear explanations about each one of the paraphrases. Please remember to elaborate on the responses of your group, suggesting your own opinions, changes, etc. If you wish, you may use some of the resources in the Books section to support your arguments.
4. The team leader will summarize the postings of the group and will post the
summary to the class discussion board. In addition, the team leader will
email a summary of the group discussion board postings to the instructor.
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Activity 2: Write your own paraphrase
1. Find an online article in your academic field.
2. Choose a paragraph worth paraphrasing from the article. Write a paraphrase
of the chosen paragraph.
Suggestion: In addition to the resources listed in the Books section (or any
others you may have found) you may use the information posted by any of the
groups to the class discussion board to help you write your own paraphrase.
3. Assigned peers
These are the assigned peers for the Paraphrasing feed back activity,
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4. Email the article and your paraphrase to your assigned peer for feedback.
Note: Please make sure that your paper is in rtf, doc, or txt format when you
email it, so students using a different computer platform can read your paper.
5. Soon upon receiving the article and paraphrase from your peer, analyze
your peer’s paraphrase. Write feedback for your peer indicating the strengths
and weaknesses of her/his paraphrase. Once you have finished, send your feedback
to your peer.
Suggestion: If you think it would be useful you may type your feedback
on your peer’s file using a different color.
6. When you receive feedback on your paraphrases, make any corrections you think are necessary and submit the article and the final paraphrase to the instructor. If you need clarification or if you think it would be useful to consult with your peer more than once, feel free to contact her/him and ask for more assistance.
Note: Please make sure that your paper is in rtf, doc, or txt format when you email it, so students using a different computer platform can read your paper.
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