Writing Summary
Writing Strategies
Planning Guide: foundation work for writing
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Before your pen touches the paper (or fingers touch the keyboard) do the foundation work:
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Focusing Your Topic: detecting a reasonable amount as a topic
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Focusing Steps
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Topic Thesis: creating your thesis sentenceAlso, creating a topic sentence (same process)
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Your thesis sentence:
It never:
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Introductions: writing four types
Introduction Types
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An introductions should:
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Spatial Organization: narrating your story effectively
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VR Example![]() |
Add entertainment to your writing by considering:
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Writing Ethics
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Copyright, Ethics & Fair Use: giving credit to other people's work
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Strategies:
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Fair Use Practice: determining what is or isn't copyrighted
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Which are examples of work protected by copyright?
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Plagiarism: strategies for avoiding plagiarism
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Plagiarism is using the ideas and writings of others and representing them as your own. Strategies for avoiding plagiarism:
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Plagiarism Examples: identifying plagiarized work
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"I Smell a Rat!" ![]() |
Identifying plagiarized work isn't so hard. See if you can "smell a rat".
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Citing Your Sources: What is MLA Style?Examples of:
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Author?![]() |
Remember:
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Citation Order: practice arranging elements into proper citation order
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Publisher | Year | Author | Title| Location Determine the correct order. (Requires a Flash Player.)
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Citation Practice: identifying correctly written citations
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Web Page Evaluation Criteria: separating fact from fiction
Links to other evaluation criteria forms
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Can you trust information you find on the Internet?![]() |
Apply critical thinking skills. Determine the following for the page:
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Web Page Evaluation Practice: web page criteriaEvaluate three resources on the following topic:
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Evaluate:
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