Using Evidence in Academic Writing: Avoiding Plagiarism

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Using Evidence

in Academic Writing:

Avoiding Plagiarism

Heather Benucci

Office of English Language Programs

US Department of State

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Our ¡°to do¡± list

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Examine how culture can affect our understanding of plagiarism

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Discuss the relationship between claims and evidence in writing

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Examine three ways to incorporate evidence in academic writing

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Quoting

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Paraphrasing

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Summarizing

Explore these topics through an EFL classroom lens by answering:

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Why can using evidence in writing be tricky for English language learners?

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How can we equip EFL students to deal with the challenge?

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Plagiarism ¨C what is it?

¡°Fine words! I wonder

where you stole 'em.¡±

- Jonathan Swift

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What is your definition of ¡°plagiarism¡±?

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Plagiarism ¨C a definition

¡°Plagiarism - presenting work, products, ideas,

words, or data of another as one?s own ¡­.

[Sources] must be acknowledged whenever:

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one quotes another person¡¯s actual words or replicates all or part

of another¡¯s product. This includes all information gleaned from any

source, including the Internet.

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one uses another person¡¯s ideas, opinions, work, data, or theories,

even if they are completely paraphrased in one¡¯s own words.

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one borrows facts, statistics, or other illustrative materials.¡±

(Towson University Academic Integrity Policy, 2012)



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Responsibility

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