Transcript Teacher, is 'copypaste' one word or two?

Teacher, is 'copypaste'
one word or two?
Ann Shlapobersky
Ann Shlapobersky: ETAI 2011
Whose writing?
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Can you recognize your students' writing style?
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Are you aware of the lexicon and sentence
structure your students know for their level of
English?
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Who wrote it?
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Rappers may write, memorize, or improvise their
lyrics and perform their works a cappella.. .
(Wikipedia)
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Rappers sometime write, remember or make up
the words to the song and then perform without
music.
(me)
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Rappers may write, commit to memory, or contrive
their lyrics and perform their works acoustic …
(thesaurus)
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What is plagiarism?
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Origin: 1621, from L. plagiarius "kidnapper, seducer,
plunderer,”
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the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and
thoughts of another author and the representation of them
as one's own original work. www.dictionary.com
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the act of using another person's words or ideas without
giving credit to that person :
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/search/plagiarism
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"intentionally representing the words, ideas, or data of
another as one’s own in any academic exercise without
providing proper citation." NU Academic Integrity Policy
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copy/paste and plagiarism
Is there a difference, for our students, between
copy/paste and plagiarism?
How do we explain to our students the meaning of:
'in your own words'
What makes ‘in your own words’ so difficult for our students?
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Can you spot the difference?
Since all people of the world,
including the most
inaccessible clannish groups,
have a figure of music,
scientists terminate that
music is likely to have been
gift in the inherited
population preceding to the
scattering of humans around
the world.
Since all people of the world,
including the most isolated
tribal groups, have a form of
music, scientists conclude
that music is likely to have
been present in the ancestral
population prior to the
dispersal of humans around
the world.
So, who wrote which and how?
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What did the student do here?
Amount of those works composed for his short life and the
quality exceptional puts him one of the greatest classical
composers of all time.
(Morfix)
‫וולפגנג אמדאוס מוצרט‬. ‫כמות היצירות אותן חיבר במשך חייו הקצרים ואיכותן‬
‫יוצאת הדופן מעמידות אותו כאחד מגדולי המלחינים הקלאסיים של כל הזמנים‬.
(Wikipedia)
Ann Shlapobersky: ETAI 2011
Is there a difference between
paraphrasing and summarizing
Paraphrasing:
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Summarize:
a rewording of something
spoken or written, usually for
the purpose of making its
meaning clearer -
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state or express in a concise form.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/summarize
http://www.yourdictionary.com/paraphrase
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a restatement of a text or
passage giving the meaning in
another form, as for clearness;
rewording. www.dictionary.com
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give a rundown of, put in a
nutshell, give the main points of
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language
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In order to paraphrase or summarize what
do the students need to know?
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Topic of paragraph
Key words
Main idea
Identify supporting details
Restate the main idea in your own words
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Summarizing a poem
Summary
Grandma by Karen Haag
"Let me tell you this story," you'd say.
And soon, we'd be giggling at your stories.
Laughter came easily around you.
Grandma tells stories.
"Have you seen this cartoon, cut from the paper?" you'd write.
We'd pull out your rumpled cartoons and the dollar from the letter you
sent.
We received your cards with little appreciation at the time.
Grandma sends little things.
"Let's make hot crossed cinnamon buns!" you suggested.
We'd all get to work, rolling pin and flour spread on the counter.
Your baking permeated the kitchen.
Grandma cooks.
"You do that very well," you kindly offered.
You noticed when we did our best and it didn't matter if our efforts were
perfect.
Your kind words cuddled us safely like one of your quilts.
Many years have passed but the memories linger.
"A little something sweet would be nice," you'd say after every evening
meal.
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And so you were, too... a sweet treasure to us all.
Grandma compliments us.
Grandma is a sweet treasure.
http://www.liketoread.com/read_strats_summarize.php
Plagiarize, Paraphrase, Summarize!
The original passage:
Students frequently overuse direct quotation in
taking notes, and as a result they overuse quotations
in the final [research] paper. Probably only about
10% of your final manuscript should appear as
directly quoted matter. Therefore, you should strive
to limit the amount of exact transcribing of source
materials while taking notes. Lester, James D.
Writing Research Papers. 2nd ed. (1976): 46-47.
(51 words)
Sample Purdue OWL: Paraphrasing:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/619/01/
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A legitimate paraphrase:
In research papers students often quote excessively, failing to keep
quoted material down to a desirable level. Since the problem usually
originates during note taking, it is essential to minimize the material
recorded verbatim (Lester 46-47). (34 words)
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An acceptable summary:
Students should take just a few notes in direct quotation from
sources to help minimize the amount of quoted material in a
research paper (Lester 46-47). (24 words)
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A plagiarized version:
Students often use too many direct quotations when they take notes,
resulting in too many of them in the final research paper. In fact,
probably only about 10% of the final copy should consist of directly
quoted material. So it is important to limit the amount of source
material copied while taking notes. (53 words)
Ann Shlapobersky: ETAI 2011
What type of questions encourage copy/paste?
Facts:
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When/Where did he live, die, write….
His/her/its background, location….
Historical information
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When was it created, developed, discovered?
What was it used for?
Why did it happen?
Who caused it? What were the causes?
Specific information
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Who, when, where, with who (whom)
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What type of questions discourage copy/paste?
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Compare/contrast
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Inference
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How do you know that Little Red Riding Hood isn’t sure it is her
grandmother in the bed?
What leads us to believe that Larry Keller’s plane crash wasn’t an accident?
Distinguishing different perspectives
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How are Superman and Spiderman different or similar?
What are the similarities and differences between a farmer and city
dwellers during a drought?
Your house has only one working television right now.
You and your sister/brother want to watch a different TV program. Who
should watch it and why?
Explaining cause and effect
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It is raining today. What can’t you do?
Give examples how lack of rain in the winter effects homes and agriculture.
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What can discourage plagiarism?
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A rubric
Threat of failure
Working in class only
Practicing writing skills on simple texts
Additional options________________
Preparing a project/tasks appropriate
for the class/student language and
maturity level.
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Should you…
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check a student’s project/task for plagiarism?
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accept projects/tasks where the student has clearly
plagiarized?
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accept projects/tasks that clearly aren’t in the
student’s own words and the 'tutor' helped write?
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A project or task should be…
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appropriate for the maturity level of the students.
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associated to the subject matter taught in class.
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appropriate for the language level of the students
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Ann Shlapobersky: ETAI 2011