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Chapter 7 - From Researching to Writing
In this chapter: Knowing acceptable information courses; defining and using paraphrasing; understanding plagiarism

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Chapter 7 - From Researching to Writing

Once you have found some sources, you have to be able to use them well in your writing. Your goal should be to read what you've found for comprehension, understand how it furthers your research, and then work it into your writing in such a way that you get maximum benefit from the ideas without creating a scrapbook of quotes or falling into the trap of plagiarism.

Objectives of this chapter:


After completing this chapter, you should be able to:


understand the difference between acceptable and unacceptable use of sources
define a paraphrase and distinguish between good and poor paraphrasing
define plagiarism and be able to identify situations that pose a plagiarism risk

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