Quiz on Plagiarism, Intro. Paragraph, Prewriting, and Thesis

What is plagiarism? (Check all that apply)

• Borrowing an original idea and presenting it as a new idea

• Changing a few words of a paragraph someone else wrote

• Citing a source incorrectly

• An act of fraud

 

Original Source:

“The amount of time females allocated to maintenance behaviors, including self-preening, preening nestlings, preening, and maintaining their nest, decreased by 30% in response to hikers” (Swarthout and Steidl 2003, p.312).

Student's Entry:

The presence of hikers reduced female owls’ preening, of themselves, their young and their mates, and nest maintenance behaviors by over 25% (Swarthout and Steidl 2003).

• Yes, this is an example of plagiarism

• No, this is not an example of plagiarism

Original Quote:

JOY: This is Disgust. She basically keeps Riley from being poisoned, physically and socially.

The underlined text below is:

Joy explains to the viewer that Disgust prevents Riley from being poisoned, both physically and socially.

• A Strong Paraphrase

• Plagiarism

Original Quote:

Initially, part of Snapchat's coolness factor lied in how confusing it was to use. Early versions of Snapchat offered zero instruction on how to use it, which made it appealing to teens who could easily figure it out.

The underlined text below is:

Technology writer Brett Molina argues in USA Today that Snapchat's awkward layout actually made the app more popular.

• A Strong Paraphrase

• Plagiarism

Which of the following constitutes proper paraphrasing?

• Put quotation marks around the text and cite it.

• Change a few words to make it your own and cite it.

• Explain the text in your own words and cite it.

• Use only the idea without citing it.

Thesis:

By exposing readers to new perspectives and characters, novels help students learn empathy.

Which is the strongest hook based on the thesis?

• Through a novel, a reader can feel a triumphant athlete's joy, a brokenhearted lover's grief, and a general's anger.

• A man spends his Sunday morning sipping his coffee and reading a new novel by his favorite author.

• A consumer purchases a new book and delights in the crisp pages, the vibrant cover, and the just-printed smell.

Thesis:

In The Hunger Games, music symbolizes hope.

Which is the strongest hook based on the thesis:

• From the dawn of time, music has been present throughout all cultures and communities.

• A chorus of voice inspires an audience, a boy falls in love with a singing girl, an athlete blasts his favorite song before the game.

• A teenager hears a sad song on the radio as she drives to school, and she pulls over to look up the artist.

Elementary schools should not allow cell phones to be brought to school.

The highlighted phrase makes the thesis:

• wordy

• vague

In The Hunger Games, edible food is the biggest factor separating the rich Districts from the poor.

What phrase makes this thesis wordy?

• biggest factor

• In The Hunger Games,

• edible food

• separating the rich Districts from the poor.

The greasers occupy the East Side of town, while the Socs live on the West Side.

• FACT

• OPINION