To copy or not copy?

That is the delimna. Since First Grade students are trained to “fill in the blank” or copy information or facts directly from one source on to worksheet. These worksheets can be either traditional paper or digital.

But wait, you’re in high school. So you can locate information or facts. Now copying has another name – plagiarization. Plagiarizing can lead to flunking grades, calls home to parents, or being expelled (yes it does happen at college).

Instead of copying learn to make labeled lists or summarize. Labeled lists work well for discrete pieces of information, for example dates, demographics, or locations,

Capital of Texas – AustinGNP of Texas in 2013

Summarizing is putting the information you located into your own words. You are often asked to do this in class to show comprehension. Summarizing is a skill that transfers from school to the work world.

Check out this Slide Share to learn more…

Soule, Tedine. "Paraphrasing/Note Taking for Research." Upload & Share PowerPoint presentations and documents. N.p., 19 Oct. 2009. Web. 11 Nov. 2012. <http://www.slideshare.net/lib5152/paraphrasingnote-taking-for-research?src=related_normal&rel=5823289>.