Steps to take to see if you can quickly figure out the problem with 1 or more of the 5 Good Habits for Evidence

 

If you have 1.11 for the Good Habits for Evidence Grade for the Unit 1 Written Exam, do these things to see if you can figure things out for yourself:

1.       Click on the Comments button (looks like a curvy circle used for a conversation in a comic) and read what which Good Habit(s) for Evidence that you did not follow.
If you have a 0 or a 1.11 and there is no comment, please email me in Blackboard messages and I’ll go track down the problem.

2.       Depending on which Good Habit(s) for Evidence you did not follow, then click on the 5 Good Habits for Evidence- the Keys to Successful Critical Thinking and read carefully that habit.

3.       Place your textbook and your paper side by side so you can compare them easily.
What you do next depends on the habit you did not follow.

5 Good Habits for Evidence

How to Recognize How You Did Not Follow the Habit

1. Reliable Sources Only

On your paper, strike through (like this) anything that is not specifically supported in the textbook.

Don’t assume and don’t read passively. Never rely on your memory.

2: Factual Accuracy That You Verify with the Reliable Source Before You Write

For the question asked, if the part of the textbook you used is incorrect for the question asked, strike through (like this).

 

If it is incomplete, list the pages you should have used.

3: Factual Accuracy That Is Verifiable for Every Statement You Make

If the page number is inaccurate, correct it.

 

If there is no endnote for each fact but the fact is in the book, add one.

If there is no endnote for each fact and the fact is not supported clearly in the book, strike through (like this) anything that is not specifically supported in the textbook.

 

No cherry picking and no embellishing. The first priority is truth, not excitement; the truth is exciting enough.

4: No “Half-Copy” Plagiarism or “Patchwriting”

Underline (like this) every word that is exactly the same as the words in the textbook.

 

Notice how much is underlined.

5: Quotation Changes Revealed Clearly

For the words you have in “”, carefully compare word by word whether you changed the words the author wrote.

 

If you changed the words, did you also change the meaning? If so, that is a particularly dangerous error.