Tour of Everything You
Need to Know about Essays and Evidence in This Course
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This
course and its requirements for essays can make your life easier—if you know
what is here to help you. This
tour is meant to substitute for my talking to you and show you what I would
point to if we were sitting next to you: ·
The “Hear It” link is what I’d say if I were sitting
next to you. – This is said very
briefly. ·
“The Basics” column is the briefest version of the
content If any link is shown in the “See More” column, that link repeats part
of what I said (for those who prefer written words or is information I would
have shown you if I were sitting next to you. – Some links are repeated. You
can move at your own pace and use what helps you. For example, if audio does
not help you but seeing the screen snippets and reading the extra link helps,
do that. It is however unsafe to skip a row This
Tour is temporarily above the link named "Everything
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What You See As You Take the Tour |
Hear It |
See It |
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Z6 |
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If you click
on the link for possible essays for the exam that ends the Unit, what do you
see in the general information at the top? |
How
to prepare for objective and essay exams |
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If you click on the link for possible essays
for the exam that ends the Unit, what do you see in the specific information
for the possible topics for each question? You
know at the beginning of the Unit every possible essay question for the end
of the Unit at the exam—and where to read. |
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What Are the 5 Requirements in Brief |
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1. Must
use reliable sources for facts (evidence)—only the textbook chosen by the History Department and the sources
provided at our Course Website Do not assume about facts or embellish them. |
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2. Must
not copy the author’s phrases without quotation marks and must not copy the
author’s sentence structure and just replace a few words. (The Bedford Handbook defines both as “half-copy”
plagiarism.) |
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here (Number
2 and 3 are covered together because of common concepts.) |
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3. Must
not change an author’s words without revealing the changes, especially
changes that might mislead your reader about the evidence |
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4. Must use
a reliable source to confirm the accuracy of anything you write. If you
cannot verify a fact, do not write
it. |
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5. Must
know exactly where you found every fact you use. Do not assume the author
agrees with you and just didn’t say it. If a reasonable person using a
reliable dictionary and reading the entire passage would not agree that you
have evidence for what you say, then neither will I. |
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Copyright C. J.
Bibus, Ed.D. 2003-2013 |
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WCJC Department: |
History – Dr. Bibus |
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Contact Information: |
281.239.1577 or bibusc@wcjc.edu
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Last Updated: |
2013 |
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