Expectations in an

English Classroom

• You need to read the text you are assigned to read

• It is ok not to understand everything in the text you are assigned to read

• It is ok to have a discussion with your parents, or your friends or classmates about the text after you have read it

• It is ok to come to class without having read the assignment, and to accept the consequences of choosing not to do the assignment

It is not ok to “work together” on homeworkthat has not specifically

been designated asgroup work.

Papers that show evidence of “working together” will both get a zero.

You must complete the assignment that is given to you.

It is not ok to “recycle” work from a different class or assignment.

It is not ok to read a summary of the text instead of the text

It is not ok to “get some ideas” about the text by

looking it up online

In classes like Humanities, this includes using

secondary sources (looking up information about

the director or production of a film, reviews of an

album, descriptions of a work of art, etc.) when

you haven’t been told to do so for the

assignment.

It is not ok to read or consult any other kind of resource even after you have read the text in order to avoid having to think about the text and draw your own conclusions about it

No one said English had to be easy

• It is a process• It is not a science or math class• The answers are not “in the book” or “on

the page” the way they are in other classes

• The answers come from thinking about what you have read and interacting with the text

You can not actually succeed in an English classroom without

1. reading the text and2. thinking about the text

Neither of these things can be done for you by other people

No one can “give you the answers” in English.

But your teacher can help you learn how to figure them if you are

willing to do the work it takes

a brief guide to using secondary sources in your paper

“William Shakespeare”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare

Shakespeare was a respected poet and playwright in his own day, but his reputation did not rise to its present heights until the nineteenth century. The Romantics, in particular, acclaimed Shakespeare's genius, and the Victorians hero-worshipped Shakespeare with a reverence that George Bernard Shaw called "bardolatry".[5] In the twentieth century, his work was repeatedly adopted and rediscovered by new movements in scholarship and performance. His plays remain highly popular today and are consistently performed and reinterpreted in diverse cultural and political contexts throughout the world. Shakespeare's first plays were written in the conventional style of the day. He wrote them in a stylised language that does not always spring naturally from the needs of the characters or the drama.[126] The poetry depends on extended, sometimes elaborate metaphors and conceits, and the language is often rhetorical—written for actors to declaim rather than speak. The grand speeches in Titus Andronicus, in the view of some critics, often hold up the action, for example; and the verse in Two Gentlemen of Verona has been described as stilted.[127]Soon, however, Shakespeare began to adapt the traditional styles to his own purposes. The opening soliloquy of Richard III has its roots in the self-declaration of Vice in medieval drama. At the same time, Richard’s vivid self-awareness looks forward to the soliloquies of Shakespeare's mature plays.[128] No single play marks a change from the traditional to the freer style. Shakespeare combined the two throughout his career, with Romeo and Juliet perhaps the best example of the mixing of the styles.[129] By the time of Romeo and Juliet, Richard II, and A Midsummer Night's Dream in the mid-1590s, Shakespeare had begun to write a more natural poetry. He increasingly tuned his metaphors and images to the needs of the drama itself.

Let’s imagine you turned in the following paper:

just plain plagiarismWilliam Shakespeare is a very famous playwright. He wrote many

important works of both drama and poetry, and even though he died about 500 years ago, people are still able to relate to his work. In the twentieth century, his work was repeatedly adopted and rediscovered by new movements in scholarship and performance.

Shakespeare is especially known for his clever and innovative use of language. His writing is very complicated and his poetry depends on extended, sometimes elaborate metaphors and conceits, and the language is often rhetorical—written for actors to declaim rather than speak. Over his career, he used several styles of writing, depending on his subject matter and purpose. No single play marks a change from the traditional to the freer style. Shakespeare combined the two throughout his career, and Romeo and Juliet is the best example of the mixing of the styles. This is when he had begun to write a more natural poetry. He increasingly tuned his metaphors and images to the needs of the drama itself.

Everything in red comes exactly and directly from the wikipedia article:

William Shakespeare is a very famous playwright. He wrote many important works of both drama and poetry, and even though he died about 500 years ago, people are still able to relate to his work. In the twentieth century, his work was repeatedly adopted and rediscovered by new movements in scholarship and performance.

Shakespeare is especially known for his clever and innovative use of language. His writing is very complicated and his poetry depends on extended, sometimes elaborate metaphors and conceits, and the language is often rhetorical—written for actors to declaim rather than speak. Over his career, he used several styles of writing, depending on his subject matter and purpose. No single play marks a change from the traditional to the freer style. Shakespeare combined the two throughout his career, and Romeo and Juliet is the best example of the mixing of the styles. This is when he had begun to write a more natural poetry. He increasingly tuned his metaphors and images to the needs of the drama itself.

Now let’s imagine you made a few adjustments before turning

in your paper again:

plagiarism with thesaurusWilliam Shakespeare is a very famous playwright. He wrote many

important works of both drama and poetry, and even though he died about 500 years ago, people are still able to relate to his work. In the 1900s, his work was repeatedly accepted and revived by new movements in learning and performance.

Shakespeare is especially known for his clever and innovative use of language. His writing is very complicated and his poetry depends on comprehensive, sometimes complicated metaphors and self-importance, and the language is often symbolic —written for actors to utter rather than speak. Over his career, he used several styles of writing, depending on his subject matter and purpose. No single play marks a change from the traditional to the freer style. Shakespeare combined the two throughout his career, and Romeo and Juliet is the best example of the mixing of the styles. This is when he had begun to write a more ordinary poetry. He more and more tuned his descriptions and images to the needs of the drama itself.

Just substituting a few synonyms does not absolve you from plagiarizing

William Shakespeare is a very famous playwright. He wrote many important works of both drama and poetry, and even though he died about 500 years ago, people are still able to relate to his work. In the 1900s, his work was repeatedly accepted and revived by new movements in learning and performance.

Shakespeare is especially known for his clever and innovative use of language. His writing is very complicated and his poetry depends on comprehensive, sometimes complicated metaphors and self-importance, and the language is often symbolic —written for actors to utter rather than speak. Over his career, he used several styles of writing, depending on his subject matter and purpose. No single play marks a change from the traditional to the freer style. Shakespeare combined the two throughout his career, and Romeo and Juliet is the best example of the mixing of the styles. This is when he had begun to write a more ordinary poetry. He more and more tuned his descriptions and images to the needs of the drama itself.

What if you just used the source to help “clarify” your own ideas?

plagiarism by paraphrasingWilliam Shakespeare is a very famous playwright. He wrote many

important works of both drama and poetry, and even though he died about 500 years ago, people are still able to relate to his work. His writing is constantly being read and performed as each new generation of scholars realizes it has something to offer.

Shakespeare is especially known for his clever and innovative use of language. His poetry uses deep and complex metaphors and symbolic language. Over his career, he used several styles of writing, depending on his subject matter and purpose. There is not really a defining play that shows the change between his styles, one traditional and the other freer because he combined them throughout his career. In Romeo and Juliet, for example, he mixed both styles in one play. It was around this time in his career when he began to use more ordinary language in his poetry and to make sure his plays made sense more as drama than as poetry.

“Putting it in your own words” is still plagiarism if the ideas or structure of the argument

belong to someone else.

William Shakespeare is a very famous playwright. He wrote many important works of both drama and poetry, and even though he died about 500 years ago, people are still able to relate to his work. His writing is constantly being read and performed as each new generation of scholars realizes it has something to offer.

Shakespeare is especially known for his clever and innovative use of language. His poetry uses deep and complex metaphors and symbolic language. Over his career, he used several styles of writing, depending on his subject matter and purpose. There is not really a defining play that shows the change between his styles, one traditional and the other freer because he combined them throughout his career. In Romeo and Juliet, for example, he mixed both styles in one play. It was around this time in his career when he began to use more ordinary language in his poetry and to make sure his plays made sense more as drama than as poetry. Shakespeare really was one of the most important writers in English language history.

Here’s what plagiarism comes down to:

If you did not do the heavy thinking involved, then you do not get to take

the credit.

Luckily, it is really easy to avoid plagiarism.

how to fix it with citationsWilliam Shakespeare is a very famous playwright. He wrote many important works of both drama

and poetry, and even though he died about 500 years ago, people are still able to relate to his work. His writing is constantly being read and performed as each new generation of scholars realizes it has something to offer (“William Shakespeare”).

Shakespeare is especially known for his clever and innovative use of language. His poetry uses deep and complex metaphors and symbolic language (“William Shakespeare”). Over his career, he used several styles of writing, depending on his subject matter and purpose. There is not really a defining play that shows the change between his styles, one traditional and the other freer because he combined them throughout his career. In Romeo and Juliet, for example, he mixed both styles in one play. It was around this time in his career when he began to use more ordinary language in his poetry and to make sure his plays made sense more as drama than as poetry (“William Shakespeare”). Shakespeare really was one of the most important writers in English language history.

Works Cited

"William Shakespeare." wikipedia. 11 Jan. 2008. 11 Jan. 2008 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare>.

how to fix it with direct quotationsWilliam Shakespeare is a very famous playwright. He wrote many

important works of both drama and poetry, and even though he died about 500 years ago, people are still able to relate to his work: “In the twentieth century, his work was repeatedly adopted and rediscovered by new movements in scholarship and performance” (“William Shakespeare”).

Shakespeare is especially known for his clever and innovative use of language. “His writing is very complicated and his poetry depends on extended, sometimes elaborate metaphors and conceits, and the language is often rhetorical—written for actors to declaim rather than speak” (“William Shakespeare”). Over his career, he used several styles of writing, depending on his subject matter and purpose:

No single play marks a change from the traditional to the freer style. Shakespeare combined the two throughout his career, with Romeo

and Juliet perhaps the best example of the mixing of the styles. … in the mid- 1590s, Shakespeare had begun to write a more natural poetry. He increasingly tuned his metaphors and images to the needs of the drama itself. (“William Shakespeare”)

disclaimers• This is not a well-written or clever example of

any part of a good essay.• Obviously, you don’t want to use one source so

extensively and exclusively.• Your sources should support your own ideas,

rather than providing all of your ideas.• What goes inside the citations parentheses

depends on the type of source you are using.– Check with your teacher, librarian, or Noodle Tools for

that information