YOUR ideas YOUR understanding YOUR expressions YOUR rendering of your readings YOUR comprehension of what you studied YOUR phrasing YOUR words YOUR structures YOUR errors!
Copying and pasting Translating Rephrasing by changing certain words internet articles Ready made articles Stolen materials Not citing references Not acknowledging other people
Taking notes Check your writing against resources Do not copy difficult materials Put your OWN arguments, not others’ Show YOUR understanding Quote certain phrases and cite references Review your writing more than once Get a friend to proofread for you
Level 1: Sympathetic – giving advice Level 2: considered cheating – giving warning Level 3 & 4: considered a crime – punishment
Reading the question Thinking about the question Brain storming and reading Planning the essay Drafting Editing Proofreading Reviewing publishing
Read the question carefully Read the guidelines carefully Get the key words in the questions Keep record of any suggested resources
Make a mind map of the several aspects of the essay Insert the resources for each aspect Write separated ideas for each aspect in a semantic map. topicidea topic idea topic
Read lots of resources about the topic You can read articles from the net You can read chapters in books You can read articles in newspapers REMEMBER This READING is for collecting information, not for copying If you cannot find resources, ask the six servicemen.
After the READING, you have lots of ideas about the essay. You can now organize the ideas in: an introduction, a body (or development ), and a conclusion. IntroductionBodyConclusion
Write your essay without referring back to any resource you used. Focus on writing your own understanding NEVER copy Don’t worry about your errors and mistakes
Read your essay and correct for your self your mistakes in: Spelling Vocabulary choice Grammar And cite the quotations you used.
Give your article to a friend or a colleague to read it for you and extract the errors you didn’t notice. Preferably a native speaker Rewrite the article after the corrections
Leave your article for a day or two Then reread it and make the necessary changes and modifications Return the question again and make sure you have fulfilled the requirements of the question.
Submit your article to your tutor. Read the tutor’s feedback carefully Although you will not submit the article again, it is better if you rewrite it for your records to avoid your mistakes.
Good Luck