A QUICK APPROACH to Writing an Unbound Report with Mrs. Leslie and Ms. Thornton
What is an Unbound Report A report is an organized paper that involves research on a topic An unbound report is short and does not have a binder and is usually bound together with a paperclip or staple
Getting Started I must: Select a topic Research my Topic-Online encyclopedia, magazines, websites, other Develop a Thesis-A sentence that will define your paper Make an Outline-Make an outline of how your paper will flow-Intro, Body and Conclusion-You should have four paragraphs
Beware of Plagiarism Do not buy, borrow or steal someone else’s work You must give credit, where credit is due
How Plagiarism occurs Copying and pasting from a website Using your brother’s old report for your own paper Changing a few words in a document and calling it your own
How to avoid Plagiarism? Read your research and decide how you would tell the information in your OWN WORDS Do not go to a website and copy the information and then paste it into your report
What does Plagiarism look like?
What should my report contain? Title page The body Citation page
Title Page
Body
Works Cited