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So I want to write a paper about pottery. I love pottery. I know a lot about it. I can write about some creative techniques I have learned over the years. I can tell what I love about it, how it makes me relax, how I lose myself in it. I can tell about the pride I feel when I finish a piece that really turns out beautiful. Why do I need to research? I can just write what I already know. What's the big deal? Why does anybody care?
Research is...well, research is when you see what others have to say about the subject that you are interested in. It is a way of learning from everyone over all time, all places, and all areas of expertise. Then you can measure what you know against what else is out there. Research is like a conversation that lasts over the span of many lifetimes. People join that conversation every time they write something on a certain topic. After you are aware of the ideas that have already been written about your topic, you can know what would be meaningful to add to the general “conversation.”
Find some information (one or two sentences) that would be relevant to their paragraph.
Copy and paste that citation to their page along with the URL of the article.
added already,
research for a different peer’s page.)
Do this research for two other peers.

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Who Cares?
So I want to write a paper about pottery. I love pottery. I know a lot about it. I can write about some creative techniques I have learned over the years. I can tell what I love about it, how it makes me relax, how I lose myself in it. I can tell about the pride I feel when I finish a piece that really turns out beautiful. Why do I need to research? I can just write what I already know. What's the big deal? Why does anybody care?
Research is...well, research is when you see what others have to say about the subject that you are interested in. It is a way of learning from everyone over all time, all places, and all areas of expertise. Then you can measure what you know against what else is out there. Research is like a conversation that lasts over the span of many lifetimes. People join that conversation every time they write something on a certain topic. After you are aware of the ideas that have already been written about your topic, you can know what would be meaningful to add to the general “conversation.”
So why does research matter? Who cares?
How do you feel when you and some of your friends are discussing a topic? Along comes your little brother or sister. They chip into the conversation with something that doesn’t really pertain or doesn’t really make sense. Maybe they don’t understand what you are talking about, so what they sound kind of silly. Maybe they think they know more than they do, so you just smile to yourself and think, “They will grow up someday.” This is how you might sound when you speak or write if you do not research first. So one reason to research is to make sure that you really know what you are talking about.
There is another reason that research matters. When you use information from writers who have studied on a particular subject, your paper has more validity. It is backed up with clout. It is more reliable. When someone else reads it, they can count on it to be more accurate. It will be more factual. Although some of it will be your opinions, it will be backed up with specific facts and evidence.
Think about the questions above. Discuss them with some of your friends.
After discussing these questions with your peers, can you share what you have learned? Can you add any ideas? Respond to the Discussion Board Question: So why does research matter? Who cares?
Next, on your page, write a paragraph on any topic. Simply write what you already know about it. Label your paragraph with the topic name. Example:
Skydiving
Now, read one of your peer’s papers. Search the web and find an article about their topic.
Find some information (one or two sentences) that would be relevant to their paragraph.
Copy and paste that citation to their page along with the URL of the article.
Put your name in parenthesis at the beginning of the citation you added. (If that page has had two citations added already,
research for a different peer’s page.)
Do this research for two other peers.
Review the information that your peers have added to your page. Would any of it enhance your original paragraph? Would it add clarity? Would it make it more interesting? Would it add important information? Would it add another perspective? Does it spark some questions that you might want to research?
Now explain on LINO about what effect, if any, the research would have on your original paragraph if you were to use it. Explain your comment.
Addat least one question to your page about your topic--something that you don't know or wish you knew.

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(Tru) "A 'citation' is the way you tell your readers that certain material in your work came from another source."
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So I read an article that I thought was interesting. The author said exactly what I wanted to say so much better than I could. I decided to use some of the ideas in the paper I am writing for my History class. What's the big deal? Why does anybody care?
Plagiarism is...well, why don't you read about it, and then you will know.
your research. Make sure to copy and paste the link of the article at the end of each of your three points.
http://www.plagiarism.org/
http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/school/plagiarism.html
Next, with a partner, click on the following link and evaluate your knowledge:
http://webster.commnet.edu/mla/plagiarism.shtml
different peers. Make sure to copy and paste the link of the article at the end of each of your peers' points.
Before continuing on to test your knowledge, collaborate with your peers and evaluate each other's work. Click on the link on your page under the plagiarism section to follow through on the Collaborative Student Evaluation.
Now click on the following link and test your knowledge:

http://www.plagiarism.org/plag_article_what_is_citation.html
What is PLAGIARISM?
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