Purpose

> > "This form and style guide will serve as a basic formal for all research writing in Quaker Valley Secondary Schools. The design of the handbook is based on the MLA manuscript form with modifications and additions to better serve writing needs. > > This manual was developed as a tool for teachers and students to use for the research process. Teachers and students should use it as a guide. For more in depth ways to document sources, to develop writing and study skills, and to learn more about the research process researchers should consult the following manual, __The MLA Handbooks for Writers of Research Papers__ and or other writing handbooks. > > Copies of these books are available in the school and public libraries and in electronic format on the Quaker Valley School District web site www.qvsd.org. Students should consult their school librarians and seek out subject area teachers for more information concerning manuals of style and documentation > > The Quaker Valley School District is committed to honesty and ethical conduct. Intellectual honesty is implicit in these traits. Opportunities for intellectual dishonesty have increased with the advent of the internet and associated technologies." > "Plagiarism is the act of unintentionally or intentionally treating someone else's work as though it were your own. Use the following guidelines to avoid even the possibility of plagiarism: > > As you take notes, distinguish between your own thoughts or reactions and those in the resoursce. > > As you take notes from a resource, write the page number where information, idea, or quotation is located. > > Document exact words and put them in quotation marks. > > Document information, ideas, and opinions. > > Document a summary of a passage. > > Document statistics. > > Print online articles and web pages on websites so that you have a hard copy of the information, the citation, and the date of access; you may lose this information if you copy to a notepad. > > Common knowledge does not have to be documented, such as, "George Washington was our first president." > > When in doub, cite your source!
 * Purpose**
 * 1) Paragraph introducing why we have a research manual. Here's the one we liked that we'd like to cite and/or adapt from Quaker Valley
 * 1) Define plagiarism (we also like what QV said -- the MLA handbook also has a good definition, we need to come up with one we all like, or just decide on one to cite)
 * 2) examples of plagiarism. we like PRs:
 * 1) Ways to avoid plagiarism
 * 2) Academic Honesty Policy (found in Student Handbook)

We talked about having students sign a sheet saying they agree and will ahear to the policy and having turn in. This page would be either after the purpose or at the end of the book.


 * Reduce plagiarism.
 * Standardize student research guidelines across the curriculum.
 * Provide opportunities for students to master a specific style guide or format.
 * Better prepare students for college level coursework.