2015-10-06 Writing: punishing cheaters outline

Greg Malivuk
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controversial topic: a topic that groups of people actively disagree about
controversial opinion: an opinion that a large group of people probably disagree with

plagiarism: copying someone else’s words or ideas and presenting them as your own
(plagiarize - verb)
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p. 165-166 - read the blog post about punishing cheaters in schools

withdraw: pull (or take) out of something (we withdraw money from our bank accounts)

“harsh” is similar to “severe” = strong or strict, too much
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Was this punishment too harsh for cheating on one homework assignment?

consensus: when everyone mostly agrees or feels the same way about something
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Reasons you think the punishment was too harsh:
- it was just homework, not a paper or a test
- the rule wasn’t clear (one time before being kicked out, or two?)
- it’s a school, not a university (so they don’t need to be so harsh)
- it’s a common practice among students
- it will make it impossible for the student to get into a top university
- doing something (even copying homework) is better than nothing
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Which of these do you think are the most important reasons?
A  it’s homework, not a test
	1  tests are more important than homework and can have harsher rules
	2  homework should be just for the student’s practice
B  the rule wasn’t clear
	1  The rule of the teachers and the rule of the school are in conflict. (according to the father)
C  it makes it impossible to get into a top university
	1  the university he attends has a major effect on the rest of his life
	2  one individual homework assignment shouldn’t have that much impact
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Homework: use this outline to make a paragraph (add a topic sentence and a conclusion, and use appropriate transition signals for the reasons and details)