College Composition / Unit 23 CMP 0556 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Patchwriting
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The idea
Patchwriting means stitching together phrases copied from one or more sources, with a few words changed, and it counts as plagiarism.
In practice
A paragraph assembled from fragments of three articles, lightly reworded, presents others' language as the writer's own.
Where people slip
Patchwriting often comes from drafting with sources open; take notes in your own words first, then draft from the notes.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
- Nothing yet depends on this.
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