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Parenthetical citations were introduced today, and students began inserting them into their research paragraphs. Students need to continue working on using their own words as they present factual information to avoid plagiarism - this can be challenging!

SKILLS:
Writing source citations and bibliography cards
Writing informational text from note cards
Paraphrasing to avoid plagiarism
Writing topic and clincher sentences
Writing Works Cited page
Transition words and phrases
Parenthetical citations
Editing for mechanics and conventions of writing

HOMEWORK:
Continue to work on editing your research paragraphs.
Read for 20-30 minutes 5 days each week/Book report-You should be working on your book reports as you read, adding information as you go along.

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