write an essay on plagiarism
Critical essay format:
1. Introduction (thesis statement
2. 3 Middle paragraphs(3 arguments),each paragraph contains:
.the claim(the point you disagree with
one of the authors’ points)
.evidence (expert back up your claim-
references)
.counterargument (what the author would
say about your claim)
.your response to the author (maybe
expert support?)
.concluding sentence for paragraph
3.conclusion (summarize your subtopics a little bit; restate thesis statement)
Here are some subtopics i can come up with from these 4 articles:
1.cheating is not really an epidemic, the majority of students don’t cheat.
2.cheating cannot make students really survive; even though they can graduate from university, students who lack writing skills stress resistance) cannot survive in competitive workplace.(from article 1)
3.making the learning environment less competitive is not good for kids. they may do not need to cheat in this way, but they will slack off and do not learn any more.(from article 2)
4.it’s not information age’s fault, knowledge sharing isn’t necessarily hindrance of students to find their own voice.(from article 3)
5.We all know basic ethics without a ethic class, but we sometimes choose not to follow the norm. (from article 4)
