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This will be a rough draft, not a finished product. It will be used to demonstrate a way to research and rough draft at the same time. Remember: <u>Rough Draft</u> No worries at this time about anything but committing raw research information to the page. (I'll have the article finished in its polished form by 3 PM MST today.) There will be three primary stages of your article: | This will be a rough draft, not a finished product. It will be used to demonstrate a way to research and rough draft at the same time. Remember: <u>Rough Draft</u> No worries at this time about anything but committing raw research information to the page. (I'll have the article finished in its polished form by 3 PM MST today.) There will be three primary stages of your article: | ||
'''Rough Draft''': reading the article and gathering the information and facts that you want to include. | '''Rough Draft''': reading the article and gathering the information and facts that you want to include. | ||
'''Writing the article: '''putting your information and facts into sentences and paragraphs. Read the article aloud to yourself and it will help you to catch little mistakes. ''What your eye will miss, your ears will | '''Writing the article: '''putting your information and facts into sentences and paragraphs. Read the article aloud to yourself and it will help you to catch little mistakes. ''What your eye will miss, your ears will surely hear.'' | ||
Polishing the article which will include adding links, changing headings, adding a photo, editing the finished product. | '''Polishing the article:''' which will include adding links, changing headings, adding a photo, editing the finished product over and over. Switch the article into wiki text in order to catch spelling errors. Rich Editor does not have a spell check feature, but wiki text does. | ||
'''Here are some points to remember: '''<br> | |||
'''Plagiarism''': the outright copying of another writer's work. It is illegal and if done in a venue such as our Wiki, can lead to legal consequences if discovered. <br> | '''Plagiarism''': the outright copying of another writer's work. It is illegal and if done in a venue such as our Wiki, can lead to legal consequences if discovered. <br> | ||
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