I want to again remind my English 2 students who are thinking about dropping that you need to be aware of not missing more than 3 days of attendance. If you come late, make sure I have you checked as attended.
Also any work which is plagiarized will receive a score of zero. Unfortunately, I have seen two so far in my sections. One was an outline and one so far in the introduction paragraphs. The student with the zero for the outline dropped the class. The student who had the introduction paragraph copied word-for-word from the Internet. The student had a 55 of 100 for the midterm exam. This means a zero puts his/her chances to pass the course in serious jeopardy. It is good to use the Internet to find out information to use in your work, and I have told you I want you to do such research to learn about your subject to make the essay better, but you must ALWAYS either quote that source when you use a word-for-word passage, or put the information in your own words.
The Committee has stated that you can use notes and an electronic dictionary, but that any work which was plagiarized shall receive a zero grade. This means that if you have a tablet or even digital camera and use it to read a picture you took of some other person's work, then that is plagiarism and you will receive a zero. Also there is no talking between students to help each other. Too many times one weak student requests help from a smarter student. This will receive a zero also.
Keep this in mind when you are preparing for and writing the body paragraphs after Songkran and for the conclusion paragraph.
I will make every effort to help the honest students to improve their English and their writing, but have no sympathy for cheaters.
I hope you all have a safe and enjoyable Songkran.
Aj. Clark