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Avoiding Plagiarism Table of Contents
Plagiarism
Citing Sources
Paraphrasing
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Comments on Callie's Try Here's what Thurber wrote: "If the patient and devoted English bloodhound is a plainclothesman, the German shepherd is a harness bull. Until six years ago, eight or more German shepherds trotted beats, each accompanied by a police officer, over in Brooklyn. The canine cops had all been presented to the Brooklyn Police Department by private citizens, but they gradually died off, or were retired, and finally no new ones appeared to take their place. They were highly proficient, perfectly trained dog cops, and they brought many a felon to justice. This squad of Brooklyn flatpaws contained one policewoman named Peggy, whose record was just as good as that of the males." ³
Callie's problem is that she tried so hard to use different language that her paraphrase completely changed the meaning. Thurber never said that the police department preferred German shepherds to English bloodhounds, although he did contrast the styles of the 2 breeds. Callie needs to read the selection over and try again. She may do better the second time. Remember, paraphrasing can require a little practice!
Here's what Thor wrote: There were some German Shepherd police dogs in Brooklyn who were highly proficient, perfectly trained dog cops, and they brought many a felon to justice.
³ Thurber, James. Thurber's Dogs. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1926. |
