1	History 12 Political & Social History of the United States Library Information Competency Workshop #2
2	Today we will cover the following issues Plagiarism Organizing and limiting topic Extending initial synthesis Constructing new hypothesis if needed Integration of new information into earlier research
3	Plagiarism Plagiarize – “To use and pass off (the ideas or writings of another) as one’s own; to appropriate for use as one’s own passages or ideas from (another); to put forth as original to oneself the ideas or words of another.” (The American Heritage®Dictionary)
4	Plagiarism Most colleges and universities have policies and rules concerning plagiarism Some examples of consequences of plagiarizing are: Direct Failing of assignment Failing of course Suspension Expulsion
5	Plagiarism Indirect Losing trust and respect of teacher and classmates Missing on a learning opportunity Losing self-esteem
6	Plagiarism http://www.glendale.edu/library/libins/icweb/Handouts/Plagiarism.htm http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/Documentation.html
7	Plagiarism “It’s wrong to turn in someone else’s work as your own.” “Citation styles not only allow writers to give credit for others’ work, but they also help readers find and learn from other sources.” (Straight Talk About Plagiarism, screen 1)
8	Plagiarism #1 protection against accusation of plagiarism: cite as much as you need to. Citations will be covered during the final workshop, but look at http://www.lahc.edu/library/research.htm for guides.
9	Thesis Definition: “The basic argument advanced by a speaker or writer who then attempts to prove it; the subject or major argument of a speech or composition.” (http://csmp.ucop.edu/crlp/resources/glossary.html)
10	Topic Rosa Parks 1955-56 Montogomery Bus Boycott
11	Background Information 1954 Supreme Court (Brown vs. Board of Education) held that segregation in public education is unconstitutional. Dec. 1, 1955. Montgomery, Alabama. Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white man. She was arrested for violating local segregation ordinances. A year-long boycott of Montgomery buses followed. This disrupted the local economy. Dec. 1956. U.S. Supreme Court ruled that segregation on public buses in Montgomery was illegal. Significance: Breaking down of legally sanctioned segregation and emergence of Martin Luther King, Jr. as a national leader.
12	Definitions Grassroots voters not normally politically active people or society at a local level rather than at the center of major political activity.
13	Primary Sources Newspaper Articles
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27	Thesis Statement Rosa Parks’ actions in 1955 sparked grassroots activism that influenced greater involvement in the civil rights movement.
28	Individual Exercise Locate a source Tools Book catalog Web sources (American Memory) Newspaper articles
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31	Bibliography Giddings, Paula. When and Where I Enter : the Impact of Black Women On Race and Sex in America. New York : Perennial, 2001. Hornsby, Alton, Jr. Chronology of African-American history: significant events and people from 1619 to the present. Detroit: Gale Research, 1991. Nadasen, Pam. “Parks, Rosa.” Encyclopedia Of African-American Culture and History. Ed. Jack Salzman et al. New York: Macmillan Library Reference ; Simon & Schuster Macmillan, 1996. Parks, Rosa. Rosa Parks: My Story. New York: Dial Books, 1992.
32	Other Resources Harbor College Library Home Page www.lahc.edu/library Dr. Caldwell’s Web Page www.lahc.edu/socsci/caldwell/