Plagiarism means using someone else's words or ideas without giving them credit. Do not change one or two words and call the sentence yours. By paraphrasing an idea you show that you understand the meaning well enough to express it in your own words. 5. About Good Essays 1. Good papers begin with an introductory paragraph that presents the thesis and explains how the writer will support her idea.
Good papers provide examples to support the thesis.
Summarize the example and use it to show how a part of your thesis is correct. Do not retell the whole story or you will run out of valuable space to develop your essay. Good essays provide a conclusion that matches the thesis. Good writers check the thesis against the conclusion. When we study women's history, we both add female experiences and revise general explanations in history.