As you prepare for your future writing endeavors, consider implementing these best practices:
Read and follow the directions outlined in your instructors’ syllabi and assignment rubrics.
- Ask questions about your instructors’ polices on AI–generated text before you begin writing.
- Clarify with your instructors what constitutes authorized resources and tools in their classes.
- Visit instructors’ and teaching assistants’ office hours as you develop project drafts.
- Utilize for the Digital Design Studio and Peer Tutoring appointments to convey your ideas coherently.
- Consult with Library Resources regarding quality sources and proper citation management.
- Review the FSU English Department’s Plagiarism Exercises guide.
- The “Inappropriate Paraphrase and Summary” section may be particularly helpful
Additionally, be sure to document the revisions of your writing projects using these strategies:
- Use the online version of Microsoft Word and/or Google Docs to save the edits you have made to your projects automatically:
- Use Turnitin’s Draft Coach add–in to find similarities between your work and other texts.
- Keep records (ideally timestamped) of your writing efforts and appointments/consultations.
- Examples include the following documentation:
- Email correspondence showing that you proactively asked for authorized help
- Appointment confirmations proving you met with university professionals
- Screenshots, printed pages, and/or web histories of your writing revisions
- Photos of source materials (e.g., journal articles, newspaper stories, book excerpts, etc.), the folders/organizers containing them, and when the sources were last opened