> Rebecca Howard, who coined the phrase 'patch-writing', described it as
> "a valuable composing strategy in which the writer engages in
> entry-level manipulation of new ideas and vocabulary" (Howard, 1993,
> p. 233)
This is a good point. I did a patch-writing exercise myself last year,
and found that I learned a lot about the subject. So I'm reluctant to
treat these students the same way as plagiarising students.
However, they do know that they should not be doing this....
Verity
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