Step 1: Plagiarize any portion of the original text by copying portions of it word-for-word.
But it is difficult to trust any performance rating if the odds of getting the same rating next year are not better than a coin toss.
Step 2: Plagiarize any portion of the original text by paraphrasing its structure too closely, without copying it word-for-word.
I personally find it difficult to believe any performance rating if the chance of getting the same rating in the future are virtually random.
Step 3: Plagiarize any portion of the original text by paraphrasing its structure too closely, with a citation the original source (using any academic citation style). Remember, even if you include a citation, paraphrasing too closely is still plagiarism.
It’s hard to trust any rating of teacher performance when the odds of getting the same rating next year seem 50/50 at best (Ravitch 271).
Step 4: Properly paraphrase any portion of the original text by restating the author’s ideas in your own diction and style, and include a citation to the original source.
According to Ravitch, these performance ratings lose their credibility when the sharp year to year fluctuations in teacher standards are taken into account (Ravitch 271).
Step 5: Properly paraphrase any portion of the original text by restating the author’s ideas in your own diction and style, supplemented with a direct quotation of a key phrase, and include a citation to the original source.
Ravitch claims the performance rating system to be highly unreliable, noting that it is, “difficult to trust any performance rating if the odds of getting the same rating next year are not better than a coin toss.
Works Cited
Ravitch, Diane. The Death and Life of the Great American School System. Revised and Expanded ed. New York: Basic, 2010. Print.