Incredible Essay
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Sadie was kicking herself.
萨迪在踢自己。
She’ d missed six days of school for a family reunion.
她因家庭团聚错过了六天的学校。
School had always been easy for Sadie, so she left her makeup work until the night before she went back.
学校一直对塞迪来说很轻松,所以她离开化妆工作直到她回去的前一天晚上.
Who wants to do schoolwork on vacation anyway?
谁会想放假去上学呢?
Sadie thought.
莎蒂认为。
Sadie looked through the first few pages of her homework packet.
塞迪看了她家庭作业包的前几页
This is a piece of cake, she determined.
这是一件小事,她决定的。
An hour later, she was fast asleep with her papers and books strewn around her as if a tornado had hit.
一个小时后,她用她的文件和书迅速入睡,在她周围一挥一挥,好像龙卷风袭击了她.
Back in class on Monday morning, it was business as usual.
周一早上回去上课,一切照旧
A lot had happened during the week she was gone, but it wasn’t a big deal.
在她离开的一周里发生了很多事,
She never really struggled to keep up.
她从来没有真正挣扎 跟上。
Then, at the end of the day, Mr.
然后,在一天结束时,先生。
King announced, “Don’t forget about your research papers, which are due at the end of this week.”
国王宣布, “不要忘记你的研究论文, “
Sadie’s eyes grew wide.
Sadie的眼睛越来越宽了。
What research paper?
什么研究论文?
On Monday night, Sadie found the information about the paper at the bottom of her makeup stack.
周一晚上,塞迪在她化妆堆底部发现了有关报纸的信息.
The assignment was to write about an important person from her town.
任务是写一个重要人物 从她的小镇。
“This should be easy,” she declared.
她说,“这应该很容易。”
The directions included sections on how to find, evaluate, and cite sources.
这些指示包括关于如何找到、评价和引用资料来源的章节。
She had written research papers before, but the teachers always provided the sources.
她以前写过研究论文,但教师总是提供资料来源。
This was the first time she had to find information entirely on her own.
这是她第一次完全靠自己找到信息.
Sadie skimmed the instructions about researching.
Sadie把关于研究的指示省了下来
She had earned an almost perfect grade on her other research papers without much effort, so why would this be any different?
她在其他研究论文上获得了几乎完美的分数,没有付出很大努力,那么这有什么不同呢?
Sadie pulled out her tablet.
塞迪拔出她的平板电脑。
The limited information available about her small town narrowed her choices, but one name caught her eye: Catherine Helker.
关于她小镇的有限信息缩小了她的选择,但有一个名字吸引了她的注意力:凯瑟琳·赫克.
Helker had started Sweet Cat’s bakery in the 1950s, and it soon became the most popular bakery in the area.
赫克从1950年代开始开办"甜猫"面包店,并很快成为了该地区最受欢迎的面包店.
Eventually, Helker opened a factory and sold her goods all over the country.
最终 海克开办了一所工厂,并在全国各地出售了她的商品.
She was elected mayor for two terms, then ran for a third term and lost.
她被选为两届市长,后再竞选第三届并落选.
Just when it seemed as though Sweet Cat’s treats were more popular than ever, Helker shocked everyone by closing down.
似乎甜猫的款待比以往更受欢迎,
Sadie found sites that claimed Helker closed her business because some customers became sick from her treats.
Sadie发现了声称 赫克关闭了她的生意,因为一些顾客因为她的治疗而生病了.
Another site described how she was upset after losing her reelection bid.
另一站点讲述了她在失去连任的出价后感到的不快.
Sadie read everything she could about Helker, taking careful notes and citing her sources.
塞迪读了她所能读到的关于赫克的一切,仔细的笔记并引用了她的消息来源.
By the end of the night, she had a rough outline.
至晚她有粗略的提纲.
Sadie felt she had earned some time to play Crazy Candy Swap on her tablet before bed.
莎蒂觉得自己在睡觉前 在她的平板上玩过疯狂糖果交换游戏
The rest of the week flew by, and Sadie turned in her essay on time.
其余的一周飞来飞去,塞迪按时交代了她的作文.
The following Wednesday, Mr.
下星期三,
King handed the papers back at the end of the day.
国王最后把文件交还了.
Excited, Sadie scanned for her grade.
兴奋,Sadie扫描她的成绩。
Instead, a note written in red stood out: “Please see me after class.”
相反,用红色写成的字条突出地写道:“课后请见我。 “
As Sadie looked back through the essay, she noticed circles, notes, and other marks.
在莎蒂通过散文回顾时,她注意到了圈子,音符等痕迹.
She’d never failed an assignment before, and she put just as much work into this paper as usual.
她以前从未失败过任务,
Her chest felt tight, and she had to blink away tears.
她的胸口感觉很紧,只好眨眼泪.
When everyone else had left, Sadie sheepishly approached Mr.
当其他人离开时,Sadie绵羊地接近了Sadie先生。
King’s desk.
国王的办公桌.
She felt as though she was walking the plank on a pirate ship.
她感觉好像在海盗船上走着木板
“You wanted to see me,” she mumbled.
“你想见我,”她喃喃自语。
“Yes, Sadie,” Mr.
“是的,赛迪,”
King began.
国王开始。
“I have some concerns about your paper.
“我对你的文件有些担心。
Did you read the assignment information about research?”
你读过关于研究的任务信息吗? “
“I did.
“我做到了。
well, sort of,” she admitted.
她承认了
Mr.
先生,请问...
King nodded.
国王点头.
“I suspected as much.
“我同样怀疑。
Your essay itself is well written, and your citations are formatted correctly; however, much of your information comes from unreliable sources.
您的论文本身写得很好, 你的引用格式正确; 然而, 您的大部分信息来自不可靠的来源 。
You also plagiarize in a few places.
你也会在几个地方作恶
Do you know what that means?”
你知道这意味着什么吗? “
Sadie shook her head.
莎蒂摇头了
“It means you copied information word for word without putting it in quotes.
“这意味着你逐字复制信息单词,而不将其放入引文中。
Plagiarizing is like stealing,” Mr.
柏拉图就像偷窃一样,”
King explained.
金解释.
“I didn’t mean to steal anything,” Sadie stammered.
我无意偷东西,
“I know.
“我知道。
Let’s go through the notes on your essay together.”
让我们一起看看你们的文章上的注释。 “
Mr.
先生,请问...
King flipped to the first page of her paper.
King翻到她论文的第一页
“You did well at the beginning,” he affirmed.
他说,“你一开始表现良好”。
“See here—your information came from the local history museum’s site.
" 看这里,你的资料来自当地历史博物馆的遗址。
Museums are great places to get credible information.”
博物馆是获取可信信息的好地方. “
I’m glad I did something right, Sadie thought, jotting the note down in her book.
我很高兴我做了正确的事情,
“On the museum’s page about Helker, the writer has cited her own sources.
" 在博物馆关于Helker的一页,作者引用了她自己的消息来源.
That means you could check the information in these sources, such as this letter Helker wrote.
也就是说你可以检查这些来源中的信息 比如海克写的这封信
You can also see who the writer is.
你也可以看到谁是作家。
A quick search shows she’s written two books on local history, which helps prove that she’s credible.”
她写了两本关于当地历史的书, “
“I found the same information on a few other sites,” Sadie piped up.
“我在其他几个地点发现了同样的信息”,Sadie编造了。
Mr.
先生,请问...
King explained how Sadie needed to confirm information from multiple sources, but that those sources also needed to be credible.
King解释说,Sadie需要从多个来源确认信息,但这些来源也需要可信。
After that, he brought up the Local Mysteries site, which was her source for the story about kids getting sick from Helker’s baked goods.
之后,他提起当地神秘网站,这是她关于孩子从Helker的烘焙商品中生病的故事的来源.
Mr.
先生,请问...
King asked Sadie to evaluate the site as a source.
金要求塞迪评价该网站作为来源.
“There’s no information about who wrote it,” Sadie surmised.
Sadie猜测,
“It also doesn’t cite any sources.”
也没有任何来源。 “
“Those are good things to notice, but what about the site itself?
但网站本身如何?
Do you think a site that’s trying to excite people about mysteries will focus on facts?
你是否认为一个试图激起人们关于神秘感的网址会专注于事实?
Is this a credible or an incredible source?”
这是可信还是不可思议的来源? “
“You’re right,” Sadie admitted, “it can’t be trustworthy.”
“你说得对,”Sadie承认,“这不能令人信服。 “
Mr.
先生,请问...
King pulled up the site where Sadie had found the information about Helker leaving town because she lost the election.
国王拔出塞迪发现海克因失选而出城的消息的地点.
Mr.
先生,请问...
King pointed to a few sentences on the site and a few sentences in her paper and asked her what she noticed.
金在站点上指了几句话和报纸上指了几句话,并问她注意到了什么.
Uh oh, they’re the same, Sadie thought.
赛迪认为,
She whispered, “They’re identical.”
她低声说,“他们是一样的。 “
“You cite the source at the end of the paragraph,” Mr.
“你引述了该段末尾的资料来源,”
King noted, “but you didn’t include quotes for those sections you quoted.
King指出,“但你没有为所引用的章节提供引文。
That’s plagiarism.
这是盗版主义。
Another option would have been to summarize or paraphrase information, which is putting the same ideas into your own words.
另一种选择是总结或诠释信息,即将同样的想法放入你自己的话中。
The information still needs to be cited, though.”
不过,这些资料仍需引用。 “
Mr.
先生,请问...
King then had Sadie look at the site itself.
然后国王让Sadie看看现场本身
She couldn’t tell who wrote it.
她不知道是谁写的。
At the bottom of the page, however, she found a source for the information on the page.
然而,她在该页的底部找到了该页的信息来源.
She asked Mr.
她问先生。
King to look it up.
君往上寻.
“What do you think about the credibility of this site?”
“你对这个网站的信誉有什么看法? “
Mr.
先生,请问...
King asked.
王问.
“It’s an opinion piece from a newspaper,” Sadie uttered.
”Sadie说,
“It was written by someone running against Helker for mayor.”
“这是有人为市长反对Helker所写的。 “
Sadie thought about it.
莎蒂考虑过了
“He’s probably just trying to make her look bad.”
"他可能只是想让她看起来很坏. “
Mr.
先生,请问...
King nodded.
国王点头.
“That’s known as bias,” he explained, pointing out how the author was expressing his point of view.
" 这被称为偏见, " 他解释说,提交人是如何表达自己观点的。
That meant he could be presenting only part of the story, completely false information, or a combination of the two.
这意味着他可能只是呈现故事的一部分,完全虚假的信息,或者两者的组合.
After they went through the rest of her essay, Sadie found the courage to ask, “Did I fail the assignment?”
在他们翻阅了其余的论文之后,塞迪有勇气问:“我是否没有完成任务? “
“With the essay as is, yes, I would have to fail you,” Mr.
“如果论文是这样的,是的,我不得不让你失望,”
King said quite seriously.
国王说得很严肃
Then his face softened.
然后他的脸就变软了
“However, I’ll let you rewrite it using credible sources and turn it in on Monday.”
不过, 我会让你用可靠来源重写, “
Yes!
没错!
Sadie screamed inside her head.
莎蒂在她头上尖叫
In reality, she stood in stunned silence.
在现实中,她站在被惊呆的沉默中.
Mr.
先生,请问...
King’s words were music to her ears.
国王的话对她来说是音乐。
“Sadie?”
"萨迪? “
Mr.
先生,请问...
King asked, jolting her back to reality.
国王问,让她回到现实。
Sadie nodded and gathered her things, not wanting to say anything to jinx her luck.
Sadie点头收集她的东西 不想为她的运气说什么
“You won’t regret this.
“你不会后悔的。
I promise to write a truly incredible essay this time using credible sources,” she managed to say.
我承诺这次会用可靠的来源写一篇令人难以置信的论文,
Some Tips on Credible Sources Finding credible sources can be tricky.
一些关于可信来源的提示 寻找可信来源可能是棘手的。
Use the tips below to help you recognize credible sources.
使用下面的提示帮助您识别可信来源 。
A Pay attention to the extensions at the end of websites.
A 注意网站末尾的扩展。
for bias and check sources.
用于偏差和检查来源。
gov: Only government sites can get these.
政府: 只有政府网站才能拿到这些
They are often credible, but check sources.
它们经常是可信的,但检查来源。
org: Often used by nonprofit organizations.
org:常被非营利组织使用.
Watch for bias and check sources.
注意偏偏并检查来源.
credible, but check sources.
可信,但检查来源。
A Can you find the same information from multiple sources?
A级 你能从多个来源找到相同的信息吗?
A Who wrote the information?
A级 谁写的信息?
• Is the writer an expert in the field?
• 支助 作家是该领域的专家吗?
is he or she reporting information from others?
他(她)是否报告他人提供的信息?
believe something?
相信什么吗?
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