User:Brassinstructor/sandbox

Paragraph: Set the style of your text. For example, make a header or plain paragraph text. You can also use it to offset block quotes.

A : Highlight your text, then click here to format it with bold, italics, etc. The “More” options allows you to underline (U), cross-out text ( S ), add code snippets ( { } ), change language keyboards (Aあ), and clear all formatting ( ⃠ ).

Links: Highlight text and push this button to make it a link. The Visual Editor will automatically suggest related Wikipedia articles for that word or phrase. This is a great way to connect your article to more Wikipedia content. You only have to link important words once, usually during the first time they appear. If you want to link to pages outside of Wikipedia (for an “external links” section, for example) click on the “External link” tab.

Cite: The citation tool in the Visual Editor helps format your citations. You can simply paste a DOI or URL, and the Visual Editor will try to sort out all of the fields you need. Be sure to review it, however, and apply missing fields manually (if you know them). You can also add books, journals, news, and websites manually. That opens up a quick guide for inputting your citations. Once you've added a source, you can click the “re-use” tab to cite it again.

Bullets: To add bullet points or a numbered list, click here.

Insert: This tab lets you add media, images, or tables.

Ω: This tab allows you to add special characters, such as those found in non-English words, scientific notation, and a handful of language extensions.

= Tips on plagiarism =


 * Material in your sandbox is still subject to Wikipedia’s policies, so do not copy and paste information from your sources into your sandbox.
 * Start by taking notes of key concepts, not phrases, from your sources, noting where each came from.
 * Write the draft from your notes rather than from the original source, so you are not unconsciously mimicking the original author’s structure or diction.
 * The more sources you use, the better you’ll understand the topic, which can help you paraphrase and summarize it in your own words.

Start by choosing an article on Wikipedia related to your course to read and evaluate.

To find one, you can:


 * look through the Academic disciplines category,
 * look through these C-class articles, or
 * search within a WikiProject that is of interest to you. (A WikiProject is a group of Wikipedians that forms around a particular topic).

= Evaluating content =


 * Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
 * Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
 * What else could be improved?

Procrastination

"it can also be considered a wise response to certain demands that could present risky or negative outcomes or require waiting for new information to arrive"

Could this possibly be related to culture?