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Exploring Plagiarism, Copyright, and Paraphrasing Lesson PlanExploring Plagiarism, Copyright, and Paraphrasing Lesson Plan
Publisher
ReadWriteThink
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Types
Note-Taking Guides
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Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
3 days
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Collaborative Learning
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Internet Access
Year
2016
Lesson Plan

Exploring Plagiarism, Copyright, and Paraphrasing

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This Exploring Plagiarism, Copyright, and Paraphrasing lesson plan also includes:
  • Identifying Plagiarism
  • Paraphrasing Practice
  • Research Skills KWL
  • Checklist for Fair Use
  • Paraphrasing Practice
  • Identifying Plagiarism
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Plagiarism, copyright, and fair use are the focus of a three-part instructional activity designed to inform scholars of how to properly cite others' work. First, pupils use a KWL chart to begin thinking and discussing plagiarism. They then Think-Pair-Share to discuss fair use before paraphrasing text book passages using their new-found knowledge.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

Digital Citizenship, copyright laws, reference materials, paraphrasing, citations, plagiarism, informational texts, research writing

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Create flipped classroom assignments for parts of the lessons that can be completed on the computer at home, saving class time for the application portions of the lessons
  • Pose discussion questions over a classroom blog for pupils to respond to 
  • Assign a brief research report after conducting the lesson for leaners to further apply new skills

Classroom Considerations

  • Copies are required for paper activities 
  • Schedule time in the library, computer lab, or on mobile learning devices to complete online activities 
  • The lesson is designed to be co-taught with the school library media specialist; however, you can implement it by yourself

Pros

  • Printouts and presentations are included
  • Designed clearly and in detail for easy implementation 
  • Lists extension activities according to their most appropriate grade level span 
  • Contents of the lesson are aligned to NCTE/IRA as well as the Standards for the the 21st-Century Learner 

Cons

  • The link to Ball State University is broken 

Common Core

RI.6.2 RI.7.2 RI.8.2 SL.6.1.a SL.6.1.c SL.6.1.d SL.6.2 SL.7.1.a SL.7.1.c SL.7.1.d SL.7.2 SL.8.1.a SL.8.1.c SL.8.1.d SL.8.2

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