So What is Plagiarism?
Turn and Talk
Write your team’s definition on a post-it.
One team member puts post-it on chart paper.
Synthesize and create class anchor chart.
Identifying Plagiarism – Use our class definition to identify which passages are plagiarized and which passages are not plagiarized.
- Open document.
- Read original passage.
- Work with a partner to identify if second passage is plagiarized or in the writer’s own words.
Think-Wonder – Paraphrasing, Summarizing, Quoting and Citing Information
- What do you think you know about these strategies?
- What questions do you have about these strategies?
Responsible Researchers: Paraphrase, Summarize or Quote
- Anchor Chart (click to open) – draft redo anchor chart
- What is the difference between paraphrasing and summarizing and quoting?
BrainPop Video – Paraphrasing Practice
Stop 3:38 – Listen to clip from the “I Have Dream” speech by Martin Luther King Jr.
- Write down key phrases and important ideas.
- Put the main message into your own words.
Stop: 3:45 – Try paraphrasing what he said.
More Paraphrasing Practice
“Although the okapi resembles a zebra, it is actually a close cousin to the giraffe. Discovered in 1900, it inhabits the rainforests of the Congo area in Africa. Okapis tend to be solitary animals, secretive in their habits.”
- Think aloud as you look away from the text and paraphrase these sentences.
- Share your paraphrases with team members.
Direct Quotes Add Impact …but use them strategically and sparingly
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An important person’s words lend credibility to the writing.
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Help to highlight a key point.
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The words and phrases in the quote express the idea too powerfully not to use the original.
Read and Compare how writers effectively used direct quotes in the following articles:
Cite it Right: Create a Bibliography
A “citation” is the way you tell your readers that certain material in your work came from another source. Giving credit is a sign of respect for people’s work.
Be sure to cite a source when you have used:
- direct quotes
- paraphrased words or ideas
- data, tables and graphs used
- images
Remember: You are developing good research habits, avoiding plagiarism and giving credit to works you use in your research by creating a bibliography at the end of your research paper.
Wrap Up:
- What is plagiarism?
- Why is it important to provide citations for the work you use?
- When is it okay to use someone else’s words or ideas?
Assess: Whose Is It Anyway? Okay or No Way (handout)
Reflect: I Used To…Now I Think
Review/Extend Learning
Create a class Wordle to summarize these responsible research skills.
More Paraphrasing Practice: Use articles from these sites.
For a review of plagiarism watch: BrainPop Video – Plagiarism
Common Core Standards: RL.10, RI.1, RI.3, RI.4, RI.7, RI.10, RF.4a, W.2d, W.4, W.6, W.7, W.9b, W.10, SL.1a, SL.1b, SL.1c, SL.1d, SL.4, SL.6, L.6
Resources:
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