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Library Standards

AASL VI.A.2: Understanding the ethical use of information, technology, and media.

ISTE Standards

ISTE 1.2.C: Students demonstrate an understanding of and respect for the rights and obligations of using and sharing intellectual property.

Grade Level

6

Time Frame

45 minutes

Author/Creator

This lesson was created by Jennifer Wilson from Cape Central Middle School. 

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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Summary

This lesson will familiarize students with types of plagiarism, give real-world examples of plagiarism, and describe potential consequences of plagiarism.

Materials

Learning Outcomes

  • Students will understand and be able to identify plagiarism and articulate the consequences of plagiarism.

Instructional Procedures

This is a digital lesson created in Nearpod.

Familiarize yourself with the content in each slide in order to discuss the topic of plagiarism with students. 

Plagiarism Nearpod Lesson 

Lesson includes: 

  • Matching Pairs
  • Words to Know
  • What is plagiarism? 
  • Four Types of Plagiarism
    • Clone
    • Copy/paste
    • Find/replace
    • Remix/Recycle
  • Words vs. Ideas
  • YouTube video
  • The Credible Hulk
  • Poll
  • When to Cite
  • When You Don't Need to Cite
  • Poll
  • YouTube videos
  • Poll
  • Open-ended question
  • Consequences of Plagiarism
  • References
  • Collaborate
  • Additional Info
  • YouTube video
  • Collaborate

Assessment

Formative assessment slides are included throughout the lesson to assess student knowledge in the form of matching pairs, polls, open-ended questions, etc.