Introduction
In this WebQuest you will be learning about plagiarism and practice identifying plagiarism.
Knowing the basics about plagiarism will help you in your writing. Just knowing that there is a possibility there could be any type of plagiarism will have you thinking about it deeper when writing a paper. You will then look deeper into it and seek help to see if you need to cite something or not.
You will be watching a video and taking a quiz on it. Then you will have practice time identifying plagiarism.
Here are Indiana State Standard that are being used for this activity.
9-10.W.5. The Research Process: Finding, Assessing, Synthesizing, and Reporting Information
Conduct short as well as more sustained research assignments and tasks to build knowledge about the research process and the topic under study.
- Formulate an inquiry question, and refine and narrow the focus as research evolves.
- Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative sources, using advanced searches effectively, and annotate sources.
- Assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question.
- Synthesize and integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas.
- Avoid plagiarism and over reliance on any one source and follow a standard format (e.g.,MLA, APA) for citation.
- Present information, choosing from a variety of formats.
Through this we will specifically be focusing on plagiarism. Learning about plagiarism is a huge part in writing your papers. It is something that is taken very seriously.
Task
First
You will watch a video on plagiarism, then you will answer the questions provided on here on a sheet of paper and then turn it in.
Second
You will then get with the person next to you and share what you know about plagiarism (either from past knowledge or from the video).
Third
You will get back on WebQuest and get on the website link (this is the one that was shown in class yesterday).
Process
First, watch this video:
Answer the following questions on a sheet of paper (just put the question number and answer).
1. Which of the following is considered Plagiarism?
a. Lee states, "There are over 12,000 children suffering from hunger in the world" (p. 2).
b. There was a huge shift in the number of children suffering from hunger this year. In the year of 2018 there were 10,000 children suffering from hunger but now there are over 12,000 children suffering from hunger in the world.
c. According to Lee (2020), "There are many different reasons why children are suffering hunger" (p.3)
2. Is it possible for you to unintentionally Plagiarize?
a. true
b. false
3. Should you put quotation marks around something you took directly from a source?
a. yes
b. no
4. Do you still need to cite the source if you are just paraphrasing?
a. yes
b.no
5. Which of the following will help you with citing a source?
a. librarian
b. online resources
c. zotero
d. all of the above
Turn in your papers before getting with the person next to you. Remember one thing that they share with you about plagiarism.
Evaluation
You will be graded on the answers you provided from the video along with one thing that your peer shared with you when discussing plagiarism (this will be done for you exit question).
Conclusion
Go to this link that we went over in class yesterday and use your login.
Go to the "Language Arts" tab.
The scroll down and click "9th Grade, See all 148 skills."
Go under "writing strategies."
Go to "Research skills."
Then click on "Identifying Plagiarism."
https://www.ixl.com/ela/grade-9?partner=google&campaign=177227395&adGroup=9418022755&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIkcbilpze6wIVCG-GCh2MJAIaEAMYASAAEgKrR_D_BwE
Credits
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Teacher Page
Dajah Walker
Undergraduate in Secondary Education English/Language Arts
Amy Lunceford
Third Year Elementary Education Major