1. Plagiarism / Fair use / Copyright:
Teacher demonstration (Intermediate)
A curriculum for critical thinking and web research
This plan is part of a
Skill level: Intermediate
critical thinking and web
School level: Middle school (11–13 years old) research curriculum
High school (14–18 years old) developed by the International
Plagiarism Society for Technology in Education
(ISTE) and Microsoft.
1. Teachers give students a topic to research.
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♦ According to www.bing.com, using the
Encarta® World Dictionary, the definition of
plagiarism is:
◊ Stealing somebody's work or idea: the process of copying another
person's idea or written work and claiming it as original
◊ something plagiarized: a piece of written work or an idea that somebody
has copied and claimed as his or her own
2. Teachers should remind students of the proper ways to paraphrase and document
sources, using the “Plagiarism - Lesson plan –Intermediate” lesson plan.
3. Students work independently, in pairs, or in small groups to research the topic.
4. Ask the students to prepare five paraphrased notes and three quotes from the
sources. They should cite at least five sources.
♦ See the “Citing web sources” lesson plans for examples of how to use
Microsoft Office Word 2007 to document sources used in research.
5. Discuss and share as a class the researched information.
6. Teachers should point out the positive examples of paraphrasing text, quotes from
text, and citing resources.
♦ For example, individuals, pairs, or groups could place the original source in an
Office Word document or on a Microsoft Office PowerPoint® slide next to the
paraphrased section. Then, using an LCD projector to display them to the class,
have the students review and compare the two sections as a group.
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