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Curated OER

Rebuild, Renew, Revitalize, Recreate new Orleans

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars research post-Katrina career opportunities in New Orleans and in their own communities, then design a revitalization plan. In this research and design lesson, students use a variety of sources to find out how Hurricane...
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Curated OER

Research and Technical Writing

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students summarize information from their research on to note-cards. For this technical writing lesson students examine examples of note-cards that contain main ideas from research previously conducted.  They will then compose their...
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Curated OER

Publishing a Group Book

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students examine various alphabet books. They write several sentences for their assigned letter of the alphabet, type them onto a word processing program, and create an illustration for a class alphabet book.
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Curated OER

Prewriting: Gathering Information

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students record bibliographic information for their research paper. In this english lesson, students practice gathering and organizing information properly.
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Article
Grammar Check

Grammar Check: Review: 10 Sites That Check for Plagiarism

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides a list of online sites that will scan for plagiarism in documents.
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Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Avoiding Plagiarism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial focuses on plagiarism and how to avoid it. It defines plagiarism, explains intentional and unintentional plagiarism and gives examples of both, and discusses how to avoid it by using citations, quotation marks, paraphrase,...
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University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina Writing Center Handouts: Plagiarism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Use this handout to learn what plagiarism is and specific ways to avoid it. The explanation of "common knowledge" should be particularly useful to students. Although this handout is directed to college students, it is equally applicable...
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Plagiarism.org

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough site providing all writers with all the information they need to know about plagiarism. Understand what plagiarism is, types of it, methods to cite works, as well as other resources for educators, parents, and students....
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Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Avoiding Plagiarism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Plagiarism is a serious offense in many educational settings. Plagiarism and copyright laws are reviewed here. Activities to avoid plagiarism are also provided through links. W.9-10.8 Sources, W.11-12.8 Sources/Integrate/Cite;...
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Northern Illinois University

Plagiarism

For Students 9th - 10th
Student site which offers a basic explanation of plagiarism & links to plagiarism & particular topics, such as music, academics, & the internet.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Literature Course Overview: Plagiarism

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on understanding and avoiding plagiarism by properly paraphrasing, using quotes when appropriate, using in-text citatation, and a Works Cited Page. It provides links to a plagiarism discussion rubric and the...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: American Literary Time Periods and Mla Format: Plagiarism

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on the charge of plagiarism and how to avoid it. It includes a discussion assignment about plagiarism
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Web Design: Module 3: Copyright Law

For Students 9th - 10th
In Module 3 of this course on web design, students learn about copyright law and the Fair Use Act and how these apply to web design. They learn how to find free images online and save them to a computer, how to cite sources, and how to...
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City University of New York

City University of New York: Baruch College: Copyright

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A thorough guide to copyright laws regarding different types of print and electronic media. Includes many links to articles, copyright and fair use laws, and other resources, as well as a video and, in the last section, a quiz to test...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Copyright Laws and What They Mean to You

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This lesson plan teaches an overview of copyright laws and the consequences of plagiarism. Students practice paraphrasing short passages and identifying instances of plagiarism.
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Other

Kings Canyon Unified School District: Copyright and Plagiarism [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd
This lesson teaches second-grade students about the differences between copyright, plagiarism, cheating, and stealing and the importance of respecting guidelines around them.
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Cyberbee

Adventures of Cyberbee: Copyright Lesson Plan [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a wonderful lesson about copyright. One of the activities allows learners to actively think about copyright issues by listening to music and reviewing interesting court cases.
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Other

The Copyright Society of the u.s.a: Copyright Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Introduces the concept of "copyright" by answering common questions, defining related terms, and providing sample permission letters. Highlighting the planning and work of school yearbook club, this site shows a variety of ways copyright...
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Indiana University

Indiana University: Plagiarism: What It Is and How to Recognize and Avoid It

For Students 9th - 10th
A guide for the student to understand what plagiarism is and how to avoid it in their work.
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Handout
English Club

English Club: Plagiarism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This EnglishClub tutorial explains what plagiarism is, why students plagiarize assignments, and the serious repercussions of plagiarizing.
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Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Plagiarism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A screencast lesson discussing different types of plagiarism and examining the issue including consequences and solutions. [3:20]
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University of Hong Kong: Identifying & Avoiding Plagiarism

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive exercise allows students to judge for themselves what is plagiarized and what is not. Could be used independently or as a class activity.
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Other

Plagiarism: Teaching About Plagiarism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The best way to prevent plagiarism is to educate students on how to properly conduct research, cite, quote, and produce unique and original work. This site offers a series of video explaining plagiarism and ways to avoid it.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Avoiding Plagiarism and Citing Sources

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this scaffolded lesson, students engage in practice with determining whether or not research has been plagiarized. A short video demonstration is included. [03:44] This lesson addresses all three College and Career Readiness Standards...

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