Interactive
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English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 5 - Exercise 2c

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive English vocabulary skills activity, students answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Interactive
Curated OER

English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 6 - Exercise 2c

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive English vocabulary skills worksheet, students answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cite Your Sites!

For Teachers 6th - 11th
The New York Times article “Lessons in Internet Plagiarism,” launches a look at how the Internet has increased the prevalence of plagiarism. The richly detailed lesson includes warm-up and wrap-up activities, discussion questions,...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Understanding Plagiarism--Worksheet 1

For Students 9th - 12th
Understanding plagiarism is the goal of this worksheet. After reading the two definitions of plagiarism listed on the sheet, class members decide whether the eight listed scenarios constitute plagiarism. Their responses are used to...
Activity
Shmoop

ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.8

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Demonstrate the importance of evaluating and citing sources. Pupils can complete the suggested assignment provided here, or one of your choosing, while focusing on checking that the resources are credible and citing those sources...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fighting Fake News

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Fake news. Alternative facts. Internet trolls. In an age of Newspeak, it's increasingly important to equip 21st century learners with the skills needed to determine the legitimacy of claims put forth on social media, in print, and in...
Lesson Plan
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Please No Posers

For Teachers 6th - 12th
How do you reference information correctly? Avoid plagiarism by accurately summarizing a New York Times article with your middle or high schoolers. Young researchers then insert properly attributed quotations and paraphrases into their...
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University of North Carolina

Plagiarism

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
As many unfortunate journalists have learned, taking someone else's ideas and passing them off as your own is never a good idea. It's called plagiarism—and it's a big deal. Thankfully, a handout helps writers learn how to avoid...
Interactive
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Rewriting Bloated Sentences

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive grammar learning exercise, students answer 10 short answer questions regarding inflated sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Diaries From the Holocaust

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders find similarities and differences in two different diary entries. In this Holocaust history meets literary skills lesson, 6th graders read the diary of a soldier or prisoner from the the Auschwitz concentration camp and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Honesty In Reporting Research

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students view and discuss a video on dishonesty. Then they have a homework assignment to apply this discussion to household products that have resulted from scientific research which was falsified in order to get the product approved for...
Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Academic Language: Everyone's "Second" Language

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Being able to speak English fluently does not guarantee that a student will be able to use language effectively in academic settings. Fluency must be combined with higher order thinking skills to create an "academic language," which...
Unit Plan
University of Sydney (Australia)

The Write Site: Acknowledging Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An explanation of plagiarism is included this learning module. Students will learn why it is important to cite all sources during a research
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.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: Writing History: From Students to Scholars Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Recent incidents of plagiarism, or suspected plagiarism by former academics and by news reporters, make this a hot topic. This lesson, based on a NewsHour story on the topic could lead to lively discussion and inquiry in the classroom. A...

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