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Those Baffling Bibliographies!
Are you working on a research and citation unit? Have your young writers listen to a lecture on how to cite research sources correctly and how to distinguish new information that requires citing. They compile a list of works cited from...
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The Research Process: Locating, Evaluating, Integrating, and Citing Sources
Planning on assigning a research project to a high school or college class? Although text-heavy, the concise explanations, color-coded examples, and writing tips included in this presentation make in worth a preview.
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Understanding Plagiarism
Introduce budding scholars to the many types of academic plagiarism. Potential plagiarizers develop a definition of the infringement and determine how it has been committed. The instructor provides the writing examples and resources....
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How to Organize a Lesson Plan
Students fill out a lesson plan, just like their teacher. In this how to lesson, students discover the components needed in a lesson plan. Students plan a lesson and share it with the class.
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The Life and Times of Robert Frost
High schoolers explore the life and times of Robert Frost. Using a fact worksheet imbedded students access websites to gather information about the life and writings of Robert Frost.
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Coming to America: A Look at Colonization in the 1600s
Students analyze the European colonization of America. In this colonial America instructional activity, students use provided Internet resources to research colonization and representative government. Students use their finding to create...
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Chronicling the Journey
Students chart the order of events in literature. In this literature lesson, students read The Odyssey and summarize the epic journey in their own words. Students then write about journeys they have taken in their own lives.
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Technical Paper
Young scholars identify the components of the technical paper. They identify the format of the technical paper and write the title page, a table of contents, an abstract, Works Cited, Bibliography, and Appendix sections of the technical...
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ETHICAL USE OF THE INTERNET
High schoolers investigate the use of the internet and how it should be used by students. The concepts of intellectual property and fair usage are covered. The author of resources is found by them through practice with finding small...
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Ed Tech
Students access and evaluate authority of electronic resources. They synthesize data from multiple sources. Students compose a Works Consulted page. They prepare and deliver an informative speech on a disease or medical condition.