Nothing makes junior high and high school teachers more frustrated than plagiarism. Instruct young writers about copyright laws and the correct ways to paragraph information without copying the exact words. A set of secondary-level lessons guides your class through the steps needed for researching and citing appropriate sources.

Concepts

plagiarism, copyright laws, research reports, basic computer skills, paraphrasing, citations

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Assign the lesson before an upcoming research project
• Use the instruction before plagiarism becomes a disciplinary problem in your class
• Hand out the list of links for future reference, or laminate the list to display in a computer lab

Classroom Considerations

• The resource provides links for related materials and online tools, but not for the supplemental worksheets; activities that are available are attached 

Pros

• Guides learners through the proper steps for documentation with links to online resources
• Activities are differentiated into skill levels (beginner and intermediate)

Cons

• The unit's main page and worksheets are no longer available

Common Core

W.7.8 W.8.8 W.9-10.8 W.11-12.8