Introduction
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Plagiarism
from Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary Online |
Task
In your groups, you will develop the skills to identify and avoid plagiarism through multiple competitions. The winning groups of these competitions will gain clues which will help them in the final competition - a scavenger hunt. The winner of the scavenger hunt will receive (insert prize). In order to win, the groups will have to work together to master the skills of proper citation.
Process
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In your groups, you will discuss the following vocabulary words and fill in the Know and Want to Know table sections. Leave the "Learned" section blank. The first group to get an approval signature on their paper from Mrs. Appling, Mrs. Malone or Mrs. Fitzpatrick will receive a Freebie Card to use in the final project.
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Use the internet and/or paper resources to read online about each word. In the “Learned” section, write how each word could affect you when doing a project or paper. The first group to complete this project will receive a Freebie Card
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MLA formatting - in your groups you will be given a series of sources to put into MLA formatting. You will be given a handout to act as a template. The first group to get approval from Mrs. Appling, Mrs. Malone, or Mrs. Fitzpatrick will receive a Freebie Card
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Each group will use one device to participate in a Kahoot Quiz Challenge based on the information you should have learned up until now. The winner will receive a Freebie Card to use during the final project.
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Final project - You will be given a series of "Original Thoughts" that have been stolen from their author's. You are responsible for using the internet to discover the original author and submit that information in MLA format as a bibliography. The first group will receive the Grand Prize.
Evaluation
Each students will provide a peer-evaluation for each of their group members using the table below. At the end of each task, students will submit the evaluations to Mrs. Appling, Mrs. Malone, or Mrs. Fitzpatrick.
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Exemplary (4) |
Accomplished (3) |
Developing (2) |
Beginning (1) |
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Attendance |
Group member showed up first to all the meetings. |
Group member attended the group meetings and showed up on time. |
Group member attended most of the group meetings, but did not show up on time. |
Group member attended some of the meetings, but did not show up on time. |
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Preparedness |
Group member brought MacBook to the meetings every time and had the appropriate sites up and ready to go for the group. |
Group member brought Macbook and used appropriate sites in the tasks. |
Group member brought Macbook only some of the time. |
Group member rarely brought Macbook. |
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Participation |
Group member used MacBook to lead the group and kept everyone motivated to complete each task. |
Group member used MacBook appropriately and stayed on task the whole time. |
Group member used Macbook appropriately most of the time. |
Group member rarely used Macbook appropriately. |
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Cooperative |
Group Member was able to problem solve with other group members with little to no help from teachers |
Group member was able to problem solve with other group members. |
Group member was able to solve some problems with group members. |
Group member was unable to solve most problems with group members. |
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Respectful |
Group member was respectful and inspired other group members to be so as well. |
Group member remained respectful to all group members at all times. |
Group member was respectful to most group members. |
Group member was unable to be respectful with most group members |
Conclusion
You have reached the end of this activity. You learned how to identify and avoid plagiarism. You discovered what the consequences are for plagiarizing intentionally or unintentionally. With this knowledge, you can now give credit where credit is due with all your writings and projects.