KCUSD Digital Citizenship

“Plagiarism”

Grades K-1

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Objective

Today we will define plagiarism. CFU

What are we going to do today? (Pair share, choose non-volunteer) Today we will _______________. Activate Prior Knowledge

You have listened to your teacher read you stories. At the beginning, I tell you who wrote the story- who the author is.

CFU

What is the person called who writes a book?

The _____ writes a book.

Concept Development

Plagiarism is using another person’s idea or written work and saying it is your own. (stealing)ExamplesCopying information from a website or book and saying it’s your own.

Recording a song you heard on the radio and saying that you wrote it.

Turning in homework that your older brother or sister did for you.

Non -ExamplesWriting your own story

Making up words to your own song!

Doing your own homework and turning it in

Importance

Knowing about plagiarism is important because…•It is wrong to take things from other people who have worked hard to create something.•It isn’t fair to take things from other people, even if everybody’s doing it.•It is stealing and lying about it.•It is cheating.

CFU Does anyone else have any other reason as to why it is important? Which reason is most important to you and why? You can give me my reason or your reason.

Skill Development and Guided Practice

Don’t Look at your

neighbor’s work. Do your own

work.If you do your own

homework, you won’t have to worry about the

test.

Your friends won’t like you copying their work.

If you copy something, be sure

to say who the REAL creator is.

Name: ________________________________________

Independent Practice:Circle the pictures that represent plagiarism.