I experienced plagiarism...
in my early years of teaching. I assumed middle-schoolers knew how to take notes, outline, and produce a piece of work. Now I do the following:1. Create projects such as "Living Museums" where...
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It always amazes me what students think plagerism is. They have the misconception that plagarism is only when they copy everything word for word. My first year I noticed a lot of plagarism but it...
View ArticleDropping the hammer
I never expected my AP English 12 students to plagiarize. The first boy we caught, we confronted him, he cried, and begged to redo the assignment for partial credit, which we allowed him to do. The...
View ArticleReferencing
I agree with the need to help students improve their citation & referencing skills, as well as proving them with examples of what constitutes 'own voice' in writing. I work as a learning...
View ArticleJanet, I too have started
Janet, I too have started using rubrics as a means to help produce quality original work. In my 12th grade Particpation in Government class I use a rubric to aid my students in producing their final...
View ArticleMiddle School Students and Plagiarism
I have been teaching 6th-8th graders for the last seven years. During this period of time I have been teaching about internet safety and plagiarism during the first week of quarter. That usually opens...
View Article8th graders and plagiarism
The 8th graders have a World War II unit in which they are allowed to choose any topic they wish concerning World War II. We, myself, the special ed teacher (she pushes her students into my class for...
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