Know: Do: MLA format integrate information while avoiding What citations are plagiarism What plagiarism is Create parenthetical citations, including citations where the author’s name or article title is referenced in writing Essential Question: How do I correctly use MLA format when writing a research Activating Strategy: The teacher will inform students that they will watch a video about writing a research paper. Before students view the video, they will be asked to consider which person they agree with, the student or the teacher. The class watches the video together; after the video is complete, the teacher posts the following questions on the board: Questions that be asked after the video include: - did you hear in the video that you think is false?” “What - do you think that citing sources is important?” “Why Students turn to a partner and take turns sharing answers. After all students have had the opportunity to respond to the question, the teacher will ask for pairs to share out. The teacher should listening for comments such as research papers is an “writing important skill” and sources is important so that you give ownership to the words “citing you are using.” If necessary, the teacher can guide the conversation so it focuses on why citations are necessary. Prerequisite Vocabulary: Quoting/Quotations: Students have been taught to use quotations in writing in previous lessons and in other classes. Students should already understand what is meant when the teacher talks about from the text” or quotations.” If “quoting “integrating some students do not understand the term, the teacher can elaborate when reviewing the definition of “paraphrase.” Vocabulary Strategies: Cite/Citations: Because some students may already know the definition of this term, the teacher asks for volunteers to define what it means to The teacher records “cite.” student responses on the board to create a definition.
Know: MLA format What citations are What plagiarism is Do: integrate information while avoiding plagiarism Create parenthetical citations, including citations where the author’s name or article title is referenced in writing Essential Question: How do I correctly use MLA format when writing a research Activating Strategy: The teacher will inform students that they will watch a video about writing a research paper. Before students view the video, they will be asked to consider which person they agree with, the student or the teacher. The class watches the video together; after the video is complete, the teacher posts the following questions on the board: Questions that be asked after the video include: - “What did you hear in the video that you think is false?” - “Why do you think that citing sources is important?” Students turn to a partner and take turns sharing answers. After all students have had the opportunity to respond to the question, the teacher will ask for pairs to share out. The teacher should listening for comments such as “writing research papers is an important skill” and “citing sources is important so that you give ownership to the words you are using.” If necessary, the teacher can guide the conversation so it focuses on why citations are necessary. Prerequisite Vocabulary: Quoting/Quotations: Students have been taught to use quotations in writing in previous lessons and in other classes. Students should already understand what is meant when the teacher talks about “quoting from the text” or “integrating quotations.” If some students do not understand the term, the teacher can elaborate when reviewing the definition of “paraphrase.” Vocabulary Strategies: Cite/Citations: Because some students may already know the definition of this term, the teacher asks for volunteers to define what it means to “cite.” The teacher records student responses on the board to create a definition.
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