English Language Arts and Reading.7.12.I

The student is expected to

display academic citations and use source materials ethically; and

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Knowledge and Skills Statement

Inquiry and research: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student engages in both short-term and sustained recursive inquiry processes for a variety of purposes.

Provide students with a few examples of writing where source material has not been used ethically. Have them use the words ethics, unethical, cite, and citation to describe what the issue is, why it is wrong, and how it should be corrected.
 

Further Explanation

Students should be able to identify appropriate academic citations and ethical use of source material in the writing of others before being asked to demonstrate these skills in their own writing. Students should also practice these skills as they conduct their own research.

formal reference to a research source acknowledging a person/author or work as a source of information
Students should know how to appropriately acknowledge academic citations in their research. This can look different depending on the type of citation the teacher chooses to require (e.g., American Psychological Association (APA), Modern Language Association (MLA), Chicago Manual of Style, or other).
Students should understand that, regardless of the source, they cannot share someone else’s ideas or information in research without citing that source. Using materials ethically means always giving appropriate credit to sources that students use.

Research

1. Evering. L. C., & Moorman, G. (2012). Rethinking plagiarism in the digital age. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 56(1), 35–44. doi:10.1002/JAAL.00100 

Summary: As the digital age continues to evolve, the concept of plagiarism becomes more complex. The purpose of this article is to propose difficult questions centered on plagiarism, including how plagiarism is defined and strategies to prevent plagiarism. This article is applicable for all grade levels. 

2. Pearson, N. G. (2011). Classrooms that discourage plagiarism and welcome technology. English Journal, 100(6), 54–59. Retrieved from http://www.ncte.org/journals/ej/issues/v100-6

Summary: In this article, students are introduced to plagiarism. It explores reasons why students find plagiarism a primary approach to writing. Issues such as intellectual property and how to better prepare for academic writing that demonstrate students' knowledge and comprehension of the grade-level expectations are discussed.