Kindergarten Library Skills and Literature - Roseburg Public Schools

Fourth Grade Library SkillsAnimal ResearchLesson 1: Plagiarism, Copyright, Note taking, Works Cited,EncyclopediasPreparation: Overheads of plagiarism/copyright definition; samples ofencyclopedias, project pages.Introduction: Explain we are doing our first research project. It is one we will dotogether in the library for five hours. No one will be taking these home. We wantstudents to see that they can do a project by themselves. If they have books theywould like to use for their project they may bring them with them. Anything off theinternet must wait until we have used what is in the library first. Then you maybring those things as well.Lesson: We are going to do a project on animals. Now sometimes a teacher willlet you pick and sometimes a teacher assigns you your assignment. We will do adrawing to select your animal. We don’t want you to do an animal that youalready know a lot about. But I know you that you will like your animal when youare done. Every animal has something interest facts about them. Before webegin, we need to know a little about taking notes.PLAGIARISM:Put up overhead of the word plagiarism (cover definition). Ask students if theyhave heard of this word. Pronounce it, have students repeat. Show definition.Explain that this is a moral issue. It is wrong to do this. I then make up a story:Suppose that Mrs. Byrd told you that when you come back from recess she willhave all of you write a fantasy story. She suggests that you think about it duringrecess. At recess, many students stand around and discuss what they will writeabout. You join in and tell a great story with dragons and castles and a magicpotion that turns a princess into a little mouse. The bell rings, and everyoneheads to class.You begin writing down your story. Afterwards, Mrs. Byrd collects them andbegins to read them. The first one she picks up tells the story of a dragon andcastle and a magic potion that turns a princess into a mouse. But you know youdidn’t write it, because you wrote the words differently. How do you feel? (Illicitresponse). Yes, you are upset. Someone has stolen your idea. They didn’t stealyour exact words, but the idea and thought were stolen.Now suppose a few stories later Mrs. Byrd reads your story. She sees that it is