R.I.P. Dead Words!

This week Third Grade practiced using a Thesaurus as part of our unit on Reference Resources.  

Cite Your Source!

This week the Fifth Graders are learning what it means to "cite your source".  We reviewed the concepts of plagiarism, bibliography, and attribution.  Students had to find a non-fiction book and paraphrase a fact from the book.  Then, they had to cite their source by filling in the template.  Some of my classes had pre-selected non-fiction books at their tables in the interest of time.  Students found the title page and the verso (opposite of the title page) to locate publishing information.
I reminded kids that the copyright date means the same thing as "year of publication".  Once they find the "little c with a circle around it", they can usually find the publisher right next to it.  I told them that publishers usually have the words "Press" or "Inc." next to their name.  Even though many middle school students use online citation makers I think it is important for students to find the information themselves and understand the basics of making a citation.  Here are some examples:

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The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything

Thanks to this cool blog I used one of my favorite Halloween stories to teach prediction.

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How to Prevent Cyberbullying!

This week Fifth Grade visited numerous websites about online safety and how to deal with cyberbullying.  

Copyright & Plagiarism Online for 4-5th Graders from mytutoramanda

Self Check-Out is here!