Plagiarism: Political Suicide?
Instructors:
Michelle Colquitt, Media Specialist and Mr. Calloway, United States History Teacher (or in the alternative any US History Teacher).
Grade Level:
10th Grade United States History (College Preparatory). UDL Principles could be utilized to gear this lesson toward either Special Education Students or to Advanced Placement United States History classes.
Required Resources:
3 90 minute class periods (Instructional time can either be increased or decreased based on the level of discussion)
Driving Instructional Question:
Students will be asked to elaborate on their level of understanding about the topic of plagiarism. Students will be asked to consider how seriously or severely that plagiarism should affect one's career through a case study of Vice President Joe Biden.
Instructional Outline:
1. Mr. Calloway and Mrs. Colquitt will co-lead a class discussion to inquire about how the class as a whole would define plagiarism. Mr. Calloway and Mrs. Colquitt will create a list of characteristics of plagiarism and will share this with the classroom via Smart Board.
2. Mr. Calloway and Mrs. Colquitt will ask students if they have any knowledge of anyone well known who has a plagiarism problem. If no one mentions names, Mrs. Colquitt and Mr. Calloway will begin by mentioning Dr. Martin Luther King, Stephen Ambrose, and other celebrities who have been associated with plagiarism.
3. Mrs. Colquitt and Mr. Calloway will outline that this lesson is going to be about Vice President Joe Biden's experiences with plagiarism while in law school and on the campaign trail in 1988. The Video "Flashback: Biden's First Presidential Run" will be played for students.
Michelle Colquitt, Media Specialist and Mr. Calloway, United States History Teacher (or in the alternative any US History Teacher).
Grade Level:
10th Grade United States History (College Preparatory). UDL Principles could be utilized to gear this lesson toward either Special Education Students or to Advanced Placement United States History classes.
Required Resources:
- School Issued Chromebook connected to School Wi-Fi
- Student Twitter Account
- Video of "Flashback: Biden's First Presidential Run"
- BagTheWeb curated resources list created by Mrs. Colquitt
- Padlet for Classroom
- Software and hardware to produce either an audio or video podcast
3 90 minute class periods (Instructional time can either be increased or decreased based on the level of discussion)
Driving Instructional Question:
Students will be asked to elaborate on their level of understanding about the topic of plagiarism. Students will be asked to consider how seriously or severely that plagiarism should affect one's career through a case study of Vice President Joe Biden.
Instructional Outline:
1. Mr. Calloway and Mrs. Colquitt will co-lead a class discussion to inquire about how the class as a whole would define plagiarism. Mr. Calloway and Mrs. Colquitt will create a list of characteristics of plagiarism and will share this with the classroom via Smart Board.
2. Mr. Calloway and Mrs. Colquitt will ask students if they have any knowledge of anyone well known who has a plagiarism problem. If no one mentions names, Mrs. Colquitt and Mr. Calloway will begin by mentioning Dr. Martin Luther King, Stephen Ambrose, and other celebrities who have been associated with plagiarism.
3. Mrs. Colquitt and Mr. Calloway will outline that this lesson is going to be about Vice President Joe Biden's experiences with plagiarism while in law school and on the campaign trail in 1988. The Video "Flashback: Biden's First Presidential Run" will be played for students.
4. A classroom discussion of plagiarism will be conducted to include information about ways in which to avoid plagiarism and what plagiarism looks like in multiple contexts. Students will be asked to live tweet during the discussion using the hashtag #USHxPla. Mr. Calloway and Mrs. Colquitt will monitor the discussion and answer any questions students might have about plagiarism during this discussion. Students will also create a classroom Padlet to outline ways in which plagiarism can be avoided and what plagiarism looks like in the context of Mr. Calloway's US History class. Students will utilize a BagTheWeb list of resources curated by Mrs. Colquitt to answer the above questions about plagiarism.
5. As a culmination of understanding about the topic of ethical use of information and plagiarism, students will be randomly assigned to pairs and will create either an audio or video podcast about this mini-lesson's topic. This podcast should be roughly five minutes long and should define plagiarism and outline possible consequences plagiarists could encounter. Students should contact either Mrs. Colquitt or Mr. Calloway if they need assistance with this topic.