UbD UNIT PLAN

Title of Unit
Curriculum Area

Plagiarism and
Citations

Grade Level

Fourth Grade

Digital
Citizenship

Time Frame

5 Days

STAGE 1: DESIRED RESULTS

Goals (Standards)
ISTE 1a Apply existing knowledge to
generate new ideas, products, or
processes.
ISTE 3c Evaluate and select information
sources and digital tools based on the
appropriateness to specific task.
ISTE 4b Plan and manage activities to
develop a solution or complete a project.
ISTE 5a Advocate and practice safe,
legal, and responsible use of information
and technology.
ISTE 6a Understand and use technology
systems.
ISTE 6b Select and use applications
effectively and productively.
ISTE 6c Troubleshoot systems and
applications.

Transfer of Knowledge: Learning for Keeps.

Credit should be given to works where you have retrieved
information.

Meaning - What will the students understand?

Students will
understand:
How they can
show respect for
peoples work.

I Can Statements:

Define plagiarism and describe

its consequences.
Explain how giving credit is a
sign of respect for peoples
work.
Articulate when it is
acceptable to use peoples
work, and how to write a
citation.

Acquisition of Knowledge and Skills

Students will
know...
Plagiarism is
wrong and citing
sources is one
way to prevent
plagiarism.

Students will be skilled at(What

can they show?)
- Creating a presentation using a
presentation tool.
- Citing sources of information.

STAGE 2: EVIDENCE (ASSESSMENT) HOW WILL WE KNOW THEY HAVE LEARNED?

RUBRIC /

Assessment Evidence

CRITERIA FOR PT
Presentation must
include at least 9 slides
including the title slide
and bibliography.

Performance Task (Cumulative transfer of knowledge)

Students will complete a PowerPoint or Google Slide Presentation to describe
plagiarism and copyright.

Other Assessments (Evidence):

Students will complete the Whose Is It Anyway? assessment from Common
Sense Media

STAGE 3: LEARNING PLAN (Breakdown of lessons, timeline, materials, resources, etc.)

Day 1:
Hook: Show Before He Cheats A Teacher Parody YouTube Video from
https://youtu.be/5NvA4hCOfjU
Warm Up: Emphasize to students that they are all creators. Ask them to think about times they
recorded an idea they had. Ask: How did you show or could you have shown, that your idea belonged
to you and not someone else? Ask: How would you feel if someone pretended that your work was
theirs?
Activity 1: Ask: Has anyone heard of the term plagiarism before? Define plagiarism. Share with
students your schools official policy on plagiarism and its consequences. Also, share with students
your classroom policy about plagiarism and how you would handle it (if different from your school
policy). Ask: Why is it important not to plagiarize? Tell students another reason not to plagiarize is
so they show respect for work and ideas that others create. Define respect.
Activity 2: Show Google Slide Presentation Whose Is It Anyway? Explain to students that one
way they can show respect is to give credit when they use other peoples work. And one way to credit
is by providing a citation. Define citation. Show an example of a citation to students. Emphasize to
students that they should include citations in a report, project, or presentation as a formal way to give
credit to other peoples work they use. Citations also help others find the information that students
have drawn from in their work. Citations are usually found in the footnotes or bibliography section of
a report or book.
Wrap Up: Show a BrainPop video on Plagiarism
https://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/plagiarism/
Day 2:
Warm Up: Show a BrainPop video on Copyright.
https://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/copyright/ Then, discuss what the students learned on Day
1 about Plagiarism and Copyright.
Activity 1: Distribute the Plagiarism Assignment Directions and Plagiarism Noteguide. (See
Appendix) Discuss with the students the directions. Allow students to complete research on
Plagiarism and Copyright. Students who have successfully completed their research may begin
working on their PowerPoint or Google Slide presentation.
Day 3:
Warm Up: Show students examples of citing sources. Make sure to point out what information needs

to be included in the citation.

Activity 1: Allow students to continue research. Students who are finished with their research may
work on their presentations.
Day 4:
Warm Up: Distribute the Okay or No Way? Student Handout and instruct the students to complete it
with a partner. Invite the students to share their answers.
Activity 1: Select some exemplar presentations from the class and allow them to share. Students who
are not finished with their presentations will be allowed to continue to work on them following the
presentations.
Wrap Up: Ask what is plagiarism? Why is it important to provide citations for the work you use?
When is it okay to use someone elses words or ideas?
Day 5:
Assess: Students will complete the Whose is it, Anyway? assessment using a Google Form.
Activity 1: If time permits, have the some more students share their presentations.
Needs for Diverse Learners:
Students will be provided with accommodations based on their IEPs or 504 plans for the assessment
activity. Accommodations include: read questions and answers aloud, small group/quiet testing
environment, and read directions only.
Students will be provided with the following accommodations during the activities prior to testing:
preferential seating, restate/rephrase directions, chunking directions/assignments, paper handouts, and
paraprofessional support.
Appendix and Resources

Whose Is It Anyway? Presentation

Plagiarism Assignment Directions

1. Log on to the computer and open an Internet browser.
2. Go to the website: http://www.scoop.it/t/ethical-use-of-information-bybrad-boykin
3. Watch at least one video about plagiarism.

4. Then, use as many websites as needed to answer each of the questions

on your note guide. Hint: Each of the websites have most of the
information you need to answer the questions. However, you will have to
go to more than one to answer ALL of the questions. During your
research, you may be able to elaborate on your answers. This will help
you when you make your presentation.
5. When you believe you have the best answer possible for each question,
you may begin to make your presentation. Be sure to create a title slide
with your First Name and Last Initial. Also be sure that you create a slide
at the end of the presentation that shows where you got your information
from.
6. When you finish your presentation, email it to Mrs. Lee or share from your
Google Drive.
Plagiarism Noteguide
1. What is copyright?
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
2. What is plagiarism?
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
3. What is public domain?
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
4. What is a bibliography?
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
5. Give an example of plagiarism.

___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
6. Explain why your example is plagiarism.
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
7. How can you avoid plagiarism?
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Rubric for Presentation
Unacceptable

Acceptable

Target

Number of

Does not meet the

Meets the

Exceeds the

Slides

minimum slide

minimum slide

minimum slide

Content

requirement
Content is not

requirement
Most of the

requirement
All of the content

accurate

content is

is accurate

accurate,
however there
are a few
Grammar

mistakes
Grammar mistakes Mistakes in

No grammar

(Spelling,

make the

grammar are

mistakes are

Punctuation,

presentation

present, but they

present.

Capitalization)

difficult to read

do not affect the

Slide design is

content
Slide design

Slide design

simple. No

contains change

contains change

change in color or

in color and

in color and

fonts. Basic slide

fonts. However,

fonts/font size

design

change distracts

that assist the

Design

or the reader and reader in

makes the

following the

presentation

presentation.

difficult to follow

Designs function
improves the
presentation.

Okay or No Way Assignment

Whose Is It Anyway? Assessment

1. Using somebodys work or ideas and saying you created it is called

__________________. This is a form of ____________________.
a. respect/borrowing
b. plagiarism/cheating
c. citation/crediting
2. Manny finds an article online. He copies and pastes the article into his
book report. He doesnt give the author credit. If the teacher finds out
that Manny did this, Manny will probably
a. Be asked to help other students with their reports
b. Get in trouble for using someone elses work without giving
credit.
c. Go to jail
3. Julia Nelson wrote an article called, Cats Are Amazing Animals.
Which author did not give credit for using her work?
a. Joe
b. Carl

4. Joe Bob finds a cool picture to use on his title page for his independent
study. He copies and pastes the picture on his Google Doc. Does he
need to cite this as a source?
a. No
b. Yes
5. Sally Sue had gymnastics last night. She did not have time to do her
homework. Joe Bob offers to let her copy his, and sends it to Sally Sue
in an email. Is this okay?
a. No
b. Yes
6. Danny copies a webpage about Apples into his book report and adds
his own first sentence. Is this okay?
a. No
b. Yes
7. It is acceptable to use peoples work if you cite your source.
a. No
b. Yes
8. In a report, citations are usually found

a.
b.
c.
d.
9. What
a.
b.

10.

on the title page

in the report itself
in the bibliography section
in the outline
is a copyright?
A law that protects someones original work
The rule that says anyone has the right to copy anything on the

web or in a book
c. The right way to copy something
True or False. If you summarize something from the web, and

paraphrase it (put it in your own words), you do not need to cite your
source.
a. True
b. False