Stephen Politzer's List: Academic Integrity

This document is a code of best practices that helps educators using media literacy concepts and techniques to interpret the copyright doctrine of fair use. Fair use is the right to use copyrighted material without permission or payment under some circumstances-especially when the cultural or social benefits of the use are predominant. It is a general right that applies even in situations where the law provides no specific authorization for the use in question-as it does for certain narrowly defined classroom activities.

What is plagiarism. Education tips. Types of plagiarism. Citing sources. Etc.

From ReadWriteThink -- The lesson includes three parts: part one focuses on plagiarism; part two introduces copyright and fair use; and part three helps students with their paraphrasing skills.

From the New York Times -- In this lesson, students explore correct ways to reference information sources and avoid plagiarism by accurately summarizing a New York Times article. They then attempt to insert properly attributed quotations and paraphrases into their summaries. Finally, students write opinion pieces about Internet plagiarism.

Learn to borrow from a source without plagiarizing. For more information on paraphrasing, as well as other ways to integrate sources into your paper, see the Purdue OWL handout Quoting Paraphrasing, and Summarizing (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/563/01/).

From Scholastic -- Lesson that discusses the importance of note taking when writing research reports and explains the difference between quoting and paraphrasing.

From Education World -- Lesson plan to teach the skill of summarizing. Students listen to or read a brief biography of Amelia Earhart or a selection of the teacher's choice, make notes about key points as they listen or read, and write a brief (one paragraph) summary of the selection.

Step-by-step lesson helps students paraphrase by reading carefully, setting the material aside, and changing what was read into new words.