INGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL

LESSON PLAN
NAME: Ms. Martin SUBJECT: English III

GRADE: 11th UNIT: Digital Citizenship

LESSON TITLE: Plagiarism DATE: 3/9-3/13

Students shout out what they believe is plagiarism. Do they believe it Is it a form of cheating? Why or why not?
ANTICIPATORY SET: Do they believe they can be expelled from school is they don’t give proper credit to someone else’s work? Why
(PRIOR KNOWLEDGE) or why not.

Students will be able to...

OBJECTIVE/PURPOSE/STANDARD
(WHAT STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE
TO KNOW) Define key concepts of copyright, plagiarism, citation, piracy, original,
inspiration, appropriation

Understand legal and ethical debates of using other people’s work

Consider the perspectives of the original creator, audiences and your

teacher

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.8

INSTRUCTIONAL INPUT: PowerPoint presentation on the different types of plagiarism

(NEW INFORMATION)
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18jyxLhg9fShk6psGibaJGa7KQGznxPxfWgQTMVKxJmk/edit#slide=id.p

Google Slide on Plagiarism Examples

Group Plagiarism Escape Room Activity

MODELING: https://www.learningscientists.org/blog/2016/7/28-1
(DEMONSTRATE)
https://plagiarismsearch.com/blog/5-instances-of-plagiarism-in-comic-book-industry.html

CHECKING FOR  Define key concepts of copyright, plagiarism,

UNDERSTANDING:
citation, piracy, original, inspiration, appropriation
(QUESTIONING FOR HIGHER
LEVEL THINKING)  Understand legal and ethical debates of using other
people’s work

 Consider the perspectives of the original creator,

 audiences and your teacher

GUIDED PRACTICE
(ACTIVITY PERFORMED UNDER Students analyze plagiarism examples given by teacher. Students respond to the question, “should
YOUR SUPERVISION) teachers’ beliefs and values be taught to their students?” This is in regards to the movie the just
finished watching, The Dead Poets Society. They write a paragraph citing evidence from the movie
to support their evidence.

INDEPENDENT PRACTICE: Students in cooperative groups: discuss the different forms of plagiarism.
(ACTIVITY PERFORMED WITHOUT They match the terms with the definitions. Then they identify the similarities between two speeches.
TEACHER SUPERVISION) Lastly, they are given a quote and have to pick the correct paraphrase

CLOSURE: Quickwrite: They must name one thing they learned about plagiarism and one thing they found
(REVIEW) interesting. They must also explain the importance of this information and why it is important and
how they will use it in their lives.

Teacher Reflection Instructor reflects on the lesson, receives input from the students as well as any observation and
feedback from other teachers.
MATERIALS AND RESOURCES:
Computer, projector, PowerPoint slides, handouts.