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Plagiarism! Plagiarism!: 25 Fun Games and Activities to Teach Documentin...
    By Kathleen Fox
N/A 1/26/2011
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Taloo123 said: Are you ready to have some fun with referencing? That’s right: learning proper sourcing can be enjoyable for students, and plagiarism minimized in the process! For too long, getting students in the habit of correct sourcing has been a challenge for many teachers and media specialists. After all, it can be a dry and confusing subject. But it doesn’t have to be! A great companion to the UpstartBooks picture book The Pirates of Plagiarism (No. H175359) , Plagiarism! Plagiarism! is designed to help educators cleverly introduce the importance of citing work through unique games, activities and reproducibles. It addresses basic questions and concepts pertaining to plagiarism, including • What is plagiarism • What is right and what is wrong • What is a source • Where can good information be found • Cross-referencing information for accuracy • Properly rewording information • Identifying different types of reference materials • Developing an awareness of different documentation styles Chock-full of simple, kid-friendly ways to teach the dos and don’ts of sourcing, Plagiarism! Plagiarism! will inspire your students to remember the rules of referencing—and have a lot of library fun along the way!
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