Elementary Library

Unit 4 3-4

Week 5 Can ideas be stolen?

STUDENT OBJECTIVES

I CAN…

Students will explain ethical and legal ways in which to use print and nonprint media.

I can cite sources, paraphrase, and respect copyright.

RESOURCES & MATERIALS

VOCABULARY

Paraphrase Anchor Chart Paraphrase Task Cards & Worksheet

Cite Plagiarism Paraphrase Copyright

Choose one book per grade: Fantastic Plants series by Mary Griffin ●​ Ancient Bristlecone Pines ●​ Meat-Eating Venus Flytraps ●​ Carnivorous Pitcher Plants ●​ Stinky Corpse Flowers ●​ Kelp Forest ●​ Prickly Desert Cacti

Steve Jenkins nonfiction ●​ Apex Predators: The World’s Deadliest Hunters, Past & Present ●​ Animals by the Numbers: A Book of Infographics ●​ Eye to Eye: How Animals See the World ●​ Bones: Skeletons and How They Work ●​ How to Swallow a Pig: Step-by-step Advice from the Animal Kingdom

CROSS-CURRICULAR INTEGRATIONS USBE English Language Arts Standards

Standard 3.W.4: Conduct short research projects to build knowledge about a topic. a. Recall and gather relevant information from one or more sources and provide brief notes to demonstrate understanding of the topic. b. Interact and collaborate with others throughout the writing process. Standard 4.W.4: Conduct short research projects to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic. a. Recall, gather, and organize information and provide a list of relevant sources. b. Elaborate to demonstrate understanding of the topic under investigation. c. Interact and collaborate with others throughout the writing process. WELCOME & ACTIVATE BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE (5 minutes) Greet students warmly and follow opening procedures to prepare students for learning. Play a copycat game with the students. You (or students) can choose to play Match Me, Simon Says, or

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