[CASL-L] Plagiarism/Paraphrasing/citations Oh My!

[Valerie DiLorenzo]

Dear Gina,

I'm at a K - 9 junior day and boarding school. Having worked at both the
high school level and at a community college before coming to Rumsey, I saw
the result of (some/many?) teachers saying something like "just copy and
paste the URL" for citations. I frequently taught a remedial writing course
(two levels below where they would actually earn credits for the course) at
a community college. *Do you have any idea how difficult it was to undo
years of,  perhaps, hearing "just copy/paste the URL"! *I suspect you do.

At Rumsey, I actually start teaching copyright "super basically" with even
kindergarteners. Our 3rd graders start using NoodleTools. Teachers and I do
not expect perfect citations, we want them to instead "practice the
process" of properly citing, instead of "practicing plagiarism," or
practicing really poor "research" skills of copying/pasting URLs.

In our Upper School, we do our best to get students practicing good
research skills in English, social studies, Language Skills, foreign
language, math, ESL, and science departments. I also encourage the arts
classes. Some departments are better at requiring proper research than
others. I think all teachers know that all students should be practicing
good research skills using NoodleTools. Most do this with their students. I
know some don't. Our students are at all different levels, though, since
some have been learning with me since 3rd grade; others arrive in 8th or
even 9th grade.

We do the best we can so that students have a foundation when they leave
Rumsey to go off to secondary schools. Teachers know that they can always
bring their students in to work with me. I try my best to let students know
that I'm happy to work with them individually too. I often use the analogy
that learning how to research is like learning to play a sport. We practice
the basics over and over and over again until we get better.

Teaching research is not an easy task! I know it requires buy-in of most,
if not all teachers.

Cheers,
~Val
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On Sat, May 4, 2019 at 4:41 AM Gina West <sladetchr6 at gmail.com> wrote:

> *Hello everyone!!!*
>
> *Our middle school and high school are attached via our awesome school
> library! *
>
> *We have noticed that there are many inconsistencies among grade levels
> and subject area teachers ("I am the science teacher, not english")
> regarding the requirement/expectations of works cited pages being done
> properly (or done at all).  This causes some long term confusion among
> students (especially when they enter 9th grade).  i.e. some teachers will
> ask for a list of websites kids used or a list of titles....too many
> inconsistencies.*
>
> *We want to create a lateral progression for 5-8 which will lead to more
> success 9-12.*
>
> *We are looking for some information as to how your school, grades 5-8,
> roles out paraphrasing, plagiarism, and citations.....*
>
>    - *Does EVERY subject area teacher require works cited pages in your
>    middle school or high school?*
>    - *Does every teacher require quotes to be parenthetically cited?
>    What grade does your school have students begin doing that?*
>    - *What grade/progression does your school teach parapharasing,
>    synthesizing information into their own words etc.....*
>
> *I guess our goal is for MIDDLE SCHOOL students to get the same
> message....no matter what the course content....so that citing and
> paraphrasing etc will eventually come a natural process for every subject,
> NOT JUST ENGLISH CLASSES  :-)*
>
> *Sorry for such a long email.....if you can help, let me know!  :-)*
>
> *Gina M. West  *
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> *Lewis Mills High School*
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> *Library Media Specialist*
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