Using Your Own Words

Curriculum Standards

English Language
The standards addressed in this WebQuest are based on the 2006 Revised English Language Proficiency Standards created by TESOL Inc. (http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/sec_document.asp?CID=281&DID=13323)

Standard 1
English language learners communicate for Social, Intercultural and Instructional purposes within the school setting.

• Students will revise thinking or draw conclusions from the reading material provided.
• Students will offer suggestions and guidance on how to resolve cross-cultural misunderstandings regarding plagiarism using appropriate register and language forms.

Standard 2
English language learners communicate information, ideas and concepts necessary for academic success in the area of Language Arts.

• Students will analyze authentic written material that has not been modified for language learners.
• Students will compose and deliver a multimedia presentation on the topic of plagiarism using appropriate register and documentation.
  

Credits
The following resources are included in the custom search engine and/or were used in creation of this WebQuest:

http://uhaweb.hartford.edu/ric/citingsources.html
http://plagiarism.arts.cornell.edu/tutorial/index.cfm
http://www.northeastern.edu/osccr/academicintegrity/index.html#Plagiarism
http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k70847&pageid=icb.page355322
http://www.bc.edu/offices/stserv/academic/integrity.html
https://www.msu.edu/unit/ombud/academic-integrity/plagiarism-policy.html
http://library.camdeb.rutgers.edu/EducationModule/Plagiarism/whatisplagiarism.html
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/services/instruction/learningmodules/plagiarism/index.html
http://www.onlineclasses.org/2009/10/21/top-10-plagiarism-scandals-of-all-time/
http://wilkes.libguides.com/content.php?pid=138602&sid=1189536
http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/top-stories/155160/second-visual-plagiarism-case-may-lead-to-ethical-guidelines-for-editorial-cartoonists/
http://www.fairwagelawyers.com/most-famous-music-copyright-infringment.html
http://www.commoncraft.com/video/plagiarism
http://www.easybib.com/
http://citationmachine.net/index2.php
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
http://library.csueastbay.edu/modules/citation_puzzle/citation_puzzle.htm
http://www.wordle.net/



Other

This WebQuest introduces the concepts of plagiarism, academic integrity and intellectual property to ESL students.  It is not intended to be an exhaustive resource on the topics presented, but instead more of preliminary exploration of the issues, framed in understanding one of many cultural components in American society and education. This WebQuest is designed to be used in a university level, intensive English language program course.  The students are advanced and functioning at a TOEFL level of 500 to 550 on the paper-based exam.  They may be undergraduate or graduate students and are intent on pursuing academic studies in English. The WebQuest may be covered in three to five hours.