Doing it MLA style

Subject Area(s):

• K-12: Language Arts

Grade Level(s):

• 7th-8th Grade

Description:

This lesson will teach students how to cite using the MLA style. The students will learn about plagiarism and will have to properly cite a book, an article, and a web site. This is part of a three day research lesson and you can learn more about the other two parts from my lesson plan and BuILder online lesson.

Goals & Objectives:

Instructional Goals:

• Students will be able to successfully find different information to be cited.
• Students will learn about plagiarism.
• Students will become familiar with MLA.

Learning Objectives:

• Students will be able to identify what constitutes plagiarism.
• Students will be able to find a relevant book, article, and web site on their topic to be cited.
• Students will be able to write a complete MLA citation for each of the three materials they find.

Motivational Goals:

• Building students’ confidence in their ability to learn and use information skills.
• Maintain students’ interest in the research process.
• Promote the value of learning information skills.
• Encourage students’ ongoing confidence in their ability to learn and use information skills.

Materials:

See attached lesson plan in Supporting Files

Plagiairism and MLA PowerPoint presentation (included in BuILder online lesson)

BuILder - http://www.informationliteracy.org/builder/1855

Procedures:

See attached lesson plan in Supporting Files

Assessment:

See attached lesson plan in Supporting Files

Supporting Files:

• Doing_it_MLA_Style.doc
  Complete lesson plan

Standards:

National Information Literacy Standards (K-12)

Uses information accurately and creatively

• Integrates new information into one's own knowledge.

Practices ethical behavior in regard to information and information technology.

• Respects the principles of intellectual freedom.
• Respects intellectual property rights.

Information Skills and Subskills (K-16)

Definition

• Determines amount/type of information needed to complete research task

Exploration

• Locates and accesses information resources
• Explores range of information resources

Collection

• Identifies and extracts relevant information from selected sources

Organization

• Sequences final information

Presentation

• Presents results

Evaluation

• Evaluates end product
• Subject: K-12: Language Arts

National Content Standards (K-12)

Writing

• Uses the general skills and strategies of the writing process
• Gathers and uses information for research purposes

Reading

• Uses the general skills and strategies of the reading process
• Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of informational texts

Listening and Speaking

• Uses listening and speaking strategies for different purposes