Westward Expansion Research Report
Lesson 5 - Plagiarism and The California Gold Rush
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Today you will start researching and taking notes on the California Gold Rush.
You will use the research information below ONLY to collect your details. After you have exhausted the resources below, than, with parent permission, you may use Google or other resources to complete your notes, if necessary.
Take your notes on the attached Doc in Google classroom only. Do not forget to look for a fun fact as well.
Recommendations
Recommendations
- Do a split screen or have two tabs open to make it easier for you.
- Do a split screen or have two tabs open to make it easier for you.
- Remember do NOT copy anything directly, you should restate what you learned in your own words.
- Remember do NOT copy anything directly, you should restate what you learned in your own words.
- Do NOT use complete sentences. Use “caveman words”.
- Do NOT use complete sentences. Use “caveman words”.
- Keep in mind that you need enough notes to be able to write a good 5th grade paragraph.
- Keep in mind that you need enough notes to be able to write a good 5th grade paragraph.
- Read a section of the text or watch a portion of the video, pause to think about what is important, and write your notes.
- Read a section of the text or watch a portion of the video, pause to think about what is important, and write your notes.
- Use a structure to stay organized , like bullets
- Use a structure to stay organized , like bullets
Plagiarism
Meaning - copying another person's ideas, words or writing and pretending that they are one's own work.
Plagiarism is using someone else's writing as your own without proper documentation. Whether the words come from a school textbook, an encyclopedia, a book, or the internet the author must receive credit in your paper. You must give an author or website credit for information that you didn’t know before you read the book or came to the website. The ideas are not your own thoughts and you must make sure you recognize that the thoughts came from someone else. Otherwise, this can be considered copying, cheating, even stealing.
Watch the two videos to learn more about Plagiarism.
Before we start researching The Gold Rush, let's first take a look at what it was.
Read The article.
Take the quiz.
Now, open the California Gold Rush Research Notes, and use the resources below to start taking your notes. (Remember: make a copy.)
The California Gold Rush 1849.mp4You will have 2 days to complete your research on The California Gold Rush. This is 2 days to take notes. You should not start writing your essay. Next, you will do the Erie Canal.
Passwords are on the bottom of the lesson 1 page.
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