Lesson 7
A Creator’s Responsibilities
Common Sense Education Lesson
Embedded Files
Materials and Preparation
Materials and Preparation
• Preview the video “Henry’s Story – Making Mashups,” and be prepared to play the video for the class.
• Preview the video “Henry’s Story – Making Mashups,” and be prepared to play the video for the class.
• Copy the A Creator’s Responsibilities Discussion Guide, one for each student.
• Copy the A Creator’s Responsibilities Discussion Guide, one for each student.
• Review the A Creator’s Responsibilities Discussion Guide Discussion Guide – Teacher Version.
• Review the A Creator’s Responsibilities Discussion Guide Discussion Guide – Teacher Version.
Teacher Handout
Teacher Handout
acreatorsresponsibilities.pdfStudent Assessment
Student Assessment
acreatorsresponsibilitiesstudent.pdfEssential Question
Essential Question
What responsibilities do you have to respect others’ creative work?
What responsibilities do you have to respect others’ creative work?
Lesson Overview
Lesson Overview
Students reflect on their responsibilities as creators and users of creative work. Students view and discuss the video vignette, a documentary-style story of a young creator who uses video and music clips to make his own creations. Students then read case studies and discuss the particular ethical challenges that a “cut and paste” digital culture poses with respect to creative work.
Students reflect on their responsibilities as creators and users of creative work. Students view and discuss the video vignette, a documentary-style story of a young creator who uses video and music clips to make his own creations. Students then read case studies and discuss the particular ethical challenges that a “cut and paste” digital culture poses with respect to creative work.
Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
Students will be able to ...
Students will be able to ...
• consider ethical questions about real-life decisions young creators make in exercising their creative rights and responsibilities.
• consider ethical questions about real-life decisions young creators make in exercising their creative rights and responsibilities.
• understand that piracy and plagiarism are irresponsible and disrespectful behaviors that have ethical and legal implications.
• understand that piracy and plagiarism are irresponsible and disrespectful behaviors that have ethical and legal implications.
• brainstorm solutions to dilemmas creators might encounter
• brainstorm solutions to dilemmas creators might encounter
Key Vocabulary
Key Vocabulary
piracy: the stealing copyrighted work by downloading or copying it in order to keep, sell, or give it away without permission and without paying
piracy: the stealing copyrighted work by downloading or copying it in order to keep, sell, or give it away without permission and without paying
plagiarism: the copying, “lifting,” or making slight changes to some or all of someone else’s work and saying you wrote it
plagiarism: the copying, “lifting,” or making slight changes to some or all of someone else’s work and saying you wrote it
acknowledge: giving credit to someone’s work you use by clearly stating their name, title of the work, year it was made, and a hyperlink
acknowledge: giving credit to someone’s work you use by clearly stating their name, title of the work, year it was made, and a hyperlink
Warm-up (10 minutes)
Warm-up (10 minutes)
ASK: Can you remember when you last copied, downloaded, or shared some type of creative work?
ASK: Can you remember when you last copied, downloaded, or shared some type of creative work?
Can you think of a time when you used someone else’s work in something you made?
Can you think of a time when you used someone else’s work in something you made?
EMPHASIZE to students that they often use copyrighted work in their everyday lives: 1) they use and enjoy media as consumers, and 2) they incorporate media into their own creations (blogs, mash-ups, etc.). Whether they are just using material for enjoyment or using it to create a new work, highlight to students that they should be responsible and respectful of other people’s creative work by providing proper credit.
EMPHASIZE to students that they often use copyrighted work in their everyday lives: 1) they use and enjoy media as consumers, and 2) they incorporate media into their own creations (blogs, mash-ups, etc.). Whether they are just using material for enjoyment or using it to create a new work, highlight to students that they should be responsible and respectful of other people’s creative work by providing proper credit.
Henry’s Story (10 minutes)
Henry’s Story (10 minutes)
DEFINE the Key Vocabulary terms piracy, plagiarism, and acknowledge with students. Ask students to listen for these words in the video they are about to watch.
DEFINE the Key Vocabulary terms piracy, plagiarism, and acknowledge with students. Ask students to listen for these words in the video they are about to watch.
DISTRIBUTE the A Creator’s Responsibilities Discussion Guide.
DISTRIBUTE the A Creator’s Responsibilities Discussion Guide.
EXPLAIN to students that are going to watch a video about a teen boy who likes to take clips of music and movies and make them into his own creations.
EXPLAIN to students that are going to watch a video about a teen boy who likes to take clips of music and movies and make them into his own creations.
SHOW students the “Henry’s Story – Making Mashups” video.
SHOW students the “Henry’s Story – Making Mashups” video.
DISCUSS the video with the whole group. Use the A Creator’s Responsibilities Discussion Guide – Teacher Version for guidance about leading the discussion.
DISCUSS the video with the whole group. Use the A Creator’s Responsibilities Discussion Guide – Teacher Version for guidance about leading the discussion.
EMPHASIZE to students that there are right and wrong ways to use copyrighted work. People who pirate or plagiarize not only risk getting in trouble at school or with the law, but their behavior is also unethical and disrespectful to creators. Students should always show respect for the creative work they use by acknowledging — or giving credit to — the work they use. Provide an example of a citation (e.g., bibliography of a book).
EMPHASIZE to students that there are right and wrong ways to use copyrighted work. People who pirate or plagiarize not only risk getting in trouble at school or with the law, but their behavior is also unethical and disrespectful to creators. Students should always show respect for the creative work they use by acknowledging — or giving credit to — the work they use. Provide an example of a citation (e.g., bibliography of a book).
Reflection and Discussion of Case Studies (20 minutes)
Reflection and Discussion of Case Studies (20 minutes)
DIVIDE students into groups of four or five.
DIVIDE students into groups of four or five.
HAVE groups choose one or two of the case studies listed in the A Creator’s Responsibilities Discussion
HAVE groups choose one or two of the case studies listed in the A Creator’s Responsibilities Discussion
Guide. They should read each case study and answer the discussion questions that follow.
Guide. They should read each case study and answer the discussion questions that follow.
ENCOURAGE students to use the Ask, Acknowledge, Add Value steps on the first page of the guide to craft advice specifically for their case studies’ characters.
ENCOURAGE students to use the Ask, Acknowledge, Add Value steps on the first page of the guide to craft advice specifically for their case studies’ characters.
INVITE students to choose a representative from their respective groups to summarize their case studies for the whole class. Then ask the representatives to share their group’s advice for the characters in the case studies.
INVITE students to choose a representative from their respective groups to summarize their case studies for the whole class. Then ask the representatives to share their group’s advice for the characters in the case studies.
Wrap-up (5 minutes)
Wrap-up (5 minutes)
You can use these questions to assess your students’ understanding of the lesson objectives. You may want to ask students to reflect in writing on one of the questions, using a journal or an online blog/wiki.
You can use these questions to assess your students’ understanding of the lesson objectives. You may want to ask students to reflect in writing on one of the questions, using a journal or an online blog/wiki.
ASK: Why do you think it’s illegal for people to pirate or plagiarize other people’s work?
ASK: Why do you think it’s illegal for people to pirate or plagiarize other people’s work?
What are some ways to use and rework copyrighted materials ethically and legally?
What are some ways to use and rework copyrighted materials ethically and legally?
What is something new you learned that helps you be responsible and respectful toward other people’s creative work?
What is something new you learned that helps you be responsible and respectful toward other people’s creative work?
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