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When Marion Copied: Learning about Plagiarism

When Marion Copied: Learning about Plagiarism written by Brook Berg and Nathan Alberg: Marion, a delightful hedgehog, and her friends learn about plagiarism when they find that some of them have copied the same information from an internet site.

Activity Idea:
This book offers a child-friendly look at what plagiarism is and how to avoid it. Additional ideas for teaching about this subject are included.

* Upstart Books, ©2006

Select a primary literature link for grades K-2:

Primary literature link for grades K-2:

	100th Day Worries (Counting)
	Abe Lincoln: The Boy Who Loved Books (Lincoln)
	Abe Lincoln Remembers (Lincoln)
	Abe Lincoln's Hat (Lincoln)
	The Carrot Seed (Plants)
	Election Day (Election)
	Family Pictures / Cuadros de Familia (Family)
	Giraffes Can’t Dance (Dancing)
	Hurty Feelings (Feelings/Emotions)
	I Pledge Allegiance (Community)
	I.Q. Goes to the Library (Research)
	If I Were President (Elections)
	If You Give a Pig a Party
	In My Family/En mi Familia (Family)
	In the Blink of an Eye (Life Science)
	It is the Wind (Weather)
	It's OK to Be Different (Diversity)
	Just Like Home/Como En Mi Tierra (Homes/Community)
	Marianthe’s Story (Art)
	Meet the Orchestra (Music)
	Mercy Watson to the Rescue
	The Mission of Addition (Addition)
	Mr. Wiggle Looks for Answers (Research)
	My Teacher for President (Election)
	Pigs Will Be Pigs (Measurement & Money)
	Recycle Every Day!(Environment)
	Snowy White World to Save (Environment)
	Touch the Poem (Poetry)
	Stinky the Bulldog (Diversity)
	The Upside Down Boy / El Nino de Cabeza (Being Different)
	The Water Hole (Environment)
	The Whole Human Race (Diversity)
	When Marion Copied (Research)
	Whoever You Are(Culture Diversity)

6+1 Traits® Writing Ideas

Project Based Learning: The Zoo
The following are possible ideas or activities to use:

	Animal Strike at the Zoo. It's True!
	If I Ran the Zoo
	Zoo

Other grade levels:

Visit other literature links writing resources:

	for the intermediate grades (3-5)
	for the secondary grades (6-12)