Citing Sources Lesson Plan: Research to Build and Present Knowledge
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This lesson accompanies the BrainPOP topic Citing Sources, and supports the standard of following a standardized format for citation. Students demonstrate understanding through a variety of projects.
Step 1: ACTIVATE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
Display a citation, like this one from the movie (timestamp: 4:14):
Ask students:
- What information does this citation provide?
- Why do you think it’s necessary to cite sources that you use for research?
Step 2: BUILD KNOWLEDGE
- Read the description on the Citing Sources topic page.
- Play the Movie, pausing to check for understanding.
- Assign Related Reading.
Step 3: APPLY and ASSESS
Assign the Citing Sources Challenge and Quiz, prompting students to apply essential literacy skills while demonstrating what they learned about this topic.
Step 4: DEEPEN and EXTEND
Students express what they learned about citing sources while practicing essential literacy skills with one or more of the following activities. Differentiate by assigning ones that meet individual student needs.
- Make-a-Movie: Create a tutorial that answers this question: How do you cite a page in a book for a bibliography?
- Make-a-Map: Make a concept map identifying examples of MLA citations for different types of resources, such as books, online articles, movies, or podcasts.
- Creative Coding: Code a meme representing different reasons it is important to cite sources.
More to Explore
Related BrainPOP Topics: Deepen understanding of research and writing strategies with these topics: Plagiarism, Online Sources, and Research.
Teacher Support Resources:
- Pause Point Overview: Video tutorial showing how Pause Points actively engage students to stop, think, and express ideas.
- Learning Activities Modifications: Strategies to meet ELL and other instructional and student needs.
- Learning Activities Support: Resources for best practices using BrainPOP.
