Context of the Standard

As students start to work with different artifacts (reference materials, resources, etc.) they should understand that these sources of information were created by others.  Authors, illustrators, and programmers are responsible for the creation of many sources of information that we use in our classroom and in our homes.

This standard begins an exploration of the concepts of intellectual property laws and plagiarism. Students are not responsible for these terms in first grade.

Essential Skills

Essential Questions

Essential Vocabulary

Students should demonstrate these skills:

• Explain that artifacts have owners.
• State whether an artifact was created by the student or someone else.
• Identify when to credit others work when using their resources.
• Identify authors as needed in class projects (individually and as a class) either in writing or orally.

Students should investigate these concepts:

• How can you tell who wrote a book or painted a picture?
• What does it mean to give credit?
• Why is important to give someone credit for their work?
• What is the difference between using someone’s idea and copying their idea?

Students should be introduced to these concepts:

• Author
• Artifact
• Illustrator