Grade 5 · Core French · Unit 8 of 8
Giving credit, showing respect
Plagiarism and culture
What your child practises
The ethics of plagiarism and cultural appropriation, at a Grade 5 level: name your sources and learn about cultures respectfully.
Ontario Curriculum expectation: A3, B3, C3, D3 · intercultural understanding of French-speaking communities
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which is an example of respecting another culture?
- Making fun of a language
- Asking questions and learning the real meaning of a tradition
- Treating a tradition like a costume
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Asking questions and learning the real meaning of a tradition
Hint: Plagiarism means using someone else's words or work as if they were yours. Cultural appropriation means using parts of a culture without permission or understanding, in ways that can disrespect it.
Question 2
What does it mean to put an idea in your own words?
- Say it in a new way and still name the source
- Draw a picture of it
- Copy the words exactly
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Say it in a new way and still name the source
Hint: Plagiarism means using someone else's words or work as if they were yours. Cultural appropriation means using parts of a culture without permission or understanding, in ways that can disrespect it.
Question 3
What does it mean to cite a source?
- To change the information
- To read it aloud
- To say where the information came from
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To say where the information came from
Hint: Plagiarism means using someone else's words or work as if they were yours. Cultural appropriation means using parts of a culture without permission or understanding, in ways that can disrespect it.
Question 4
What can you do when you learn about a new culture?
- Tell people they are wrong
- Read, listen and ask kind questions
- Guess what it means
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Read, listen and ask kind questions
Hint: Plagiarism means using someone else's words or work as if they were yours. Cultural appropriation means using parts of a culture without permission or understanding, in ways that can disrespect it.
Question 5
A friend tells you about a tradition in their family. What is a respectful question?
- Can I copy it for my party?
- Why is your family so strange?
- Can you tell me what it means to your family?
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Can you tell me what it means to your family?
Hint: Plagiarism means using someone else's words or work as if they were yours. Cultural appropriation means using parts of a culture without permission or understanding, in ways that can disrespect it.
Question 6
Why do we respect cultural clothing and symbols?
- They can have deep meaning for people
- They are not important
- They are always costumes
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They can have deep meaning for people
Hint: Plagiarism means using someone else's words or work as if they were yours. Cultural appropriation means using parts of a culture without permission or understanding, in ways that can disrespect it.