Russia Research ProjectSixth Grade World Cultures

Fundamental Principle #1

“Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy of effort, the educational value of good example,

social responsibility and respect for universal fundamental ethical principles.”

Getting to Gold

Plagiarism

Avoiding Plagiarism

Challenging Text

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Ethical Principles

Good Example

Joy of Effort

Responsibility

Getting to Gold

Ethics:

Plagiarism

Pitfalls of Plagiarism

Using someone else’s words or ideas as your own without giving credit to that person.

What can you plagiarize?

Intentional/unintentional

Getting to Gold

Being a GOOD

Example

Steps to Avoid Plagiarism

1. Take BULLETED notes!

2. PARAPHRASE!3. CITE your sources!

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Joy of Effort

Why do we read nonfiction?

Research/good gradesGain intelligence/

deeper understanding

Learn new information Pleasure

Why can it be hard?

Difficult

vocabularyNew

words

Not

enjoyable/desc

riptive

Long/awkward sentences

Unfamiliar topics

What does it take to be a good

reader of nonfiction text?

Memory

Attention

Patience

Ability to make connections

Understanding author’s voice and intent Language (repeated words, narrative)

Mechanics (order in which words appear, sentence

structure)

Context (historical, authors)

What is close reading?

How to be a GOOD reader Careful, purposeful rereading of text Zooming in close pulling back Asking questions Knowing your text INSIDE and OUT

Why?    So you can explain it Know main idea Ask and answer questions Make connections – learn!

Process and Tools

Close reading

Close Reading: Three Steps

Process Tools

1. Basic Gist observation

2. Examine Details

pen/highlighter

3. Understand bulleted notes

First Reading

Russia’s Cultural Identity

Central to modern Russia's identity is its "mission" to mediate between Eastern and Western influences. Russia’s unique relationship between Eastern and Western Europe has an early historical basis. Vikings from Sweden, called the Rus, played a central role in the formation of the first Russian state. Russia quickly took on a largely Slavic cultural identity. Mongol rule of medieval Russia isolated Russia from Europe, and laws and customs of the Turkic-speaking Tatars dominated. At the same time Sweden put pressure on Russia.

The process of acculturation had mixed effects on Russian cultural identity. Everything ‘Russian’ was demoted in favor of foreign influences. By the early 19th century some children of the upper classes spoke only French; Russian had become a foreign language to them. Today many "Russians" have several identities. If they belong to one of the many ethnic minorities whose first tongue is not Russian (some 100 different languages are spoken there), language may be the basis of their identity. Religious affiliation may furnish another identity. Profession, political ideology, and other facets of modern life may provide others.

Basic Gist: Basic Gist: Russia’s cultural identity is shaped by Eastern and Western Influences.

BREATHE!

Second Reading – Examine DetailsSymbol Tool

Underline Underline the things you understand or know about

Star Important word or concept I know

Highlight Important word or concept I do not know

? Unsure/I have a question

Infinity sign (∞) Reminds me of something else

Russia’s Cultural Identity

Central to modern Russia's identity is its "mission" to mediate between Eastern and Western influences. Russia’s unique relationship between Eastern and Western Europe has an early historical basis. Vikings from Sweden, called the Rus, played a central role in the formation of the first Russian state. Russia quickly took on a largely Slavic cultural identity. Mongol rule of medieval Russia isolated Russia from Europe, and laws and customs of the Turkic-speaking Tatars dominated. At the same time Sweden put pressure on Russia.

The process of acculturation had mixed effects on Russian cultural identity. Everything ‘Russian’ was demoted in favor of foreign influences. By the early 19th century some children of the upper classes spoke only French; Russian had become a foreign language to them. Today many "Russians" have several identities. If they belong to one of the many ethnic minorities whose first tongue is not Russian (some 100 different languages are spoken there), language may be the basis of their identity. Religious affiliation may furnish another identity. Profession, political ideology, and other facets of modern life may provide others.

Second Reading

Symbol Tool

Underline Important facts

Star (*) Important word or concept I know

? (??) Unsure/I have a question

Infinity sign (∞) Reminds me of something else

Highlight Important word or concept I do not know

Russia’s **Cultural Identity**

Central to modern Russia's* identity is its "mission" to mediate between

Eastern and Western influences (??). Russia’s unique relationship

between *Eastern and Western Europe* has an early historical basis.

Vikings* from Sweden, called the Rus, played a central role in the

formation of the first Russian state. Russia quickly took on a largely

Slavic cultural identity. Mongol rule of medieval Russia isolated Russia

from Europe, and laws and customs of the Turkic-speaking

Tatars dominated(??). At the same time *Sweden put pressure on

Russia.

(??) – Which were Eastern influences, which Western?

Second Reading

Symbol Tool

Underline or Highlight Important facts

Star (*) Important word or concept I know

? (??) Unsure/I have a question

Infinity sign (∞) Reminds me of something else

Highlight Important word or concept I do not know

Russia’s Cultural Identity, contd.

The process of acculturation had mixed effects on Russian cultural identity.

Everything ‘Russian’ was demoted in favor of foreign influences. By

the early 19th century some children of the upper classes spoke only

French; Russian had become a *foreign language to them. Today many

"Russians" have several *identities (∞) . If they belong to one of the many

*ethnic minorities whose first tongue is not Russian (some 100 different

languages are spoken there), language may be the basis of their identity.

*Religious affiliation may furnish another identity. Profession, *political

ideology, and other facets of modern life may provide others.

Third Reading: Understand!

Bulleted Notes

No complete sentences

Most important facts

Rephrase synonyms and important

phrases in your own words

Bulleted Note Taking

Read all the way through

AS SOON AS you decide to use the

information, write down citation

information

Write down the important pieces of

information in your own words.

Use a “bullet” form – no complete

sentences Eliminates danger of plagiarizing

Third Reading

Russia’s Cultural Identity

Central to modern Russia's identity is its "mission" to mediate between Eastern and Western influences. Russia’s unique relationship between Eastern and Western Europe has an early historical basis. Vikings from Sweden, called the Rus, played a central role in the formation of the first Russian state. Russia quickly took on a largely Slavic cultural identity. Mongol rule of medieval Russia isolated Russia from Europe, and laws and customs of the Turkic-speaking Tatars dominated. At the same time Sweden put pressure on Russia.

The process of acculturation had mixed effects on Russian cultural identity. Everything ‘Russian’ was demoted in favor of foreign influences. By the early 19th century some children of the upper classes spoke only French; Russian had become a foreign language to them. Today many "Russians" have several identities. If they belong to one of the many ethnic minorities whose first tongue is not Russian (some 100 different languages are spoken there), language may be the basis of their identity. Religious affiliation may furnish another identity. Profession, political ideology, and other facets of modern life may provide others.

Third ReadingRussia’s Cultural Identity

Central to modern Russia's identity is its "mission" to mediate between Eastern and Western influences. Russia’s unique relationship between Eastern and Western Europe has an early historical basis. Vikings from Sweden, called the Rus, played a central role in the formation of the first Russian state. Russia quickly took on a largely Slavic cultural identity. Mongol rule of medieval Russia isolated Russia from Europe, and laws and customs of the Turkic-speaking Tatars dominated. At the same time Sweden put pressure on Russia.

The process of acculturation had mixed effects on Russian cultural identity. Everything ‘Russian’ was demoted in favor of foreign influences. By the early 19th century some children of the upper classes spoke only French; Russian had become a foreign language to them. Today many "Russians" have several identities. If they belong to one of the many ethnic minorities whose first tongue is not Russian (some 100 different languages are spoken there), language may be the basis of their identity. Religious affiliation may furnish another identity. Profession, political ideology, and other facets of modern life may provide others.

Bulleted Notes

• Eastern/Western Influences

• Formation of Russia• Swedish Vikings (Rus)

1st Russian state (west)

• Medieval • Mongol rule (east)• Turkic Tartars (west)• Czar (Turkish)

• Today• “Acculturation” = :-0!• Foreign culture >

Russian• Russian = foreign

language to upper class kids

• Identities – language, religion, career, politics

Paraphrasing

• Writing in your own words the essential

information and ideas expressed by

someone else

• Taking your bulleted notes and rewriting the

main ideas IN YOUR OWN WORDS

• CREATIVITY!

Paraphrasing – Your Turn

Russia’s Cultural Identity

Central to modern Russia's identity is its "mission" to mediate between Eastern and Western influences. Russia’s unique relationship between Eastern and Western Europe has an early historical basis. Vikings from Sweden, called the Rus, played a central role in the formation of the first Russian state. Russia quickly took on a largely Slavic cultural identity. Mongol rule of medieval Russia isolated Russia from Europe, and laws and customs of the Turkic-speaking Tatars dominated. At the same time Sweden put pressure on Russia.

The process of acculturation had mixed effects on Russian cultural identity. Everything ‘Russian’ was demoted in favor of foreign influences. By the early 19th century some children of the upper classes spoke only French; Russian had become a foreign language to them. Today many "Russians" have several identities. If they belong to one of the many ethnic minorities whose first tongue is not Russian (some 100 different languages are spoken there), language may be the basis of their identity. Religious affiliation may furnish another identity. Profession, political ideology, and other facets of modern life may provide others.

Paraphrasing

Russia’s Cultural Identity

Central to modern Russia's identity is its "mission" to mediate between Eastern and Western influences. Russia’s unique relationship between Eastern and Western Europe has an early historical basis. Vikings from Sweden, called the Rus, played a central role in the formation of the first Russian state. Russia quickly took on a largely Slavic cultural identity. Mongol rule of medieval Russia isolated Russia from Europe, and laws and customs of the Turkic-speaking Tatars dominated. At the same time Sweden put pressure on Russia.

The process of acculturation had mixed effects on Russian cultural identity. Everything ‘Russian’ was demoted in favor of foreign influences. By the early 19th century some children of the upper classes spoke only French; Russian had become a foreign language to them. Today many "Russians" have several identities. If they belong to one of the many ethnic minorities whose first tongue is not Russian (some 100 different languages are spoken there), language may be the basis of their identity. Religious affiliation may furnish another identity. Profession, political ideology, and other facets of modern life may provide others.

Paraphrase

Russia’s cultural identity is based on its “mission” to balance influences of the East and West. There have been many eastern and western influences in Russia’s history. Swedish Vikings formed the first Russian State. During Medieval times, Mongols ruled from the east and Tartars ruled from the west.

Today this acculturation has had an effect on Russian cultural identity. Can you believe that some upper class students spoke only French? Russia was a foreign language.

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