Gold Medal ResearchRussia Research Project

Sixth Grade World Cultures

Today . . .

Challenges

– Plagiarism

– Difficult text

Winning Habits

– Avoiding Plagiarism

– Close Reading

Getting to Gold Medal Research

Getting to Gold

Challenges

Plagiarism (n.): Using someoneelse’s words or ideas as your ownwithout giving credit to thatperson.

What can you plagiarize?

Intentional/unintentional

Why can it be

hard?

Winning

Ways

Steps to Avoid Plagiarism

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!

Close Reading

Close Reading: Three Steps

1. Basic Gist observe

2. Examine Details mark up text

3. Understand take 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.

Second Reading – Examine Details

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Underline Any key words you recognize or understand

Star Important sentences you understand

Highlight Any words or concepts you do not understand

? Important sentences you do not understand

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

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.

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Underline Any key words you recognize or understand

Star Important sentences you understand

Highlight Any words or concepts you do not understand

? Important sentences you do not understand

Second Reading

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.

Symbol Tool

Underline Any key words you recognize or understand

Star Important sentences you understand

Highlight Any words or concepts you do not understand

? Important sentences you do not understand

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 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.

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= diversity• Foreign culture >

Russian culture• 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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