1. Russia Research Project
Sixth Grade World Cultures

3. 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.”

4. Getting to Gold
Ethical Principles
Plagiarism
Good Example
Avoiding Plagiarism
Joy of Effort
Challenging Text
Responsibility
Champion Resources!

5. Getting to Gold
Ethics:
Plagiarism

6. 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

7. Getting to Gold
Being a
GOOD
Example

8. Steps to Avoid Plagiarism
1. Take BULLETED notes!
2. PARAPHRASE!
3. CITE your sources!
 Bibliography
 NoodleTools

9. Getting to Gold
Joy of Effort

10. Why
do we read
nonfiction?

11. Why can it be
hard?

12. What does it take to
be a good reader
of nonfiction text?

13.  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)

14. What is close reading?
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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!

15. Close reading
Process and Tools

16. Close Reading: Three Steps
Process  Tools
1. Basic Gist
 observation
2. Examine Details  pen/highlighter
3. Understand
 bulleted notes

17. First Reading
Basic Gist: Russia’s
cultural identity is
shaped by Eastern and
Western Influences.
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.
BREATHE!
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.

18. Second Reading – Examine Details
Symbol
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.

19. 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
Second Reading
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?

20. 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
Second Reading
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.

21. Third Reading: Understand!
 Bulleted Notes
 No complete sentences
 Most important facts
 Rephrase synonyms and important
phrases in your own words

22. 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

23. 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.

24. 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 Turkicspeaking 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

25. 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!

26. 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.

27. 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 Turkicspeaking 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.

28. Getting to Gold
Responsibility

29.  LibGuide and NoodleTools
 Your teacher will explain these in
class
 Any Questions?