A middle school teacher has just finished grading a writing assignment and discovered that one of the students has plagiarized the assignment. Which of the following responses would be the best approach for the teacher to take to demonstrate that he has high expectations for his students?
- adjusting the next day's lesson plan to give a presentation on plagiarism and how it is a violation of the school's code of conduct.
- asking the student to publicly apologize to peers
- giving the student a zero on the assignment and requiring him to do three additional writing assignments as punishment
- talking to the student privately to learn more about why they plagiarized and reminding them that they are a capable writer