Dixie Elementary Magnet School Jan Ross, Library Media Specialist "Using a Variety of Materials for a Research Project" |
Dixie Elementary Magnet School Jan Ross, Library Media Specialist "Using a Variety of Materials for a Research Project" |
Grade Level: 4th
Objective: 4.3. Students will use a variety of reference materials, including atlases, almanacs and encyclopedias - both print and online - to locate information.
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ELA
Reading 5 91 Academic Expectations 1.2
Students make sense of the variety of materials they read. |
Program of Studies ELA-5-R-4 Students will employ reading strategies to locate and apply ideas and information for inquiry projects and other authentic tasks. ELA-4-R-1 Students will understand and respond to a
variety of reading materials, making connections to students’ lives, to
real world issues, and/or to current events (additional supporting
Academic Expectation 6.1). |
Core Content for Assessment RD-M-x.0.6
Scan to find key information. RD-M-x.0.7
Skim to get the general meaning of a passage. RD-M-4.0.11
Locate and
apply information for a specific purpose (e.g., following directions,
completing a task). RD-M-4.0.12 Identify the sequence of activities needed to carry out a procedure RD-E-1.0.10
Connect literature to students lives and real world issues. |
Resources: Atlases, almanacs, encyclopedias (print and online), Internet search engines, the KYVL reference site.
Lesson Plan:
Week 1: Students will be introduced to the concept of researching information by using print as well as non-print materials. The Library Media Specialist will show the students the Media Center web page and the search engines for students. Students will be encouraged to begin research with these, instead of using Google or other adult search engines. She will also show the students the online reference sources on the Media Center web page. She will talk about the importance of using reputable reference sources when doing research. Then, she will show them the online sources available from the KYVL and the print encyclopedias which are available in the Library Media Center.
Week 2: The Library Media Specialist will review the various places to locate information. Students will view the video, "The Animated Encyclopedia" and discuss how the encyclopedia can be used to locate information. Students will discuss the importance of using both print and non-print resources when doing research.
Assessment: Students will be assessed holistically as they locate information, using a variety of sources.
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