Grade: Unit: Information Literacy Skills Theme: Take Action Theme Information Literacy Skills Research Opportunities Week 1 Group: Summer of the Swans Approachin g: The Lost Cave On Level: Rachel’s Choice Beyond: The Rescue Team ELL: Surprises in the Desert Rescue Teams Comprehension Strategy: Analyze Story Structure Comprehension Skill: Character, setting, plot Fluency Repeated Reading Literature Informational literature Realistic Fiction Newspaper Article Student selected fiction Reference/Research Skills Dictionary: Multiple Meaning words Graphic Organizers Story map p. 19B Story web 39 Topic sentence and supporting detail web 39A Technology Online encyclopedia Main Writing Personal Narrative Other: Select literature for reading enjoyment. Dictionary: word origins Write a persuasive speech explaining what needs rescuing in your community. Use an encyclopedia to research a topic and create a diagram. Evaluate research sources and create an illustrated safety list. 1 6
Reference/Research SkillsUsing the Library Media CenterMake outlineKeyword SearchSearch strategiesOutline
Graphic OrganizersKWL chart p. 77AStory Web p. 72
TechnologyKeyword SearchSearch strategies
Main WritingExpository Writing: Magazine Article about an invention--Generate Questions--Find Information--Organize Information--Synthesize and Write--Share Information
OtherIdentify main idea and supporting details.
Read daily for enjoyment.
Make an outline with main idea and details and write an expository paragraph.
Use reference books to research vitamins and write a summary of what you discover.
Argue before or against a topic in front of an audience.
Week 4Group:The Magic Gourd
Approaching:The Art of Origami
On Level:Arts of the Navajo
Beyond:The Tradition of Dance
ELL:
Sharing Traditions
Comprehension StrategyMake inferences and analyze
Comprehension Skill:Cause and effectParaphraseCharacter/Setting/Plot
LiteratureInformational nonfictionPoetry/song lyricsAlliteration and imagery
Reference/Research SkillsEncyclopediaDictionary
Graphic OrganizersMain idea web p.105B, 109
TechnologyOnline encyclopediaOnline dictionary
Main Writing
Diary: First Person point of view
OtherDiary entry p.102J
Letter to the editor p.102J
Read daily for enjoyment
Use sources, take notes, and create a brochure on whooping cranes.
Use a dictionary and encyclopedia to define environmentalists.
Week 6Group:A Radio Play
Approaching:
On Level:
Beyond:
ELL:
Review and Assess
All basic information found onp. 124
Test StrategyThink and search
Comprehension StrategyMake inference and analyze
Comprehension SkillMain idea and detailsCharacter and setting, plot, mood, toneCause and effect
VocabularyDictionary
Reference/Research SkillsPhotos and captionsSocial Studies TextbookUsing Library Media CenterTimelines
Main Writing
Personal Narrative
Unit Theme: Take Action
Project: Speech
Student Questions: Who can you name who has changed the world?What kinds of actins did these people take to create change?Are we all responsible for our actions? Why or why not?
Research Component Activities Skills MaterialsAppreciationStudent realizes the need for information after a viewing, reading, listening or other type of sensory experience.
Unit Reading Student recognizes the need for information.
Books and stories from the teaching unit.
Any extra materials the students might use.
PresearchStudents establish a focus by developing an overview of the topic and exploring relationships.
Discussion: Who can you name who
has changed the world?
What kinds of actins did these people take to create change?
Are we all responsible for our actions? Why or why not?
KWL Chart Student created questions
Get an overview of information.
Develop and revise questions using a KWL chart.
Brainstorming list.
Books for browsing so students can identify people who have changed the world.
SearchStudents plan and implement a search strategy by identifying information providers, selecting information resources and tools, and seeking relevant information.
List sources of information that will answer questions.
Decide on a method for taking notes.
Use sources to find information and take notes.
Quotations Summarize Cite sources
Use of primary and secondary sources
Take notes. Create citations
Examples of primary sources such as letters, photographs, autobiographies.
Examples of secondary sources newspapers, films, television, books, internet.
Library Computers
InterpretationStudents interpret the information they have gathered to make new meaning. They assess the usefulness of their information and reflect on the information to develop personal meaning.
As a class, discuss some of the information you have found. See if there are connections between the people researched and their personal characteristics.
Analyze information to make meaning.
Communication Use notes to write a Speech-writing Rubric that lists the
Students apply their information to construct and present their new knowledge.
speech. Give speech to the
audience for which it was intended.
basics. Public Speaking
skills.
requirements for the speech.
EvaluationStudents think about and evaluate both their process and their product during research and at the conclusion of research.
Compare what you view or read with what you already know. If information is contradictory, check several different sources.
Make sure all your questions were answered.
Decide whether the requirements for the assignment have been met.
Evaluate sources for accuracy and reliability
Notes and questions.
Student checklist on p. 127K
Scoring Rubric for Theme Projects p. 127L
Task Skills Procedures/ProductsUse the internet to find information. Learn definitions for words:
browser, URL, search engine
Class discussion.
Find a search engine. Ability to type in a URL
Ability to use other finding devices on the internet.
Teacher selects search engine and directs students to its location. May use print or electronic methods for passing on this information.
Students at computers put in the URL or locate the search engine in the manner decided upon by the teacher.
Use specific search techniques to narrow a search.
Keyword searching
Boolean search using “and” or “or”
Brainstorm topics to search and identify possible key words.
Model using the keywords you listed to demonstrate an internet search on a search engine. Use Boolean methods to narrow the search.
Have students choose a search topic and use the techniques to find information. Have students record the number of hits they get for each search.
Learn to cite URLs properly. Understanding plagiarism
Format a correct citation.
Post an example of a correct URL citation for students to refer to.
