Submitted by michelle.harris on Wed, 06/19/2013 - 00:43
Created By:
Michelle L. Harris
Title/Role:
Teacher
Organization/School Name:
Smyrna Middle School
Location:
Delaware
Grade Level:
5, 6
Type of Lesson:
Stand-alone lesson
Type of Schedule:
Flexible
Collaboration Continuum:
Intensive
Content Area:
Educational technology, Language Arts
Content Topic:
Discovering Reference Resources through a Scavenger Hunt
Scenario:
Students will be preparing to take on their first large scale, independent, research paper or project. Before starting the project the students will have an opportunity to review reference materials they have already used and become familiar with new reference materials. The teacher and teacher librarian will work together to create a gallery walk of reference materials. This gallery walk will need to take place during a time when the regular education teacher is available to work with the students. If a time cannot be found when both the Teacher and TL are available then the TL can set up the gallery walk and the teacher can run the activity. The follow-up activity will be the research project completed by the students. They will be required to use at least 3 of the reference materials viewed during the Reference Resource Scavenger Hunt.
Overview:
Students will learn what information is included in a variety of reference resources (both print and electronic), and how to use them. The students will complete a task within each of the resources presented.
Essential Questions: What are the different formats in which reference information is presented? What are three reference sources you could use when researching an important figure from American History?
Final Product:
Students will complete the questions located on the Reference Resources Scavenger Hunt worksheet using the reference materials laid out in the gallery walk. The students will also complete an exit ticket on which they will answer the two essential questions for the lesson.
Library Lesson:
Students will learn how to identify a variety of reference materials and locate information quickly and efficiently in each of the resources.
Estimated Lesson Time:
90 minutes
Have you taught this lesson before:
No
Strategies for differentiation:
Students will work in pairs. The pairs can be chosen by the teacher to help form successful pairings.
Include a worksheet or graphic organizer where students can take notes on each of the reference materials.
Larger print materials can be included in the gallery walk, and students can get a quick crash course in using the zoom button for online reference materials.
Examples of similar questions can be provided to help students narrow down their search.
A list of written directions and expectations should be provided to each pair.