It's all Greek to me!
Created By:
Ronye Cullen
Title/Role:
Librarian
Organization/School Name:
John Bassett Moore Intermediate and Clayton Intermediate Schools
Location:
Delaware
Grade Level:
6 Type of Lesson:
Lesson in a unit Type of Schedule:
Fixed Collaboration Continuum:
Moderate Content Area:
Social studies Content Topic:
Topics in Ancient Greece Scenario:
This is a collaborative unit created by 6th grade teachers and the School Librarian. It is designed to enhance the learning from the curriculum topic on Ancient Greece. Grade 6 teachers will work together with the librarian to create a unit where content will be be taught in the Social Studies classes, writing and notetaking skills will be done in Language Arts, and the Big-6 research component of Location and Access will be taught in the library. The Librarian will familiarize the students with reference and non fiction sections of the library as well as indoctrinate them to the use of the on-line database system (UD/LibSearch-or other on-line database). Students will become familiar with the database and how to extract information from it to best meet the needs of their created questions and task definition. Overview:
Students will apply the research process in 3-4 class periods while in the library. They will have a choice of a variety of Ancient Greek related topics (as identified by their teacher and listed in the attachments). They will come to the library already having formulated questions of interest on their chosen topic and then seeking out answers using a variety of sources. Final Product:
Students' final product will be a 2-3 page typed essay on their chosen Ancient Greek topic. In addition, students will use resources to create a model/project to accompany their written work (for example Trojan Horse model, poster, diorama, etc). Students will work on creating a bibliography for this project as well. They will create the bibliography while working on location and access lessons in the library. Library Lesson:
Students will have formulated questions with their Social Studies teacher prior to coming into the library. Librarian will provide an overview of Location and Access step of Big-6. Students will determine which resources, from both reference books and on line database, will best meet their needs for research completion. Students must have at least 3 resources to use in their bibliography. Students will take notes on their questions as well as writing down any additional information that they learned on their topic. The librarian will demonstrate how to cite books and websites for students to use in their bibliography. Citation resoures will be available from the librarian to further assist students with this process. Estimated Lesson Time:
120 minutes Have you taught this lesson before:
Yes Strategies for differentiation:
This lesson can be easily adapted to meet the needs of special education students or others. More time may be needed for product completion as well as instruction in the use of databases. Several items may be adjusted depending, i.e. length of written assignment, number of resources, time extended for mastery, etc. additionally rubric requirements could be adjusted and instead of student formulated questions, teacher driven questions with specific location of answers.