Search: Moderate, 11, Text (books, letters, poems, newspapers, etc.)
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| Title | Overview | Grade | Average Rating |
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| Creating 21st Century Superheroes | As a conclusion to a unit on the comic book as literature, students will work in small groups to research a current global issue and create a superhero who has the 21st century skills to solve it. Essential Questions: What are the characteristics of a superhero? Which global issue impacts my community? | 11, 12 | |
| Career Options: Which One Is Right For Me? | In their career explorations, students assess the usefulness of a range of resources including print, online, and human sources. They retrieve information from different sources including interviews and workplace observations. Students address the following essential questions throughout the project: What career paths have I explored? Which career appeals most to me and why? How can I find out more about this particular career? How do I know if I am suited for this career? | 11 | |
| Idea-Noun Definition: Source Searching | This lesson is designed to teach students the location and how to access their sources. This lesson falls under step three in the Big6 Research Process. Students will review the various sources available to them and the specifics for access and searching within those sources. Students will find three sources related to their research task (selected idea-noun) and cite them correctly. Essential Question: How does this source change/support/influence your definition of _____ (student's idea-noun focus)? | 11, 12 | |
| Exploring Art Movements | First students will be introduced to the concept of art movements in the classroom, with examples of each, and come to the library for an introduction to CAMIO. Then the students will go on a fieldtrip to a local art museum to look at the artwork. Students choose an artistic work and art movement to imitate and create their own version/interpretation. | 11, 12 | |
| ELA Research Paper Introduction | During this lesson on writing the research paper, students will be able to answer the following questions: What are the steps of writing a research paper? What sources are available through the school library media center and state library? How does one evaluate sources? This lesson was collaboratively taught by Molly Perry and Dawn Coughlin. | 11 | |
| Closing Lesson for the Gothic Genre | The gothic introductory lesson is the pre-curser to a unit on gothic literature. At the close of the lesson the students will be asked to complete a culminating project on the genre in conjunction with the school librarian. The students must create a display within the library that outlines gothic literature and features selections of gothic literature within the display. Students will also be required to write a short essay, answer the following essential question: How does the “gothic” or popular culture compare with the “gothic” of American Literature? | 11 | |
| Drawing on Blue Jeans | Students use resources and information from the library to develop global perspectives in a changing world, learning about the roles and responsibilities of members of the global community. Each student identifies and explores his or her own particular area of interest. The students then connect their understanding to the real world, using inquiry to inspire artistic expression. | 11, 12 | |
| German Cities | Travel and leisure activities are popular conversation topics in many cultures. Opinions of leisure and travel activities vary with each person's interests and previous experiences. In this lesson, the learners are asked to create travel advice articles about German-speaking cities. | 9, 10, 11, 12 |