Search: Smart board, 1.3.3 Follow ethical and legal guidelines in gathering and using information.
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| Title | Overview | Grade | Average Rating |
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| 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 | |
| What Were They Thinking Then, What Are We Thinking Now? | In the library students compare primary sources from two time periods relating to an issue in their novel or play. Students compare how the issue was perceived by characters in their work to how it is perceived by individuals today. The essential questions for this lesson are: Have the ideas and perspectives about the main issue of the novel or play changed with time? To what extent has the issue been resolved? | 10 | |
| Note-taking: K.I.S.S. "Keep it Short and Simple" | As part of the Science, LA, and Information/Computer/Technology (ICT) Curriculum; students will research energy sources in order to answer one of these essential questions. 1. What energy source should be used to operate a new power plant in our state? 2. What energy source should be used to provide electricity for a new school in our town? 3. Should your next family car be powered by gasoline or an alternative power source? | 5 | |
| Analyzing Sonnets | How does [insert sonneteer's name] use literary techniques to convey his/her message/theme in [insert sonnet name]? In answering the above essential question, students will read an critique dramatic selections from a variety of authors (to choose their sonnet),read and critique a specific type of poetry (sonnets and the type of sonnet style based on the sonnet chosen), create source and notecards in MLA format, and then write a documented research paper. | 11 | |
| Primary sources | Students will learn how to use primary and secondary sources to add credible depth to their research projects. Whether it is a photograph, book, map, letter, postcard, newspaper, or official document, students can use sources to reconstruct and relive history. Students will be given the opportunity to apply their skills to learning activities. Essentail Question: How can I tell the difference between primary and secondary sources? | 9 | |
| Secret Life of Bees Research | Students are to use the connection of the setting and time period of the novel, The Secret Life of Bees, to make connections to events in the novel to events in America's history. The essay should provide information about the topic as well as explain its significance. Student's sample essential question will be along the lines of "What is the [insert topic here] and how did it affect the Civil Rights Movement in this country?" | 9, 10 | |
| Thematic Analysis Research Paper - English 11: Part 3 - Note Taking | In a unit to write a thematic research paper for English, students return to the library for two final 90 minute class periods to access the sources discovered during the location and access days and begin to take notes for their research paper. The essential question is: How well is my theme supported in critical literature? | 11 | |
| Thematic Analysis Research Paper - English 11: Part 2 –Advanced Database Searching and Source Cards | In a unit to write a thematic research paper for English, students will analyze their thesis and come up with a list of keywords and terms to use in advanced searches on the library's online databases. The essential question for this lesson is: How can I use my knowledge of subscription databases and various search strategies to locate critical articles on my thesis topic? | 11 | |
| Animal Research Project | The lesson is designed to teach students how to use the BIG6 graphic organizer so they will have a systematic way to approach research papers. The students will then have to look-up a book on the subject and retrieve the book form the shelf to show they can use the library online catalog system. A review on accessing databases from the school lab and home will be done. Student will choose topic. | 7 | |
| Yearlong History Paper-What are my resource options? | This lesson is designed to teach students research skills to search print, periodical, and Internet sources. | 10 |