Search: Language Arts, Text (books, letters, poems, newspapers, etc.), 1.3.5 Use information technology responsibly.
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| Title | Overview | Grade | Average Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fact vs. Opinion | Students will learn to distinguish the difference between facts and opinions. They will practice identifying facts and opinions. Essential Question: What is the difference between fact and opinion? | 7 | |
| Finding Your Way Using QR Codes | While designed to be an introduction to the library resources for new students, it is also a review of prior instruction, such as using an index and table of contents, finding various types of books in the library, using online databases, and finding books using the computer catalog. English content: Use of resources. EQ: How can I efficiently use the resources in the library to find the information I need for my assignment? | 9 | |
| Animal Research Project | The concept this lesson is designed to teach is research skills. The Common Core State Standards emphasizes students engaging in short focused research. According to the Common Core State Standards, students in grades 3-5 need to participate in research and writing projects throughout the school year. The essential question students will explore is 'What is the Big 6 Research Model and what are the steps involved in the research process?' | 3 | |
| Vegetables | The students will have a question and access information to answer it. The students will present the answer to the class using a presentation paper. Essential questions: What is a vegetable? Where do you find information? How do you record needed information? How would you best design a presentation paper? | K | |
| Old Ironsides | In exploring a unit on Poetry, students will research the USS Constitution and construct a guide that a tourist could follow while taking a walking tour of the vessel. The students are asked to consider the following essential questions: What are some present day uses of the USS Constitution? What is the significance of the naval vessel to Massachusetts, Oliver Wendell Holmes and his poem, Old Ironsides? | 10 | |
| 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 |