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Research unit capstone ppt

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Jessica Rader
Jessica Rader

This document outlines a series of lessons for 4th grade students on researching and evaluating information sources. It includes lessons on traditional reference books, online references, evaluating websites, avoiding plagiarism, newspapers and periodicals. Students will learn about different types of reference books and sources, practice navigating online references and evaluating websites. They will also learn about newspapers and their components. For their final project, students will work in groups to create a newspaper using word processing tools and an online printing press.

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Research Unit 4th Grade - Media Center
Lesson 1 Intro To Reference (Traditional) 2 Sessions • Reference Power Point – types of books traditionally found in a reference section • Reference Section – Tour • Books on tables • Reference Scenario Cards – Pairs • Place one of each of the five main reference books (Atlas, Al- • manac, Encyclopedia, Dictionary, and Thesaurus) on the table • Give pairs of students a stack of scenario cards. They • read the scenario cards together and determine which refer- • ence book should be used to find the answer to the question • or situation • After all groups have had time to analyze their scenarios, • have each group read aloud their scenario and suggest the • appropriate reference book and why
Research unit capstone ppt
Lesson 2 Intro To Reference (Virtual) 2 Sessions http://www.factmonster.co m/ • Online Dictionary, Almanac, Encyclopedia, & Thesaurus in one site • Students will work in pairs to navigate the different parts of the site. Others: • www.encyclopedia.com • www.worldbook.com (Worksheets for each – site hunt)
Lesson 3 Evaluating Websites for Information 2 Sessions • Website Evaluation Power Point • Students will practice evaluating web sites using the handout which contains URL’s • They will fill out a scoring rubric to determine the quality of the site using the rules they learned for evaluating websites
Lesson 4 Plagiarism • Plagiarism Power Point • How do we properly cite sources? www.easybib.com
Lesson 5 Periodicals & Parts of a Newspaper 2-3 Sessions • What is a periodical? Periodical Power Point. • What are the parts of a newspaper? Students work in groups to examine newspapers. Brainstorm on Smart Board – How is a newspaper different from other types of texts we read? How is it organized? • SWBAT browse through a collection of online newspapers by visiting the Internet Public Library Website. http://www.ipl.org/
Internet Public Library Site
Internet Public Library Site
• Compare layouts • View headlines • Compare and contrast online & print
Lesson 6 Creating a Newspaper • SWB broken into groups of 3 and work as an Editorial team in order to make decisions about their newspaper articles and layout. • SWBAT use a begin to use a word processing tool to type, save, and revise their work. • SWBAT use an online printing press to generate a newspaper.
Organizer Worksheets
Online Printing Press • http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/Printing _Press/
Newspaper Project Assessment Posted to a WordPress blog

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Research unit capstone ppt

  • 1. Research Unit 4th Grade - Media Center
  • 2. Lesson 1 Intro To Reference (Traditional) 2 Sessions • Reference Power Point – types of books traditionally found in a reference section • Reference Section – Tour • Books on tables • Reference Scenario Cards – Pairs • Place one of each of the five main reference books (Atlas, Al- • manac, Encyclopedia, Dictionary, and Thesaurus) on the table • Give pairs of students a stack of scenario cards. They • read the scenario cards together and determine which refer- • ence book should be used to find the answer to the question • or situation • After all groups have had time to analyze their scenarios, • have each group read aloud their scenario and suggest the • appropriate reference book and why
  • 4. Lesson 2 Intro To Reference (Virtual) 2 Sessions http://www.factmonster.co m/ • Online Dictionary, Almanac, Encyclopedia, & Thesaurus in one site • Students will work in pairs to navigate the different parts of the site. Others: • www.encyclopedia.com • www.worldbook.com (Worksheets for each – site hunt)
  • 5. Lesson 3 Evaluating Websites for Information 2 Sessions • Website Evaluation Power Point • Students will practice evaluating web sites using the handout which contains URL’s • They will fill out a scoring rubric to determine the quality of the site using the rules they learned for evaluating websites
  • 6. Lesson 4 Plagiarism • Plagiarism Power Point • How do we properly cite sources? www.easybib.com
  • 7. Lesson 5 Periodicals & Parts of a Newspaper 2-3 Sessions • What is a periodical? Periodical Power Point. • What are the parts of a newspaper? Students work in groups to examine newspapers. Brainstorm on Smart Board – How is a newspaper different from other types of texts we read? How is it organized? • SWBAT browse through a collection of online newspapers by visiting the Internet Public Library Website. http://www.ipl.org/
  • 10. • Compare layouts • View headlines • Compare and contrast online & print
  • 11. Lesson 6 Creating a Newspaper • SWB broken into groups of 3 and work as an Editorial team in order to make decisions about their newspaper articles and layout. • SWBAT use a begin to use a word processing tool to type, save, and revise their work. • SWBAT use an online printing press to generate a newspaper.
  • 13. Online Printing Press • http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/Printing _Press/
  • 14. Newspaper Project Assessment Posted to a WordPress blog