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Assignment #4 Lesson #2 LIBRARY LEARNING EXPERIENCE - LESSON DESIGN

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Teacher: Mrs. Walker

Grade: 8th

Subject: English

Context of Unit or Project Plan: Grade 8 English Extraordinary People in the United States of America Phase of inquiry framework to be addressed in this lesson: Investigation Skill to be taught in this lesson (reference to Common Core if applicable): Understand copyright and the repercussions of plagiarism; cite the textual and visual evidence from their research for their topic (8.R.I.1; 8.R.L.1) Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. (8.W.8) Use a variety of resources to narrow down questions for research on the chosen individual (8.W.7) Assessment: The information from students research will be from credible resources, which they will have found in the digital or print collection. Fact sheet on evaluating information on the Internet Resources: Books on reserve Online Databases http://www.wikipedia.org http://www.easybib.com [ResearchBETA a database on the school librarys database page] Laptop cart Lesson Delivery Phase Introduction Instructional Activity To start of the introductory discussion, I will ask students to tell me some facts that they already may know about their extraordinary person. Once a few students have answered, I will encourage them to prove to the class why they think those facts are correct.

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o What makes the facts they mentioned accurate? o What were their resources? Who are the authors? o How do they know their resources were reputable? The purpose of these questions is for the students to start thinking about the information they find regarding their extraordinary people and any other research they may do in the future. On the SmartBoard, I will pull up http://www.wikipedia.org on the screen for the students to see and will ask how many use the website. Calling on a volunteer, I will have the student search for their extraordinary person. Typically, an edit option will appear, but Wikipedia biographical articles are now considered semi-protected pages. o According to the Wikipedia page semi-protected means, [i]f you have a user account, log in first. If you do not yet have an account, you may create one; after 4 days and 10 edits, you will be able to edit semi-protected pages.1 o Facilitate a conversation with students on what this means. If any student can log in and after 4 days make 10 edits, does that make them a reliable editor for a page on Hillary Clinton, for example? What happens when they find the information for their assignment, can they trust the data enough to use it? Using the ResearchBETA function of http://www.easybib.com, I will demonstrate to students how it is a search engine that separates the credible and non-credible information. Students will either use the laptops or computers, whichever are available to them, and will start researching on their individual using the information they learned about in the introductory discussion and guided practice. They will have a summary of the information on the fact sheet and for every credible resource they find, they have to determine and record: o What about this article makes it credible? o Who is the author? How is the author reliable? What are his or her credentials? Students will gathers into groups of 4 and discuss what they learned from the guided and independent practice. o Are they able to defend and support the credibility of the

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Reflection and Sharing

Wikipedia (2012). View source for Hillary Rodham Clinton. Wikimedia foundation. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hillary_Rodham_Clinton&action=edit

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information they found? o A quick brain exercise that these small groups can work on is this: Although both their math and Spanish teachers are educators, would they find an essay written by their Spanish teacher about the latest math theory credible or more credible than if their math teacher wrote one? (This is in an ideal scenario where the math teacher only knows about teaching math and the Spanish teacher solely knows about teaching Spanish.) In turn, these smaller groups will gather into a larger group and facilitate the discussion on evaluating information based on their new and old knowledge.

Extended Learning: Students spend time in the library for research using the appropriate databases and other digital and print resources in order to practice these new evaluation skills and find accurate information. The library will be open during the activity period and after-school hours in order for students to complete their assignment. This will allow for the students to potential receive individual attention from the librarian regarding these techniques.