info lit lesson plan

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Information LiteracyBy: April Olorunfemi

Title ofUnit

Medias the Word GradeLevel

7th Grade LanguageArts

Stage 1 Identify Desired ResultsStudents will understand that:

o The World Wide Web has expanded the way we access and use information.

o Research requires planning in order to find the most relevant information for a

research topic.

o Using a variety of sources will enhance research for written assignments.

o Print reference sources are not obsolete to online and electronic resources when

researching for information on a specified topic.

o In order for research to prove thorough and balanced, sources must well rounded.

Essential Questions

Overarching Questions:

How is research and technology used to

support writing?

Topical Questions:

1). How are reference sources used in

research writing and reporting?2). How can reference sources be used

together in writing?

3). How should writers use a thesaurus to

improve their writing?

4). How do printed reference books differfrom online/electronic references?

5). Should all information be inelectronic form (available online or for

download)? Why or Why not?


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Stage 2 Evidence

Performance Task(s)

Make-A-Vacay- (Understanding Facet (s): Application, Interpretation, Empathy, Perspective)

Goal: Your goal is to create a travel brochureRole:You role is that ofa professional travel agentsAudience: Your clients are a family of 4: 2 adults and 2 childrenSituation: Students will chose a vacation destination for the fictional familyProduct Performance and Purpose: You will write an informative paper and create apersuasive brochure that details excursions, transportation, dining and accommodations, photos, and

price rates from online sources such as Priceline.com and Hotwire.com in a well planned and

organized manner. Your clients should have a 3-day detailed itinerary within their brochure featuring

activities relative to all family membersStandards and Criteria for Success:Your project will consist of two parts, a research paper and an actual brochure constructed from post

board .The 1 page research paper will be constructed in class through the Writing Process,Prewrite, Compose, Evaluate, Revise, Edit and Publish to be typed. Students will present their

assignments to the class.

Unit Assessment (Understanding Facet (s): Application, Interpretation, Perspective, Self-knowledge,)

Creating A Pop Culture Magazine

Goal: Your goal is to create a pop culture magazineRole: Your job is a professional writer/journalistAudience: The target audience are teenage students ages 13-17

Situation: Students will construct feature stories, media reviews, current event, and factual newsstories to express grasp of unit skills. Students will also use photos and other relevant print

multimedia to visually enhance overall magazine appearance.

Product Performance and Purpose: Assignment: In groups of 4, design and create a magazine tha

offers relevant entertainment, news and facts for your classmates. Students will construct and

publish magazines utilizing several online and print sources of information.

Standards and Criteria for Success: Your work will be evaluated in the following categories using

the attached rubric: Content/Ideas, Organization of Information, Sentences, Print and InternetResearch, ELA Conventions.


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Performance Task(s) Rubric(s)

Creating A Pop Culture Magazine RubricAssignment: In groups of 4, design and create a magazine that offers relevant

entertainment, news and facts for your classmates.

Category: 4 3 2 1

Content/ Ideas

Individually

create 3 unique

story ideas/news

articles to

contribute to the

magazine

Individually

create 3

insightful story

ideas/news

articles to

contribute to the

magazine

Identify, with

teacher help, at least

2 reasonable story

ideas/news articles

to contribute to the

magazine

Identify, with

teacher help, no

more than 2

reasonable story

ideas/news articles

to contribute to the

magazine

Plan for Organizing

Information/Layout

Magazine pages

and layout are

thorough with

strong attention to

detail. All pages

have relevant

art/graphics to

support text

Magazine pages

and layout are

neat and well

planned. Most

pages have

relevant

art/graphics to

support text

Magazine pages and

layout are organized

with reasonable

effort and detail.

Art/graphics do not

compliment text.

Considerable

wasted space on

pages

Magazine pages

and layout have

little effort and

detail. No

art/graphics to

support text. Over

half of space

wasted

Sentence Fluency

Writing structure

for stories and

articles has

clarity, rhythm,

style and supports

the topic

Writing structure

for stories and

articles has

rhythm, style

and supports the

topic

Writing structure

for stories and

articles is choppy

and somewhat

supports the topic

Writing structure

for stories and

articles is unclear,

awkward and does

not support the

topic

Print and Internet

Research

Successfully

locates relevant

and credible print

and online

sources of

information to

write storyideas/news

articles for the

magazine

Locates relevant

online sources of

information to

write story

ideas/news

articles for the

magazine

Occasionally able to

use suggested

internet links and

printed texts to find

information to write

story ideas/news

articles

Needs assistance or

supervision to use

suggested internet

links to find

information to write

story ideas/news

articles

Conventions

(Spelling, Grammar,

Punctuation,

Capitalization and

format)

Overall

mechanics have

no errors and addimpact to the

overallcontents/product

Mechanics have

no more than 2

conventionalerrors in the

overall content

Mechanics havemany errors that

affect the overall

contents/product

Mechanics havesignificant errors

that distract from

the overallcontents/product

Total Possible Points

20


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Other Evidence(e.g. tests, quizzes, work samples, observations)

Differentiated Prompts and Assessments:

Skill Check-Choose 3 reference books from the media center and list their characteristics and th

information they contain. (Understanding Facet: Explanation)

Create a new reference book that will give a new type of information and lists its characteristic

(Understanding Facet: Interpret)

Skill Check-Research and list 3 credible online references. (Understanding Facet: Apply)

Write a Public Service Announcement on the importance of online safety for young adult

(Understanding Facet: Empathize)

In groups of 4, design and create a magazine that offers relevant entertainment, news and facts foyour classmates. (Understanding Facet: Perspective)

Use a poster board to create an advertisement for your favorite educational website and present it tthe class. (Understanding Facet: Self-Knowledge)

Write a 5-paragraph essay in response to the following: Are books obsolete? Should all informatiobe in digital form? (Understanding Facet: Interpret)

Research and present on a Congressional act or policy that deals with online information, privacy o

safety. (Understanding Facet: Perspective)

Write a research paper, using the writing process, about a Congressional act or policy that deals wit

online information, privacy or safety. (Understanding Facet: Explain)

Write and perform a script using characters to explain the ways print and online sources are used fo

research, news and entertainment. (Understanding Facet: Empathize)

Quiz- Characteristics of print reference sources

Student Self-Assessment and Reflection


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1. Self-assess the brochure, Make-A-Vacay.

2. Self-assess the magazine, Pop Culture Magazine.3. Reflect on the ways you access information.

4. Reflect on the primary and secondary sources you use for information from day to day.

Stage 3: Plan Learning Experiences

Week 1

Unit Launch: Pretest to determine student skill level and prior knowledge of content.

Utilize Podcast for delivery of content instruction/introduction of curriculum goals.

1. Activating Strategies/Models: Students will explore the reference section of the Media Center

through group activities. Students will identify the characteristics and usage of a variety ofreference books while interacting with group members in a scavenger hunt activity. See AttachedHandout

Closure: LESSON: Students will answer the essential question as well as name and describe

three types of reference books discussed in the media center activity.

2. Skill Check-Research and list 3 credible online references. (Understanding Facet: Apply)

3. Write a Public Service Announcement on the importance of online safety for young adults.(Understanding Facet: Empathize)

Week 2

Type week 2 activities here (use page 26 of the UbD text as anexample)4.Create a new reference book that will give a new type of information and lists its characteristics.

(Understanding Facet: Interpret)

5. Use a poster board to create an advertisement for your favorite educational website and present

it to the class. (Understanding Facet: Self-Knowledge

6. Quiz- Characteristics of print reference sources

7. Students will create a travel brochure acting as travel agents for a family of 5. This project will

consist of two parts, a research paper and an actual brochure constructed from poster board.

Student will chose a vacation destination for the fictional family and write an informative paperand create a persuasive brochure that details excursions, transportation, dining and


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accommodations, photos, and price rates from online sources such as Priceline.com and

Hotwire.com. The 1 page research paper will be constructed in class through the Writing

Process, Prewrite, Compose, Evaluate, Revise, Edit and Publish to be typed. Students will presenttheir assignments to the class.

Week 3

Type week 3 activities here (use page 26 of the UbD text as anexample)

8.Write a 5-paragraph essay in response to the following: Are books obsolete? Should all

information be in digital form? (Understanding Facet: Interpret)

9. Research and present on a Congressional act or policy that deals with online information,

privacy or safety. (Understanding Facet: Perspective)

10. Write a research paper, using the writing process, about a Congressional act or policy that

deals with online information, privacy or safety. (Understanding Facet: Explain)

11. Write and perform a script using characters to explain the ways print and online sources are

used for research, news and entertainment. (Understanding Facet: Empathize)

Lesson Closing:

12. In groups of 4, design and create a magazine that offers relevant entertainment, news and facts

for your classmates. (Understanding Facet: Perspective)

Notes to the Instructor

Use this area, if needed, to explain to the instructor how yourplanned activities above satisfy specific elements of the scoringrubric.All of these efforts seek to expand and capture all student interest while allowing students

with exceptional needs to grasp the material in a stimulating, safe, supportive, environment.

Please see second attachments for graphic organizers that allow students to process the

lesson of research and references.

Differentiation:

1. Content (Readiness, Interest, or Learning Profile):

Differentiation of content will be implemented to improve learning for multiple

intelligences, special education, advanced learners and ESL learners in the following

ways:

*Allow students to use a range of media to understand and become familiar with research

information.

*Use tiered product assignments.


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* Provide visual, auditory, and kinesthetic product and learning options such as teacher

lecture, United Streaming video, small group/whole class forums.

2. Process: (Readiness, Interest, or Learning Profile):

Differentiation of process will be implemented to improve learning for multiple

intelligences, special education, advanced learners and ESL learners in the following

ways:

*Teaching students how to use a wide range of product formats including print and

online/web.*Provide bookmarked Internet sites at different levels of complexity for research sources.

*Lead optional, in-class mini-workshops on various facets of product development (e.g.,

asking good research questions, using the Internet to find information, conducting interviews,

proofreading).

3. Product: (Readiness, Interest, or Learning Profile): Differentiation of process will be

implemented to improve learning for multiple intelligences, special education, advanced

learners and ESL learners in the following ways:

* Allow students to use a range of media to express knowledge, understanding, and skill

including presentations, research papers, newsletters, etc.* Provide analytic, creative, and practical product options that enhance student research

understanding.

* Encourage students to work independently or with partner(s) on product development.*Ensure connections between product assignments and a range of student

cultures/communities by demonstrating access through multiple sources of information based

on student interest.


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Appendix of Classroom Instructional Handouts


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Reference MaterialsThe books in the Reference section are the only books in the library that you can not

check out. You are encouraged to use these resources all you want in the Media Center.Lets look at each of the major types of reference materials.

On each table is a group of reference books. A different type of Reference book is on

each table. Your job is to analyze the books to find out what are the major characteristicsand uses of that book.

Almanac-

Characteristics:

I would use it when

What other reference tool is it most like and why?

Atlas-

Characteristics-

I would use it when


Dictionary-

Characteristics-

I would use it whenWhat other reference tool is it most like and why?

Encyclopedia-

Characteristics

I would use it when

What other reference tool is it most like any why?

Index-

Characteristics-

I would use it whenWhat other reference tool is it most like and why?

ThesaurusCharacteristics-

I would use it when


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