Compare and contrast electronic text with traditionally printed text
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A lesson plan for grades 6–8 English Language Arts and Information Skills
During this lesson, students compare and contrast the characteristics of electronic text with traditionally printed text, gaining a deeper understanding of how to navigate and comprehend information found on the Internet. First, students make observations about the way they read a textbook by briefly skimming the chapter and independently making a list of the types of textual aids they use when reading. Then, using the Internet Workshop form, students examine how they read text from the Internet site Cow’s Eye Dissection. Finally, the teacher engages students in a discussion about specific information they gathered while navigating the site, a comparison of how they read each type of text, and an extension discussion about how writing Internet text might be different from writing traditional text. Readwritethink provides links to additional activities and lessons teachers can use to extend the comparison of strategies used to read electronic and traditional texts.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
English Language Arts (2004)
Grade 6
- Goal 2: The learner will explore and analyze information from a variety of sources.
- Objective 2.02: Use multiple sources of print and non-print information in developing informational materials such as brochures, newsletters, and infomercials by:
- exploring a variety of sources from which information may be attained (e.g., books, Internet, electronic databases, CD-ROM).
- distinguishing between primary and secondary sources.
- analyzing the effects of the presentation and/or accuracy of information.
- Objective 2.02: Use multiple sources of print and non-print information in developing informational materials such as brochures, newsletters, and infomercials by:
Grade 8
- Goal 2: The learner will use and evaluate information from a variety of sources.
- Objective 2.02: Use multiple sources of print and non-print information to explore and create research products in both written and presentational forms by:
- determining purpose, audience, and context.
- understnaing the focus.
- recognizing and/or choosing a relevant topic.
- recognizing and/or selecting presentational format (e.g., video, essay, interactive technology) appropriate to audience.
- evaluating information for extraneous detail, inconsistencies, relevant facts, and organization.
- researching and organizing information to achieve purpose.
- using notes and/or memory aids to structure information.
- supporting ideas with examples, definitions, analogies, and direct references to primary and secondary sources.
- noting and/or citing sources used.
- recognizing the use of and/or employing graphics such as charts, diagrams,and graphs to enhance the communication of information.
- Objective 2.02: Use multiple sources of print and non-print information to explore and create research products in both written and presentational forms by:
Information Skills (2000)
Grade 6
- Goal 1: The learner will EXPLORE sources and formats for reading, listening, and viewing purposes.
- Objective 1.09: Recognize that ideas are produced in a variety of formats (print, graphical, audio, video, multimedia, web-based).
- Objective 1.10: Identify characteristics and advantages of various media formats (print, graphical, audio, video, multimedia, web-based) for a specific task.
Grade 7
- Goal 1: The learner will EXPLORE sources and formats for reading, listening, and viewing purposes.
- Objective 1.09: Recognize that ideas are produced in a variety of formats (print, graphical, audio, video, multimedia, web-based).
- Objective 1.10: Identify characteristics and advantages of various media formats (print, graphical, audio, video, multimedia, web-based) for a specific task.
Grade 8
- Goal 1: The learner will EXPLORE sources and formats for reading, listening, and viewing purposes.
- Objective 1.09: Recognize that ideas are produced in a variety of formats (print, graphical, audio, video, multimedia, web-based).
- Objective 1.10: Identify characteristics and advantages of various media formats (print, graphical, audio, video, multimedia, web-based) for a specific task.
