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Traveling terrain: Comprehending nonfiction text on the web

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A lesson plan for Grade 5 Computer Technology Skills and English Language Arts

Provider: IRA/NCTE

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Appropriate grades
5
Subjects
thinking skills (research skills, visual literacy), education technology (computer/technology skills)
Provider
IRA/NCTE
Special requirements
3.01, 3.02, 3.07, ELA Grade 5, 2.02, 2.03, 2.04, 2.06, 2.07, 3.04, 3.06, 5.01, 5.03, 5.06, 5.07, 5.08

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This lesson introduces students to the process of identifying specific information from Internet sites.

After a brief lesson by the teacher, students learn to complete certain tasks while using a graphic organizer. Upon the completion of this lesson, students should be able to:

  • Identify text features of nonfiction text in a web format.
  • Locate specific information on a website.
  • Generalize information.

Teachers use scaffolding to show students which skills are necessary in specific situations and monitor progress as the tasks become increasingly more complex as students learn to navigate Internet text. After students complete research, they write two paragraphs using information from the Internet. Graphic organizers, assignment guidelines, and Internet links make this lesson easily accessible for both teachers and students.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Computer Technology Skills (2005)

Grade 5

  • Goal 3: The learner will use a variety of technologies to access, analyze, interpret, synthesize, apply, and communicate information.
    • Objective 3.01: Select and use search strategies with two or more criteria in prepared databases to locate, organize, and present information for content area assignments. Strand - Database
    • Objective 3.02: Use content area databases to analyze, evaluate, organize, and compare information for assignments. Strand - Database
    • Objective 3.07: Use evaluation tools to select Internet resources and information for content and usefulness in content area assignments. Strand - Telecommunications/Internet

English Language Arts (2004)

Grade 5

  • Goal 2: The learner will apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.
    • Objective 2.02: Interact with the text before, during, and after reading, listening, and viewing by:
      • making predictions.
      • formulating questions.
      • supporting answers from textual information, previous experience, and/or other sources.
      • drawing on personal, literary, and cultural understandings.
      • seeking additional information.
      • making connections with previous experiences, information, and ideas.
    • Objective 2.03: Read a variety of texts, such as:
      • fiction (tall tales, myths).
      • nonfiction (books of true experience, newspaper and magazine articles, schedules).
      • poetry (narrative, lyric, and cinquains).
      • drama (plays and skits).
    • Objective 2.04: Identify elements of fiction and nonfiction and support by referencing the text to determine the:
      • plot development.
      • author's choice of words.
      • effectiveness of figurative language (e.g., personification, flashback).
      • tone.
    • Objective 2.06: Analyze choice of reading materials congruent with purposes (e.g., reading for information, reading to extend content area learning, reading for pleasure, entertainment).
    • Objective 2.07: Evaluate the usefulness and quality of information and ideas based on purpose, experiences, text(s), and graphics.
  • Goal 3: The learner will make connections through the use of oral language, written language, and media and technology.
    • Objective 3.04: Make informed judgments about television, radio, video/film productions, and other electronic mediums and/or print formats.
    • Objective 3.06: Conduct research (with assistance) from a variety of sources for assigned or self-selected projects (e.g., print and non-print texts, artifacts, people, libraries, databases, computer networks).
  • Goal 5: The learner will apply grammar and language conventions to communicate effectively.
    • Objective 5.01: Consistently use correct capitalization (e.g., names of magazines, newspapers, organizations) and punctuation (e.g., colon to introduce a list, commas in apposition, commas used in compound sentences).
    • Objective 5.03: Elaborate information and ideas in speaking and writing by using:
      • prepositional phrases.
      • transitions.
      • coordinating and/or subordinating conjunctions.
    • Objective 5.06: Proofread for accuracy of spelling using appropriate strategies to confirm spelling and to correct errors.
    • Objective 5.07: Edit final product for grammar, language conventions, and format.
    • Objective 5.08: Create readable documents through legible handwriting and word processing.