Standard Course of Study :: Information Skills

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North Carolina Regions: Working in cooperative groups, the students will learn about their assigned regions of North Carolina. A list of questions will be generated. When the research is completed, the students will design a way to orally present the information to the class. This also will integrate Visual Arts and Informational Skills.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Information Skills and Social Studies); By Patricia Britt.

Recognizing Reference Sources: Students will become familiar with five different reference sources in the Media Center: Atlas, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, Card Catalog (Look Up Station), and the Internet. Students will be able to decide which is the BEST source to use to answer specific questions.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Information Skills and Computer Technology Skills); By Marybeth Hauss.

Research Frenzy: Students will use a variety of reference materials to complete a trivia-question scavenger hunt assignment. Within the context of this assignment, students will be exposed to questions in many curriculum areas.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Information Skills and English Language Arts); By Jan King.

"Sell Me on Dewey!": Students create short, snappy, written commercials about the main categories in the Dewey Decimal System. Commercials are viewed by the class to reinforce Dewey, and help students locate books in the Library Media Center. Dewey Commercials can be used in Library Media Center Orientation for grades 3-5.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Information Skills and English Language Arts); By Sonja Beckham.

Visualizations: Black poet, Langston Hughes: Third grade or fourth grade students will have an opportunity to read and appreciate selected poetry of the African-American poet, Langston Hughes.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Information Skills, English Language Arts, and Social Studies); By Floanna Long.

I'm gonna sit right down and write someone a letter: Students will read letters from famous people and discuss the conventions, uses, and power of letter writing. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Information Skills, English Language Arts, and Social Studies); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

La vie en cave!: In this highly kinetic lesson, students will explore cave paintings of France and create their own cave-wall art for the classroom, using appropriate French words related to cave exploration. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Information Skills, Second Languages, and Visual Arts Education); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

More Amazing Americans: A WebQuest: Students use the web to explore the lives of some celebrated Americans. Working in small groups, they complete a WebQuest, identifying facts and locating different types of information in order to determine the criteria used for selecting these “Amazing Americans.” (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Computer Technology Skills, Information Skills, Social Studies, and English Language Arts); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

Research building blocks: Hints about print: Students examine abstracts of selected books to determine relevance and helpfulness. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Information Skills and Computer Technology Skills); Provider: IRA/NCTE