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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Information Skills — Grade 8

Goal 4: The learner will EXPLORE and USE research processes to meet information needs.

Objective 4.03. Develop a search strategy which includes the continuous evaluation of the research process and the information gathered.

Additional related resources

We’re in the process of aligning our content for students to the Standard Course of Study. As we do, you’ll find it here.

General resources

Aligned lesson plans

Literature biography project
Students will learn to develop the various processes used in researching and writing a biographical research paper, including brainstorming, note taking, outlining, creating a bibliography, and writing the final draft.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Information Skills)
By Sandra Dail.
How to identify search terms in an index
Students will learn to use the index to determine if the source has information about a topic and, if so, how to find the information.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Information Skills)
By April Wells, Christina Klonne, Jennifer Tuttle, and and Julie Bingham.