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

Information Skills — Grades 9–12

Goal 2, Objective 2.05

Goal 2

The learner will IDENTIFY and USE criteria for excellence to evaluate information and formats.

Objective 2.05

Determine accuracy, relevance, and comprehensiveness of information resources.

Resources aligned to this objective

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Comparative anatomy: A continuum
In groups, students will design a presentation that will trace the development of an organ system through the major phyla of the animal kingdom looking for the relationships between structure and function by documenting adaptations.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Information Skills, English Language Development, and Science)
By Joan Warner and Melissa Thibault.
Making a Video Critique of an Information Source
After finishing their social issues research paper for their English class (or any other type of research paper), students will write and present orally a critique of one information source used in their research papers. Students will work in pairs to videotape each other, and they must also design appropriate backdrops for their oral presentations. Students will watch and evaluate all critiques.

This interdisciplinary assignment combines information skills and language arts skills, and requires collaboration between the media specialist and the English teacher.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Information Skills and English Language Arts)
By Bonnie Snyder.