Grade: Unit:

Information Literacy Skills

Theme: Great Ideas

Theme / Information Literacy Skills / Research
Opportunities
Week 1
Juan Verdades
A Win-Win Week,
In the days of the Vaqueros
Searching for Gold
The Secrets of Old Mesilla
A Maidu Home
The Summer of Surprises / The Old Southwest /
  • Comprehension Strategy:
Analyze Story Structure
  • Comprehension Skill:
Character, Setting , Plot
  • Fluency
Repeated Reading
  • Literature
Folk Tale
Tall tale
Informational Non-fiction
  • Reference/Research Skills
Dictionary
Reference books
Internet
Tall tale books
  • Graphic Organizers
Character, Plot, and Setting chart 250
Character Web 273A Transparency 42
  • Technology
  • Internet search
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  • Main Writing:
Fictional Narrative
Character sketch 273A
Dialogue to perform
  • Other:
Map research
Research a territory of the Old West271
Week 2
Nothing Ever Happens on 90th Street
The Mysterious Limousine
Karen Odom
What’s
Happening with Roni
How the Library Lost It’s Books
The Great American Hometown Homework
Lazy Acres Wakes Up
The Hometown Homework / Putting It in Writing /
  • Comprehension Strategy:
Monitor Comprehension
  • Comprehension Skill:
Draw Conclusions
  • Fluency
Repeated Reading
  • Literature
Fiction
Interview
Poetry
Humor
  • Reference/Research Skills
Dictionary
Encyclopedias
Internet
  • Graphic Organizers
Conclusion Chart 277B Transparency 12
KWL 279
  • Technology
Internet author search
Puzzlemaker for vocabulary /
  • Main Writing
Fictional Narrative Dialogue301A
  • Other
Outline proposed writing project. Describe method of organization.
Research favorite author 299
Week 3
Building Green
Energy: Powering our World
Energy: Problems and solutions
Energy: a Bright Future / Energy /
  • Comprehension Strategy
Analyze Text
  • Comprehension Skill:
Cause and effect
  • Fluency
Repeated Reading
  • Literature
Nonfiction article
  • Reference/Research Skills
Dictionary
Encyclopedia
Research Study skills
Table of Contents 309B Transparency 3
  • Graphic Organizers
Cause and effect chart 308
KWL 313A
  • Technology
Internet
Puzzlemaker for vocabulary /
  • Main Writing
Expository
Write and outline the main idea and details of expository paragraph
Design a symbol to represent idea.
Write a prompt
  • Other
Research Thomas Edison--present orally or flow chart
Week 4
The Emperor’s Silent Army
Bringing the Past to the Present
Ozymandias
Buried Palace Brought to Light
Rock Art from the Stone Age
Rediscovery: Cultures Lost and Found / Archaeology /
  • Comprehension Strategy
Monitor comprehension
  • Comprehension Skill:
Summarize
  • Fluency
Repeated reading
  • Literature
Expository nonfiction
Lyric Poetry
Informational Nonfiction
Reference/Research Skills
Dictionary
Graphic Organizers
Summer Chart317B Transparency 14
Sequence of events chart 335A Transparency 54
  • Technology
Author search on Internet
  • Internet search for poetry facts.
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  • Main Writing
Short Story about archaeology and make poster.
Write a proposal and draw map archaeology
Respond in writing to picture 314
  • Other
Research and summarize diet in China or Egypt
Compare and Contrast taxation system
Week 5
The Case of the Phantom Poet
The Unusual Robot
How to conduct a Survey
Frankie Smithers
Will the Show Go On?
What Happened to the Music?
The School Play / Show Time /
  • Comprehension Strategy
Monitor Comprehension
  • Comprehension Skill
Draw Conclusions
  • Fluency
Repeated reading
  • Literature
Play
Informational Nonfiction
Nonfiction
  • Reference/Research Skills
Dictionary
  • Graphic Organizers
Venn Diagram
Conclusions Chart 339B
  • Technology
Internet search for authors
Internet search on surveys /
  • Main Writing
Fictional Narrative
Write Dialogue using setting, character, conflict
  • Other
Research ancient materials
Compare themes of ancient Greek plays
Research productions of a play. Write play and present.359A
Week 6 / Review and Assess /
  • Test Strategy
Author and Me
  • Comprehension
Character, Setting ,Plot
Draw conclusions
Cause and effect
Summarize
  • Reference / Research Skills
Maps
Study Skills
Non-fiction , poetry books
  • Technology
Word Processing
Internet

Unit : Great Ideas

Project: Theme: Problems can be solved by Working Together

Student Questions: Why is it important for people to work together when they are solving a problem?

What are some great ideas for solving ecological problems, like producing renewable sources of energy?

Research Component / Activities / Skills / Materials
Appreciation
Student realizes the need for information after a viewing, reading, listening or other type of sensory experience. / Brainstorm problems that would help people if solved / Create list
Presearch
Students establish a focus by developing an overview of the topic and exploring relationships. / Look at resources that match the problems / Internet and Book search / Internet browsers
AEA databases
Opac
Search
Students plan and implement a search strategy by identifying information providers, selecting information resources and tools, and seeking relevant information. / Implement with choosing problem and sources. / Note taking / Internet browsers
AEA databases
Opac
Interpretation
Students interpret the information they have gathered to make new meaning. They assess the usefulness of their information and reflect on the information to develop personal meaning. / Set up outline and choose from information collected / Outline skills
Communication
Students apply their information to construct and present their new knowledge. / Create a script for a news broadcast using materials collected / Writing skills for script / Word processing
Evaluation / Ruberic363L
Task / Skills / Procedures/Products
Word Processing Basics / Formatting terminology / Explain terms and
How they change document
Open new document
Open and copy old document . Show how to format the font size and style n line spacing and header / Model formatting
Practice formatting techniques / Guided practice

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