A Literature Lark in the Library!

Subject Area(s):

• K-12: General
• K-12: Language Arts
• K-12: Technology

Grade Level(s):

• 10th Grade

Description:

This lesson plan is aimed at a 10th grade American literature class. Students are preparing to begin a research project on an American author of their choosing. Students will be introduced to relevant library resources that will assist them in their research by a lecture from the librarian and a follow-up activity. Students will write a research paper on the life, major works, and importance of their author. They will present their research findings to the class in a PowerPoint presentation.

Goals & Objectives:

Instructional Goals:

·        Students will learn to use proper research techniques

·        Students will know where to find research information in the library

·        Students will understand how and why to cite research sources

Learning Objectives: 

·        Students will demonstrate understanding of the library resources by completing the worksheet and participating in their group discussion

·        Students will find at least three relevant, scholarly sources to use in their research paper

·        Students will complete one full and correct citation for each of their sources

Motivational Goals:

·        Students will feel more comfortable with the process of searching for information

·        Students will become more interested in using library resources for their research

·        Students will become more confident in their research skills

Materials:

See attached lesson plan in supporting files.

Procedures:

See attached lesson plan in supporting files.

Assessment:

See attached lesson plan in supporting files.

Supporting Files:

• Literature_Lark_PowerPoint_Presentation_1852.ppt
  Presentation introducing students to library resources.
• Literature_Lark_Lesson_Plan_1656.doc
  Complete lesson plan.
• Literature_Lark_Worksheet_1322.doc
  Worksheet for students to complete using directed library resources.
• Literature_Lark_Handout_1889.doc
  Handout which explains Internet Access rules.

Standards:

National Information Literacy Standards (K-12)

Accesses information efficiently and effectively.

• Develops and uses successful strategies for locating information.

Evaluates information critically and competently.

• Determines accuracy, relevance and comprehensiveness.

Uses information accurately and creatively

• Produces and communicates information and ideas in appropriate formats

Practices ethical behavior in regard to information and information technology.

• Respects intellectual property rights.
• Uses information technology responsibly.

Participates effectively in groups to pursue and generate information.

• Shares knowledge and information with others.
• Collaborates with others, both in person and through technologies, to identify information problems and to seek their solutions.

Information Skills and Subskills (K-16)

Definition

• Identifies requirements of research task
• Determines amount/type of information needed to complete research task

Planning

• Formulates a search strategy
• Identifies potential information sources

Exploration

• Locates and accesses information resources
• Explores range of information resources

Collection

• Selects most appropriate information sources
• Locates relevant information within selected sources
• Identifies and extracts relevant information from selected sources
• Evaluates quality of information and information source
• Stores information for potential future use

Organization

• Analyzes quality of information
• Filters out irrelevant information
• Summarizes/synthesizes/classifies final information
• Sequences final information
• Organizes final information for presentation

Presentation

• Presents results

Evaluation

• Evaluates end product
• Determines future usefulness/applicability of research process
• Subject: K-12: Language Arts

National Content Standards (K-12)

Reading

• Uses the general skills and strategies of the reading process
• Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of informational texts

Listening and Speaking

• Uses listening and speaking strategies for different purposes