Information Literacy Skill(s):

Ø      Planning:  Formulating a search strategy

                         Identifying potential information sources.

                        Creating a general framework for organizing information found

Ø      Exploration: Accessing information resources

Ø      Collection:  Extracting information from selected resources

Ø      Organization: Summarizing and synthesizing gathered information

                                     Sequencing selected information

                                     Organizing information for presentation

Ø      Presentation: Selecting most appropriate format for communicating results (& writing a poem)

                                   Presenting results

Ø      Evaluation: Evaluating the end product

Instructional Goals: 

Ø      Students will access information effectively and efficiently

Ø      Students will become familiar with the navigation of a specific website

Ø      Students will successfully find samples of “their” poet from online catalogue

Ø      Students will determine the accuracy, relevance, and comprehensiveness of Web resources

Ø      Students will present information in a prescribed format

Ø      Students will familiarize themselves with several different poetry “formats” and try their hand!

Learning Objectives: 

Ø      Students will successfully locate a specific website and extract biographical data from the correct link.

Ø      Students will successfully navigate through an electronic database and record pertinent data.

Ø      Students will create a flow chart, chronologically highlighting events from biographical data.

Ø      [When given a list of three Web sites and a set of evaluation criteria,] students will be able to determine their accuracy, relevance, and comprehensiveness for use as resources in a research project.

Ø      Students will perform a successful search of an online poetry catalog and find three poems of a given poet.

Ø      Students will find their “Comfort Zone” with poetry and create a “Bio-Poem” presentation of their poet.

Motivational Goals:

Ø      To generate interest in the research process.

Ø      To build the students’ confidence in their ability to learn/use information skills and to view themselves as “thinkers and achievers” – like these poets who persevered.

Ø      To motivate the students to continue to use information skills after the lesson.

Ø      To encourage the students’ sense of mastery and stimulate the creative writing process.

Ø      To promote the students’ satisfaction in their research and writing accomplishments AND to have fun with words.

Introduction:  DAY 1

Ø      Students are asked to write down what they know about

      four women, one a poet

Ø      Library Teacher introduces teaching point of lesson, technology to be utilized, and website URL’s (including EBSCO database)

Ø      Students work with buddies to navigate around the websites and databases, answering questions

Ø      Students share their answers with whole group and discuss the websites

Ø      Students make predictions about which websites will help them locate data for inquiry

Body: DAY 2 – Summary of previous day’s  work

Ø      Teacher Librarian lets students pick out their “poet”

Ø      “Pairs” locate and read the biography of their poet on website and Database

Ø      Students will retrieve and record significant chronologic events

Ø      Students will record and organize facts on a flow chart or timeline.

Ø      Students will share information with large group

Ø      Summary of major events, challenges faced and achievements

Body (Continued)

Day 3 – Summary of previous day’s work

Ø      Partner pairs locate online catalog of poems

Ø      Students will choice poems; copy and date them

Ø      Students will discuss the life of their poet, placing the poems chronologically and review various poetry formats (from previous lessons)

Ø      Students will practice reading to each other

Ø      Students will discuss as a group their experiences and summarize findings.

Day 4 – Summary of previous day’s work

Ø      Classroom teacher will review the various poetry formats

Ø      Partner pairs will pick a format and write a poem to highlight the major “stages” in the poet’s life.

Ø      Students will edit poems, type, save and print on computers

Ø      Students will share among themselves.

Ø      Summary of day’s work

Conclusion:

Day 5 -- Summarize the week of Commemorating Women Poets

Ø      Discuss researching experience

Ø      Students will evaluate the websites and database

Ø      Partner pairs will perform their poems – enjoying each other’s presentations

Ø      Students will discuss the achievements of these women!

Ø      Students will share and summarize their experiences