Fifth Library November 20

Grade: Fifth Date: Tuesday 2:45-3:15

Title: Famous Places Research

Objectives:

Students will practice paraphrasing what they read.

Students will explain the consequences of plagiarism and copyright
Students will use electronic resources for research

Materials Needed:
Elementary Computer lab
Students should bring notebooks and pencils or pens.
Sirs Discover at the state Library resource site

Lesson:

1. Have the students go to the Faulkton School page, click on library, click on State Library, Click on online resources and choose Magazines.They should choose Sirs Discoverer.   They should type in their famous place and search. 
2. They should choose an article that they think will give them some good information, read the information about the famous place and then paraphrase some of the interesting facts they read about they place into their notebooks.
3. They should copy the citation at the end of the document into a word document and save it with the name of their place.  They should also save pictures of their place into their folders on the computer
4. Stress that they should not lose these notes and they should bring them the next week to class.

Source:

Assessment:

Standards:

1.5.4 Locate resources appropriate for purpose using library tools. (Apply)

1.5.2 Manage projects/activities in an organized manner. (Understand, Apply)
Strand of Proficiency: Ethical ParticipationStandard 3:The student will use information and its tools in a responsible, safe, legal and ethical manner.
3.5.2 Discuss intellectual property, copyright, plagiarism, and fair use.
Reading: Informational Text
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
9. Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
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