Information literacy standards addressed:
Standard 2: The student who is information literate evaluates information critically and competently.
Standard 6: The student who is an independent learner is information literate and strives for excellence in information seeking and knowledge generation.
(AASL. (1998). Information Power, Chicago: ALA)
The following are concepts and skills which students should know before taking on this lesson:
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An understanding that a database contains articles (reliability of source)
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An understanding of how to use a database, in particular the Searchasaurus database
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How to print an article, etc.
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An understanding of the difference between fact and opinion
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An understanding of the concept of citing sources
References
Johnson, D.A. Communities around the world: Indigenous people. (2001, July 7). Retrieved March 23, 2006, from http://www.ccsd.edu/Link/lms/IndigenousPeople/introduction.htm
Kizlik, B. Lesson planning, lesson plan formats, and lesson plan ideas. (2009, January 31). Retrieved March 20, 2006, from http://www.adprima.com/lesson.htm
Insect Sounds. Retrieved March 22, 2006 from http://www.naturesongs.com/insects.html
buiLDer tool, accessed at S.O.S. for Information Literacy, at www.informationliteracy.org
Searchasaurus database, provided to local schools by Madison-Oneida School Library System Electronic Resourceshttp://www.moboces.org/
Clip art, from Microsoft, http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/