Ohio Standards Connections:

Standard: Reading Process:

3. Monitor own comprehension by adjusting speed to fit the purpose, or by skimming, scanning, reading on, looking back, note taking or summarizing what has been read so far in the text.

5. Independently read books for various purposes.

Standard: Reading Applications: Literary Text

3. Distinguish how conflicts, parallel plots and subplots affect the pacing of action in literary text

4. Interpret universal themes across different works by the same author.

8. Analyze the author’s use of point of view, mood, and tone.

9. Explain how the authors use symbols to create broader meanings.

Standard: Writing Process:

5. Use organizational strategies to plan writing.

10. Use technology to compose text

17. Prepare for publication

Standard: Writing Applications:

2. Write responses to literature that organize an insightful interpretation around several clear ideas, premises or images and support judgments with specific references to the original text, to other texts, authors and prior knowledge.

Standard: Writing Conventions:

Use correct spelling conventions

Use correct capitalization and punctuation

Use clauses and phrases

Use parallel structure to present items in a series and items juxtaposed for emphasis

Use proper placement of modifiers

Guidelines for Effective School Libraries

Information Literacy

Benchmark A Students utilize libraries for aca-demic achieve-ment and life-long learning. (Library Aware-ness and Lifelong Learning)

Grade 10 Indicators:

1. Access the library facility in person and remotely when needed.

2. Seek advice and input from the library media specialist or

library staff member as needed.

3. Select library materials and equipment based on information or personal need and recommend items to include in the high school library media center.

Benchmark C Students investi-gate information through indepen-dent discovery, peer collabor-ation, and inquiry learning. (Library Organization)

Grade 10 Indicators:

4. Locate resources using a title, subject, or author, keyword and advanced searches search in the card catalog or online public access catalog.

Benchmark F Students practice responsible usage and ethical behavior when using library media center materials. (Responsible Usage)

Grade 10 Indicators:

3. Understand that parents must sign the district Acceptable Usage Policy (AUP) and that it sets the expectations for appropriate usage of school materials e.g. books, textbooks, computers, the Internet, etc.

Lesson Summary:

The students will conduct an independent search using skills acquired in prior lessons such as effective internet searches, evaluation of websites, and use of the on line catalog system for the school library. The students will present information in a variety of methods, a paper, and a presentation of their research.

Estimated Duration:

One Class Period for instruction.

Three weeks to work independently on research, writing, and constructing project.

Commentary:

Pre-Assessment:

Pre-assessment will begin with asking the students if they know how to search the internet effectively, website evaluation, and online catalog system for the school library.

Scoring Guidelines:

Students will verbally commit to understanding the skills. If a student(s) does not feel comfortable with these skills, after the presentation of assignment the Library Media Specialist of the Classroom Teacher will give individual instruction.

Post-Assessment:

Students will be graded throughout this assignment. Students will have two weekly assignments that will be graded. The final assessment will be in the form of a written report of about the author, a creative presentation of the time period and writing from the author’s perspective.

Scoring Guidelines:

Students will be scored on all aspects of this project using rubrics. Students will also be filling out self assessment of their work, but will need to justify their grade.

Instructional Procedures:

1. Students will be assessed if they understand the research process.
2. Students will be given the assignment sheet.
3. Class will read through the assignment sheet and classroom teacher will answer any questions for clarification.

4. The Library Media Specialist will discuss ways to do the creative presentation of the time period and journal writing from the author’s perspective using technology.

5. The teacher/Library Media Specialist will randomly assign authors that have been selected for this assignment.

6. After the class has clarified assignment, the students will begin their research.

Extension

Students with educational needs may have extra time to work on this project. The Library Media Specialist and classroom teacher will be available before and after school for assistance with answering questions and research.

Homework Options and Home Connections

The students will be contacting the teacher via e-mail or a paper handed in twice weekly. The students will have to keep the teacher informed of what websites, books, or other information the students are researching.

Interdisciplinary Connections

Students will be researching a decade of the author’s life. Including but not limited to: politics, inventions/scientific discoveries, fashions, fads, or lingo. This can be linked to other disciplines with the help of other teachers.

Materials and Resources:

For teachers	Assignment Handout Weekly Contact requirement sheet Scoring Rubrics List of Authors School E-mail Account Wireless laptop with Internet Access
For students	Paper and Pencil

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary will be different for each of the students.

Technology Connections

Library Media Specialist will instruct students on different ways to present the information they have researched such as: websites, power point presentation, or even videos.

General Tips

Keep students on task by walking around the class while they use the wireless laptops. Also encourage students to utilize the book collection for literary criticism of the author’s work.

Attachments

Assignment Sheet/ Rubrics

Written by Barbara Grant and Barbara Roth

April 2004