Ohio Standards Connections:

Ohio Standards Connections:

Library Guideline & Benchmark

D: Students utilize a research model to acquire and evaluate information.

Indicator 5: Understand how to access INFOhio electronic resources at school from home.

Language Arts Standard and Benchmark

Research: Indicator 3: Determine the accuracy of sources and credibility of the author by analyzing the sources’ validity.

Writing Applications:

Indicator 4b: Write informational report, including research that provides a clear and accurate perspective on the subject.

Lesson Summary:

This lesson is a research skills introduction/review for ninth grade students who are currently enrolled in freshman seminar.

Estimated Duration:

This lesson will be concluded in a ninety-minute block class.

Commentary: Freshman seminar is a course that every ninth grader must take. The goal is to provide a foundation in research skills for every student entering Green High School.

Pre-Assessment:

A week before the scheduled time the classroom teacher will pass out a checklist questionnaire to the class to aid librarian in how much review of research skills is necessary.

Scoring Guidelines:

Questionnaire will reveal whether or not student has met the indicator or benchmark so that instruction can be modified and targeted to learners accordingly.

Post-Assessment:

Scores the students earn on their min-report should reveal whether instruction was adequate. The results should help to plan subsequent instruction.

Scoring Guidelines:

Rubric-see attached

Instructional Procedures:

Each student will be given a guideline to researching including MLA citations, hints on note taking and criteria on evaluating a source. Instruction will be given on logging onto the Internet, navigating in INFOhio and finding a periodical article. The student will choose an article, read it and write a five-paragraph summary on it.

Differentiated Instructional Support

Articles at an appropriate reading level will be printed ahead of time to accommodate students with identified reading problems.

Extension

This class will be the foundation for the many research papers the student will have to write in high school.

Homework Options and Home Connections

Class time will be given to complete the assignment. For those unable to, they may turn it in the next day.

Interdisciplinary Connections

A list of topics that are pertinent to their academic subjects will be given to students to choose from.

Materials and Resources:

For teachers

· Completed pre assessment forms.

For students

· Research guideline paper

· Internet

· Rubric

· INFOhio bookmark

Key Vocabulary: Boolean logic, propaganda

General Tips

(Record observations and suggested modifications to facilitate instruction and student learning in the lesson.)

Attachments

· Infohio Bookmark

· MLA citation guide

· Research and evaluation guide

· Rubric

Research Using Print Resources

The correct MLA citation for my article is:

^{________________________. _____________________________. ___________________________. ____________:
_________.}

^{Author-Last name first
name.    Title of
article (“quotation marks”).
Tile of magazine (underlined).               Date:             Pages.}

Example: Toppo, Greg. “School violence hits lower grades”, USA Today. 13 January: P.1

Evaluation

· Are there any authorities listed in the article?

· What new information did you learn about the topic?

· Has your opinion been affected by this information?

· Summarize in one sentence the main idea.

Rubric for Freshman Seminar Mini-Report

Name_______________________ Block______________

Parts	Attributes	Possible Points	Points
Introduction	· Explains scope of topic · Outlines major points	20
Body	· Addresses major points through details · Uses examples to highlight major ideas	20
Summary	· Explains importance of material presented · Include your own opinion of the topic	20
Mechanics	· Correct spelling, punctuation and capitalization · Proper grammar usage	20
Correct Citation	· MLA format of source acknowledgement · Evaluate credibility of source	20
Total		100

Pre-assessment

Last Year’s Team Name: ___________________________________

Please circle your answer.

Yes No 1. Did you write at least one report last year?

Yes No 2. Have you written a bibliography before?

Yes No 3. Have you used books for research?

Yes No 4. Have you used the Internet for research?

Yes No 5. Do you know what MLA citation is?

Yes No 6. Do you have Internet access at home?

Parts

Introduction

Correct Citation

Total