English 9 - RESEARCH UNIT INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN

Any days prior to beginning the project:

Persuasive Techniques Activity(ies) Citations by Hand Note-taking activity using a PSA

Topic Day Stations

Day 1 With Librarian

Set up a NoodleTools account and project, and share w/ teacher Analyze a PSA Take notes practice Explore topics (x 2)

Day 2

Regroup Research Day Global Issues in Context

Overview Article OTHER OPTIONS from GIC: Global Viewpoints, Reference, Statistics, News, Magazines, Academic Journals Get Involved and Websites

Day 3 With Librarian

Citation in NoodleTools (copy and paste from database citation) Research Day Database Options
Encyclopedia Britannica e-Books Other Options from GIC

Day 4

Citation in NoodleTools (copy and paste from database citation) Research Day Websites OR Google News
www.news.google.com Websites from GIC Organization websites Other Citation in NoodleTools (create from scratch)

Day 5

Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 With Librarian

Write script for product

Storyboard Picture plan

Create product
SplicePictures/Video, textboxes, voice, music OR Glogster

Copyright pictures and music

Day 9

Find and collect on iPad/iPod Copyright friendly images http://millbrookmediacenter.weebly.com/links.html Use music options available through app or Including peer assessment? Self assessment? turn in self assessment and Works Cited page from NoodleTools?

Present in class

Day 10