Lesson Plan

Title/topic/focus: How to Research 1. The overarching purpose of this lesson is (The Big Picture): The purpose of this lesson is to teach students how to research for a paper and to find accurate, reliable information. 2. The essential learning goal for to a! is: I know how to find reliable information for a research paper. ". The #o$$on #ore %tate %tan ar s that are covere are: in this lesson

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.7 Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.8 Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not.

&. The process '! which ( will e)uip $! stu ents to e$onstrate the essential goal for to a! is: I will start class with a PowerPoint on what to ask oneself before researching and using that research in a paper. Afterwards, I will have the students check out a laptop and start their research for their papers. hile the! are looking for at least four different sources of information, I will have them take notes on a handout, " #s and $, so that I ma! know that the! understand what %uestions need to be asked in order to find sufficient, reliable information. This will be done individuall!, but afterwards students ma! get into their literature circle groups and discuss what the! found. These will be collected at the end of the ne&t class. *. The technolog! ( a$ going to use is: A PowerPoint and laptops provided b! the school for the children to use to research. +. The following evi ence will show that $! stu ents e$onstrate an un erstan ing for the essential goal for to a!: hen I collect the handouts I give them at the end of the ne&t class I will be able to see their comprehension of what makes a source#s information reliable for a research paper. ,. ( will pa! close attention to the following stu ents to a! 'ecause I will pa! close attention to those students who get distracted b! other websites and aren#t using their laptops for their research. In order to help those struggling students, I will at first warn them to not be on those websites, and if

Lesson Plan the! get back on them again, then I will ask them to stop using the computer for research for about five minutes, and start putting their information together that the! have gathered thus far.