Jessica

Williams

To prosper in the Digital Age, people must
become masters of informa:on. C. Stern

Finding informa:on on the internet is like taking
a drink from a re hydrant. Mitchell Kapor

Ra:onale
Informa:onal
Literacy

Higher Level
Thinking

Awareness of
Process
Complexity

Real World
Applica:on

Digital Tool
Acquisi:on

Cri:cal Literacy

Cri:cal Literacy Ques:ons

What are the elements of the text
and how do they inuence the
impact of the story?
What are the mo:ves and biases of
the author?
What are the rhetorical strategies
of the author?
What are your biases as a reader?
What perspec:ves are absent or
present in the text?
How might you con:nue the
conversa:on?

Inquiry

What has the most signicant impact on you

and your community? How has this impact
changed your way of life?

Teaching Strategies

Research Process
Brainstorm of
Inquiry

Presenta:on of
Findings

Reec:on
through Wri:ng

Research is a
Constant and
Cyclical Process.

Collec:on and
Organiza:on of
Texts

Interroga:on and
Examina:on of Texts

Brainstorm of Inquiry
Inquiry Ques:on must be:
Open-ended
Relevant
Clear
Concise

Student Must
Evaluate their assump:ons
Determine what to explore
Iden:fy poten:al challenges

Collec:on and Organiza:on of Texts

Employing search strategies and
databases
Collec:ng many sources across
mul:ple genres
Organizing sources by relevance
to topic
Determining credibility of
sources

Interroga:on and Examina:on of Texts

Verbs

Claims

Stakeholders

Nouns

Adjec:ves

Evidence

Authors mo:ves and biases

Reec:on Through Wri:ng

Reec:on of:
Research Process
Results
Remaining Ques:ons

Presenta:on of Findings
Mul:modal Presenta:on





To relay research results and con:nue the
conversa:on

Resources