Daily Lesson Plan

Research Project - Research Tips (Lateral Reading)

Teacher: Kathryn Fauria

Class/period: 3, 4, 5 Unit: Research Project - Research Tips CC Outcomes

Slide deck Learning Objectives/Goals: L.3, L.4

Lateral Reading Crash Course video Teach lateral reading skills to students RI.1, RI.4, RI.5
Vox Article Model good research habits W.2, W.4
Discuss spin and necessity of lateral reading when it comes SL.1
to news media sources

Section Student Activity (Timing) Assessment of Learning/Progress Resources/Teacher

(Demonstration/Performance) Activity

Warm-up Would you rather go on a completely Quick class discussion of answers and Take roll in Powerschool
spontaneous vacation where you have no reasoning Circulate room for any
idea where you’re going and no control over questions
what you’re doing, or would you rather go Facilitate whole class
on a vacation where everything is planned to discussion
the exact minute, every minute is accounted
for, and you cannot deviate from that plan?

(Time: ~10 minutes; 5 work, 5 review)

Learning Segments Research Discussion: The Basics Internal progress checks - thumbs Project slides on Neatboard
up-side-down and time for questions Teacher facilitates by
(Time: ~5-10 minutes) regarding: explaining structure and
How research will work for the website, and reason for research in
places to look for sources context of final research
project

Research Discussion: Lateral Reading Students will watch the lateral reading video Teacher will explain lateral
linked in the slide deck reading and play video.
(Time: ~10-15 minutes) Students will think-pair-share uses for lateral
reading in their own lives
 Teacher will facilitate
think-pair-share of how
students can use lateral
reading in their daily lives

Research Discussion: Lateral Reading Students will work in groups of no more than 3 Teacher will prompt
Activity to follow the prompts in the slide deck for how students for timing and
(Time: ~15-20 minutes) to laterally read an article circulate students are
Students will work together to answer
working on laterally reading
questions about the Vox article regarding
Vladimir Putin’s ICC warrant

Review/Summarizer Research Discussion: Lateral Reading Students will review the answers they found to Teacher will review answers
Activity Review the lateral reading activity in a full class to the lateral reading activity
(Time: ~15-20 minutes) discussion. in full class discussion
Students will answer whether they find the
Teacher will facilitate vote of
source credible or not via thumbs
credibility of source
up-side-down based on answers to previous
questions Teacher will briefly review
other methods of seeking
research and feedback on
project

Homework: Start building your research library! Get Project research library Review the homework!
all the information you need before
you… Project Thesis Proposal
Start drafting a preliminary project
thesis