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Grade: Unit:
Information Literacy Skills
Theme: Viewpoints
Theme Information Literacy Skills
ResearchOpportunities
Week 1Approaching: Hollywood HoundsOn Level: Presidential Pooches Beyond: Canine CompanionsMain Selection Dear Mrs. LaRueVocabulary/Comprehension: Puppy Trouble Science Link: Dog Amazes Scientists!Read Aloud: Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog
Man’s Best Friend
Comprehension Strategy:
Generate Questions Comprehension Skill:
Draw Conclusions Fluency: Repeated Reading: Punctuation Literature: Fantasy News StoryNonfictionReference/Research SkillsAnimals In the News 433 Graphic Organizers:
Conclusions Chart, 413B, Line Graphs, 439
Technology
Main Writing:Explanatory writing: Write about solving a problem
Other: Use a computer to find out and list ways that dogs help people, 410S
Research information about pet adoptions, 410S
Author and Illustrator Mark Teague 436
Week 2Approaching: Charles DrewOn Level: Marie CurieBeyond: Dr. Jonas SalkMain Selection The Blind HunterVocabulary/Comprehension: Through Elizabeth’s Eyes Social Studies Link: Make Life Easier for EverybodyRead Aloud: William “Dummy” Hoy: Baseball’s Silent Hero
Creative Solutions
Comprehension Strategy:
Generation Questions Comprehension Skill:
Draw Conclusions Fluency: Repeated Reading: Intonation/Pausing Literature: Realistic Fiction, Magazine ArticlesNonfictionBiography Reference/Research
Skills: Glossary 465 Oral Directions, Graphic Organizers:
Conclusions Chart Technology
Main Writing:Explanatory writing: Write directions
OtherResearch information about inventions that help people with mental and physical challenges, 444J
Research information about the history of the computer, 444J
Week 3Approaching: An Eye for EnergyOn Level: Giant Dams: Waterpower WondersBeyond: The Power of WindMain Selection The Power of Oil
Energy: Power Sources
Comprehension Strategy:
Evaluate Comprehension Skill:
Persuasion Fluency:Repeated Reading: Pronunciation Literature:
Main Writing:Write to a promptExpository Writing: Article
OtherUse research to find important details, 470J
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Vocabulary/Comprehension: Clean as a Breeze Test Strategy (author and me): Windmills on the PrairiesRead Aloud: At the Flick of a Switch
Nonfiction ArticlesPoetry Reference/Research
Skills: Citation of Sources Graphic
Organizers: Venn Diagram, 476
Technology: Using Computers 477b Use the Internet
Week 4Approaching: Saving the WhalesOn Level: Looking at WhalesBeyond: Gray WhalesMain Selection Adelina’s WhalesVocabulary/Comprehension: A Whale of a Trip Genre: LimericksRead Aloud: Whale in the Sky
Whales Comprehension Strategy:
Analyze Text Structure Comprehension Skill:
Sequence Fluency: Repeated Reading: Tempo Literature: Photo EssayLimericksNonfictionLegend Reference/Research
SkillsDocumentary Films 492 Graphic
Organizers: Sequence Chart, 485B
Technology: Documentary Films, 492,
Main Writing:Explanatory: Share Your Point of View
OtherResearch important facts about whales, 482J
Research the career of an animal photographer, 482J
Author and Illustrator Richard Sobel 502
Week 5Approaching: The Arctic OceanOn Level: Tide PoolsBeyond: Hydrothermal VentsMain Selection At Home in the Coral ReefVocabulary/Comprehension: Coral Reefs Genre (myths): Poseiden and the Kingdom of AtlantisRead Aloud: Long Trip
The Sea Comprehension Strategy:
Analyze Text Structure Comprehension Skill:
Compare and Contrast Fluency:Repeated Reading: Punctuation Literature: Narrative Nonfiction Mythspoem Reference/Research
Skills: Using Databases for Research Graphic
Organizers: Venn Diagram, 511B
Technology:
Main Writing:
Explanatory Writing: Write about a Community Project
OtherCompare and contrast two types of coral reefs, 508J
Research information about the mythical city of Atlantis, 508J
Author and Illustrator Katy Muzik and Katherine Brown Wing 528
Week 6 Review and Assess
Test Strategy: Author and Me Comprehension:
Refere
Explanatory Writing: How-to Article
Genre Biography
nce / Research Skills: Line
Graphs, Glossary, Using Computers in the Media Center, Dictionary
Technology: Create a Database
Unit Theme: ViewpointsProject: Sometimes you can tell a person’s viewpoint by his or her actions and what he or she says, writes, or creates.Student Questions:
What do your favorite author’s books show about his or her viewpoint on life? How do you think your viewpoint of the world is affected if you cannot hear? What is a soldier’s viewpoint of a war he fought long ago?
Research Component Activities Skills MaterialsAppreciationStudent realizes the need for information after a viewing, reading, listening or other type of sensory experience.
Unit stories and discussion
PresearchStudents establish a focus by developing an overview of the topic and exploring relationships.
Formulate research questions
SearchStudents plan and implement a search strategy by identifying information providers, selecting information resources and tools, and seeking relevant information.
Identify possible sources
Find sources Take notes Cite sources
Internet, encyclopedias, reference books
Keywords to find information in print and online encyclopedias
Internet: word searches
Standard bibliography form
InterpretationStudents interpret the information they have gathered to make new meaning. They assess the usefulness of their information
Identify important ideas and details
Match visuals to provide added understanding
and reflect on the information to develop personal meaning.
CommunicationStudents apply their information to construct and present their new knowledge.
Multimedia presentation on the events or people they researched, should emphasize viewpoints and may include photographs, videos, newspaper articles, and computer images
Main ideas Provide
supporting details
EvaluationStudents think about and evaluate both their process and their product during research and at the conclusion of research.
Use a checklist to evaluate process and product
Task Skills Procedures/ProductsPerform research on the internet to find data
Understand key words
Use online databases to find data Logging on to AEA
databases Save images from
Clipart.com or Multimedia Archive
Download videos and clips
United Streaming Multimedia Archive Newspapers EBSCO
Create a graphic organizer (spreadsheet, Kidspiration) to collect, organize, and display information
Take notes Organize
information Cite sources