AASL IV.A.3: Make meaning for oneself and others by collecting, organizing, and sharing resources of personal relevance. (A) Learners act on information need by (3) Making critical choices about information sources to use.
3 class periods of 45 minutes each
This lesson was created by Brooke Fuendling and Lori Riedel from Liberty High School
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This lesson will take learners step by step through background research to learn about and determine the best topic choice for them while learning about the CRAAP test and the access and use of academic databases.
Student laptop & internet connection
I can make critical choices about what type of information to use in my research.
Day 1 & 2: Organizing your sources- Creating a desktop folder to organize research, intro to mybib.com Evaluating informal sources-CRAAP test & Credibility Continuum Independent practice with students chosen topic
Day 3: Utilize background knowledge to conduct research in an academic database-Utilitze "Guided Research Notes" handout (Also available through a seperate lesson in MASL database). Continue to cite sources in mybib Independent Practice.
Slides are provided in printed format for additional assistance. There are two sessions of built in one on one time with students for reiteration and further assistance/discussion.
