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The following syllabus is provided to you as an outline for the class, in addition to listing homework assignments.
Course Description The Information Literacy Unit is a part of all 9th grade English courses and fulfills multiple state English, technology, and library standards. During a two week period, students will attempt to answer the question, “What does it mean to be information literate in the 21st Century?” The unit is designed to teach the research process and develop information literacy skills. Students will then be required to apply these skills to create an annotated bibliography at the end of the unit. Ultimately, the students will be able to transfer these skills in every research assignment they receive for the rest of their academic careers, and will be able to apply the research process for personal information needs and decisions.
Basic Expectations 1. Students will attend 10 sessions in the Library/Media center to receive direct instruction from the Teacher-Librarians (Mrs. Synk and Ms. Pekar) 2. All classroom expectations and SJA Handbook rules and consequences will be followed. This includes the Dress Code policy. 3. Each student is required to bring her A Pocket Style Manual (purchased from the SJA bookstore), Information Literacy folder, and pens/pencils to each class. A jump/flash drive is highly recommended. 4. Each student will be responsible for maintaining a “glossary” of information literacy terms in her folder. 5. Student work will be graded by the Teacher-Librarians, and the Classroom Teacher will record them in PowerSchool each week. 6. There will be a test at the completion of the unit and questions on the EOC exam. 7. There will be an annotated bibliography assignment in conjunction with the research paper your classroom teacher has assigned. Specific instructions will be distributed in class. 8. Late work will not be accepted. 9. The class website is available through the SJA Website. (SJA website—Library/Media Center—Information Literacy Unit). Check it for assignments and class links. [http://sites.google.com/a/sjastudents.org/information-literacy/] 10. The Teacher Librarians are available throughout the school day, including Activity Time and before and after school. Email them at any time at: rysnk@sja1890.org or cpekar@sja1890.org.
Course Outline Wednesday, September 23: Introduction to Information Literacy and Plagiarism
- Getting to Know You - What is information literacy - Plagiarism Tutorial - Homework: o Information Literacy Example Worksheet o Read Plagiarism Handout and Section 29 in A Pocket Style Manual o Glossary Words: Information Literacy, Plagiarism, Citation, MLA format, Summary Note, Paraphrase Note, Quotation Note, Bibliography, Title Page
Thursday, September 24: MLA Citations and Note taking
- Intro to Pocket Style Manual (PSM) - MLA Format (PSM Section 32b) - Note taking Activity - Homework: o Write a MLA citation for Three Cups of Tea and the Pennies for Peace Website http://www.penniesforpeace.org (TYPED to be handed in) DUE Tuesday o Take notes using the three methods discussed in class (summary, paraphrase, and quote) on the CAI History article. Make sure to identify/label the different types of notes. o Glossary Words: OPAC, Call Number, Dewey Decimal System, General Encyclopedia, Specialized Encyclopedia, Primary Source, Secondary Source, Anthology, Periodical, Subject Heading, Abstract, Keyword Searching, Subject Searching
Friday, September 25: OPAC and Print Sources
- OPAC Demo - Dewey Decimal Handout - Print Source Stations (PSM 26a and 26c) - Homework: o Dewey Decimal Worksheet. Due Tuesday, Oct. 6 o Write an annotated bibliographic entry for one of the print sources on reserve in the library. You must follow the assignment specifications given out in class. This must be typed and in MLA format. Due Friday, Oct. 2 o Glossary Words: Database
Monday, September 28: In Classroom with English Teacher
Tuesday, September 29: Databases - Database Charts and Presentations (PSM 26c) - Homework: o Locate an article about “Internet Safety” using one of the databases from the chart discussed in class. Refer to chart given in class. Read, print, and bring to class. o Read the article “Whales in the Minnesota River?” and answer the guided reading questions. Due Thursday Oct. 1 o View Internet Safety Videos (also linked on class website) § http://www.nsteens.org/videos/social-networking/ § http://www.wiredsafety.org/wiredlearning/Einstein/kacie/ § http://www.netsmartz.org/stories/teresa.htm o Glossary Words: Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
Wednesday, September 30: AUP and On-line Safety - AUP - On-line Safety Discussion - Glogster - Homework: o Create a Glog about an internet safety issue DUE Monday, Oct. 5 at midnight. Submit URL to rsynk@sja1890.org o Glossary Words: Boolean Operators, Internet, Spider, Search Engine, URL, World Wide Web, Top Level Domain, Wiki, Blog
Thursday, October 1: Internet Searching - Google (PSM 26d) - Whales Article - Homework: o Locate, read, and print out a website about “website evaluation” using the Google search skills discussed in class. o Glossary Words: Relevance, Reliability, Credentials, Currency, Readability, Bias
Friday, October 2: Website Evaluation - Website Evaluation Checklist (PSM 27) - Homework o Website Evaluation Worksheet o Study for test: Wednesday
Monday, October 5: Review - Essay Sharing - Review - Keep on Learning - Homework: o Study for Test o Annotated Bibliography DUE: ______________________________________
Tuesday, October 6: Wikipedia - Glog Sharing - Wikipedia Activity - Homework: o Your teacher has told you that you may NOT use Wikipedia on the upcoming project that he has assigned. Write a 2-3 paragraph letter to your teacher either 1.) defending his decision or 2.)arguing against it. Make sure to use logic and specific examples when responding. Due Thursday, October 8. o Study for Test: Wednesday
Wednesday, October 7: Test
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