The Cecil County School Library Media curriculum is designed to teach students how to find and use information effectively. Today’s society provides a wealth of information; therefore, it is our goal to teach students how to find, use, and evaluate the information they locate in the most effective way.
Four graded assignments will be entered each marking period in Grades 1-5. Kindergarten students will earn grades in the 3rd and 4th marking periods.
Students do not earn letter grades in special area classes. Instead, the following descriptors will be used in Media:
Exceeds Expectations (4) - 88% to 100%
Met Expectations (3) - 75% to 87%
Approached Expectations (3) - 62% to 74%
Having Difficulty (2) - 50% to 61%
Marking period grades are earned based on age-appropriate activities that address the following skills and processes of information literacy:
1. Students develop and use information and research skills effectively to address personal and curricular information needs
2. Students access and use information and technology responsibly and ethically
3. Students communicate results through a variety of electronic and print formats
4. Students demonstrate an appreciation of literature through comprehension, comparison, and analysis
5. Students develop media literacy: critical thinking skills to evaluate print, visual, and electronic media
6. Students participate in groups to pursue and generate information