Library Lessons

CRLS Teachers are welcome to use any of handouts below, and encouraged to modify the lessons as needed. If interested in collaborating with the library teachers on a lesson or project, please email: kboninti@cpsd.us and ehouston@cpsd.us.

Define the Topic: What do I want to learn? What do I already know?

KWL
LucidChart
Conduct Background Research: Who, What, Where, When, Why, How

Develop Research Questions: What question do I want to answer?

Open and Closed Questions (Teacher Presentation)
Craft a Research Question (Student Handout)

Locate Sources: How can I find relevant information on my topic?

Define Types of Sources
Basic Keyword Searching (Teacher Example)
Basic Keyword Searching (Student Handout)
Using Keywords to Locate and Cite Sources from the Databases and Google (Teacher Presentation)
Using Keywords to Locate and Cite Sources from the Databases and Google (Student Handout)
Advanced Keyword Searching (Teacher Presentation)
Advanced Keyword Searching: Boolean Logic (Student Handout)
How to Avoid Plagiarism (Teacher Presentation)
How to Find Primary Sources (Student Handout)

Evaluate Sources: How can I determine the quality of the information that I find?

C.R.A.P Test Overview (Student Handout)
C.R.A.P. Test Graphic Organizer (Student Handout)
How Well Do You Know the C.R.A.P Test? (Blank Doc - Student Handout)
How Well Do Your Know the C.R.A.P. Test? (Completed - Teacher Presentation)
Levels of Scholarship (Teacher Presentation)
Fake News Checklist (Student Handout)
Fake News Lesson (Teacher Presentation)

Assessment Rubrics

Evaluating Sources Student Reflection Rubric: Grades 9-10 (Student Handout)
Evaluating Sources Teacher Graded Rubric: Grades 9-10 (Student Handout)

Cite and Annotate Sources: How can I record and analyze the sources that I find?

Citing Sources

NoodleTools Help Desk: Tutorials on how to use Noodle Tools, created by NoodleTools
How to create a New Noodle Tools Account (For Students and Teachers)
How to Create a New Project in NoodleTools and Share it with a Student or Teacher
How to Cite a Source from a Website in NoodleTools
How to Export a Citation from a Gale Database in NoodleTools
How to Copy and Paste a Citation from a Database into NoodleTools
How to Create A Class Inbox in NoodleTools
How to Provide Feedback to Students Through Noodle Tools

Annotating Sources

Organize Information

Note-taking Template 1 (Full Version - Google Sites) (Student Handout)
Note-taking Template 2 (Streamlined Version - Google Sites) (Student Handout)
Note-taking Template 3 (Streamlined Version - Google Docs) (Student Handout)
Hard Evidence (Student handout)

Synthesize Information: How can I use the ideas of others to support my position?

Is This Plagiarism? (Includes a lesson on how to effectively paraphrase, use quotations, and in-text citations) (Teacher Presentation)
Is This Plagiarism? (Lesson Activator)
Is This Plagiarism? (Student Handout)

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