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In fifth grade, our units become very specific and very structured and are focused on a variety of literacy skills that will enable your children to become successful critical thinkers in the information age. We continue to focus on the Inquiry process of learning as a basis for exploring the steps necessary to access, evaluate, use, and synthesize information.
Here's an overview of what we will cover this year in Library:
Welcome & Introduction:
Generate class-created list of expectations & rules
Review resources:
Catalog and all its features
Pathfiders
Advanced Search
Digital Citizenship:
o Vocabulary & Concepts
o Online Resource Evaluation
o Being skillful, safe, & ethical online
Using NoodleTools and Databases:
Dashboard/Sharing/Collaboration
Citations
Notecards – quote, paraphrase, ideas
o Britannica Online
o Gale Middle School in Context
o Websites
Research strategies:
Picking a topic that can’t be fully answered on Google
Choosing resources
Evaluating resources
Extracting relevant information
Importance of listing your sources (bibliography)
Research project:
American Melting Pot
The Struggle for Equality
Report abuse