Essential Unit Guiding Questions
Essential Unit Guiding Question:
How do I evaluate the credibility of sources and determine which ones to use for a specific task?
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Beginner and Intermediate Lesson 5A:
What do I need to consider about the sources that I use?
LESSON OVERVIEW: In this lesson, teachers first lead students in a discussion around the guiding question: What kinds of sources should you use? Next, teachers help students to understand that no matter their task – be it informational report writing or argument – their information should be fact-based and the sources reliable. To do so, teachers conduct an activity around a fictitious site to highlight the importance of using unbiased, reliable, and accurate information. There are opportunities …show more content…
(Grade specific: W.6.8, W.7.8, W.8.8, W.9-10.8, W.11-12.8)
Grade Specific Reading Standards for Informational Text * RI.3.5. Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently. * RI.5.7. Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently. * K-12 College and Career Readiness (CCR) Anchor Standards for Writing 1: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
Grade Specific Standards for Writing * W.6.1b. Support claim(s) with clear reasons and relevant evidence, using credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text. * W.7.1b and W.8.1b. Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or …show more content…
Additionally, within these interest areas, select several sites that span readability levels so that if more than one group chooses the same interest topic, you can assign website links that are appropriately challenging to each group. For students at the Intermediate Level, consider leveling sites by how difficult they are to find valid information to help with assessment (e.g., a site authored by an authority who only uses a Twitter handle instead of their name). Interest ideas can include sports, animals, art, or music. Please do not pick hoax sites, as it is difficult to transfer these skills from fictional topics to information on topics students will actually encounter in life. For groups needing additional support, work with them on an individual basis to get started on this
How do I evaluate the credibility of sources and determine which ones to use for a specific task?
♦ ♦ ♦
Beginner and Intermediate Lesson 5A:
What do I need to consider about the sources that I use?
LESSON OVERVIEW: In this lesson, teachers first lead students in a discussion around the guiding question: What kinds of sources should you use? Next, teachers help students to understand that no matter their task – be it informational report writing or argument – their information should be fact-based and the sources reliable. To do so, teachers conduct an activity around a fictitious site to highlight the importance of using unbiased, reliable, and accurate information. There are opportunities …show more content…
(Grade specific: W.6.8, W.7.8, W.8.8, W.9-10.8, W.11-12.8)
Grade Specific Reading Standards for Informational Text * RI.3.5. Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently. * RI.5.7. Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently. * K-12 College and Career Readiness (CCR) Anchor Standards for Writing 1: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
Grade Specific Standards for Writing * W.6.1b. Support claim(s) with clear reasons and relevant evidence, using credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text. * W.7.1b and W.8.1b. Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or …show more content…
Additionally, within these interest areas, select several sites that span readability levels so that if more than one group chooses the same interest topic, you can assign website links that are appropriately challenging to each group. For students at the Intermediate Level, consider leveling sites by how difficult they are to find valid information to help with assessment (e.g., a site authored by an authority who only uses a Twitter handle instead of their name). Interest ideas can include sports, animals, art, or music. Please do not pick hoax sites, as it is difficult to transfer these skills from fictional topics to information on topics students will actually encounter in life. For groups needing additional support, work with them on an individual basis to get started on this