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Sample Lesson on Taking Notes
Have your middle schoolers define the terms outline, summary, paraphrase, plagiarism, citation, reference, and bibliography. They identify the main ideas, topic sentence, supporting ideas in technical writing and create note cards using...
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The Gift of the Magi
Test the true meaning of giving - and irony - with this lesson about "The Gift of the Magi." Using textual analysis, details, and text organization, middle schoolers make predictions about future events in the story and determine the...
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Plagiarism
Transform this short, bulleted list into a true or false questionnaire for your young researchers. Most kids aren't even sure if they're plagiarizing, so help them really understand what it means before assigning them a research...
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CCC: Credible sources, Creative Commons Images, and Citing Your Sources
As part of a unit devoted to the study of autobiographies, this one-day library session focuses on developing research skills. Class members locate and properly cite a sketch of a Creative Commons image, as well as record the call...
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Cite Your Sites
What information would you find in an almanac that you would not find in an atlas? What is the difference between a dictionary and a thesaurus? Using a Cite Your Sites worksheet on which they record their observations, groups participate...
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Using Citations in a Research Paper
As a prequel to a research assignment, class members explore writing citations in the modern Language Association (MLA) and American Psychological Association (APA) formats. In pairs, or individually, researchers use books and magazines...
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My Very Own Bibliography
Introduce your learners to the bibliography page. After assigning some basic research, they alphabetize their three sources on the sheet provided. Then they use the website noted to input all of their information. It's one of those...
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Through Many Lenses: How are Countries Depicted by the Media?
If you plan to utilize the ABC miniseries, "The Path to 9/11" in your classroom, consider incorporating media literacy and research skills. After (or while) learners view the series, they discuss ways information can differ from source...
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"All About Me" Webpage
Young scholars conduct interviews and write about the interview. The information from these interviews is used to create a webpage on Netscape Composer. Students cite Internet sources for any images downloaded from the web. Young...
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Citing Sources
Practice citation skills with this activity, which takes learners to the Library/Media center. There, they will view a Powerpoint presentation and practice collecting data in both print and non-print sources. All necessary materials are...
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Animal Diaries
Students read Diary of a Worm by Foreen Cronin. In this journal writing instructional activity, students research an animal and write a diary by their animal. Students apply the research they've completed in their writings. Students...
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Research Paper
Ninth graders continue to work on their research papers including to credit and cite all resources used, incorporate a style manual, electronic databases, online resources as well as a Works Cited page. In addition, they orally present...
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Job Listings
In this job listing worksheet, students locate 3 advertisements for jobs and list the descriptions, employers, experience, salary, and locations of each of the jobs. Students also include a works cited list.
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Writing Process Review for Grade 2
In this writing process review for grade 2 worksheet, 2nd graders answer 15 multiple choice questions in standardized test format about reference skills.
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Which reference book helps most?
Fourth graders utilize various reference materials to find specific types of information. In this library research lesson, 4th graders choose the best source of information from the library's reference collection to answer questions.
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Christopher Columbus
In this Christopher Columbus worksheet, students use reference sources to respond to 8 true/false questions illustrating their understanding knowledge about Christopher Columbus.
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Mammal Facts (or Not)
In this mammal activity, students use reference sources to determine whether 10 statements about various mammals are true or false.
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Finding Facts
In this facts worksheet, students use reference sources to respond to 5 multiple choice questions illustrating their knowledge of how to find facts.
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Test Your Research Skills-- The Top 75 U.K. Hit Singles Chart
For this research skill worksheet, students use Internet searches or other reference materials to answer 10 questions about U.K. music hits. Students read the names of 2 artists and write which one spent the most weeks on the Top 75 UK...
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Citing Sources
Young scholars cite information for reports or projects when conducting research on the internet. They collect information by using a citation worksheet and complete a form for citing sources and/or use a citation website.
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Reference Source Four Square
Fourth graders play a four-square game on the playground while reviewing four main references -- dictionary, atlas, thesaurus, and encyclopedia. Students must throw the playground ball in the correct "square" identifying the correct...
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Operate and Maintain Equipment
Students are given a laboratory activity, they operate and maintain equipment according to manufacturer's recommended standards. Students are given a laboratory situation, comply with equipment safety zones according to industry...
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Recognizing Reference Sources
Fourth graders investigate five different reference sources in the Media Center: Atlas, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, Card Catalog (Look Up Station), and the Internet. They decide which is the BEST source to use to answer specific questions.
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Animals in the Almanac
Students practice using a World Almanac by completing the provided worksheet on animals.