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6th Grade Research Skills

Grade: 6th Class: ELA Teachers: Maliszewski, Williams-Hoer, ! La"ham

Duration:

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Day 1: Lessons 1 & 2 (with time to check out if possible) Narrowing a Topican !entifying "ele#ant Details$

Day 2: Lesson % Determining "eliability & "ele#ance of ources

Day %: Lesson ' lagiarism & itations

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La"ham: +ates '( ) '(6

Literacy tanars on "esearch:

*rae Le#el +,pectations:

GLE 6'&.&' +e/"e a"d "arrow a ro0lem or research toic&

GLE 6'&.& Gather rele1a"t i"$ormatio" $rom a 1ariet2 o$ ri"t a"d electro"ic so%rces, as well

as $rom direct o0ser1atio", i"ter1iews, a"d s%r1e2s&

GLE 6'&. Make disti"ctio"s a0o%t the credi0ilit2, relia0ilit2, co"siste"c2, stre"3ths, a"d

limitatio"s o$ reso%rces, i"cl%di"3 i"$ormatio" 3athered $rom we0sites&

tate erformance !nicators:

S45 6'&.&' Select the most $oc%sed research toic&

S45 6'&. +etermi"e the most aroriate research so%rce $or a 3i1e" research toic&

S45 6'&.&* +iscer" irrele1a"t research material $rom writte" tet&

ommon ore tate tanars:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.8 Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources; assess the

credibility of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and

providing basic bibliographic information for sources.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.9 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, andresearch.

http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/W/6/8/http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/W/6/8/http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/W/6/9/http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/W/6/9/http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/W/6/9/http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/W/6/8/


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Lesson 1: Narrowing a "esearch TopicTaught by: Teacher-Librarian.aterials:

• Worksheets

• Si3"s that sa2 7too 0road8 7too "arrow8 a"d 79%st ri3ht8

• Tae to ha"3 si3"s

• 4oweroi"t ! A"swer e2

/cti#ities:• 5"trod%ce the toic 02 co""ecti"3 to the stor2 Goldilocks a"d the Three ;ears%estio"s are too 0road%estio"s that are 7=%st Ri3ht8%estio"

ro9ected o" the scree"& As 2o% 3et to each, ask st%de"ts i" each 3ro% to 9%sti$2 their

a"swers alo%d&• +isc%ss the correct a"swers a"d ask some st%de"ts to elai" what the2 did wro"3 i$ the2

3ot it wro"3&

The", do a thi"k-air-share o" a iece o$ scratch aer a"d ha1e kids write >%estio"s that

are 7too 0road,8 7too "arrow,8 or 79%st ri3ht8 02 doi"3 o"e to3ether a0o%t the Ci1il War&

+isc%ss 2o%r a"swers&

/ssessment:1) A$ter the i"str%ctio" descri0ed a0o1e, 3i1e each st%de"t the assessme"t worksheet&2) Ha1e the st%de"ts ide"ti$2 the >%estio"s listed as too 0road, too "arrow, or 9%st ri3ht

a"d / them&Lesson 2: !entifying "ele#ant DetailsTaught by: Teacher-Librarian.aterials:

• Worksheets

• Hi3hli3hters

• 5"str%ctio"al 4ower4oi"t

/cti#ities:• 5"trod%ce the lesso" to st%de"ts 02 remi"di"3 them(aski"3 them what the term 7rele1a"t8

mea"s, a"d 3i1i"3 eamles ?E: i$ 2o%re writi"3 a0o%t a swim meet a"d the" s%dde"l2

add i" some details a0o%t 2o%r et i3%a"a, that mi3ht "ot 0e eactl2 rele1a"t to 2o%r

toic@&Model this, with st%de"t hel, 02 %si"3 the toic: 7What are the eati"3 ha0its o$ lio"sF8

Click o" the li"k i" the oweroi"t to 0ri"3 % the we0site

Ha1e st%de"ts list details a0o%t that toic that WBL+ 0e rele1a"t, a"d details that wo%ld

DT 0e rele1a"t&• The", to3ether, 3o thro%3h a assa3e a"d hi3hli3ht o"l2 the rele1a"t details&


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Ha1e the st%de"ts ractice this a seco"d time 02 worki"3 i" art"ers& Ha1e each air

share with their ta0le-mates to determi"e how the2 did a"d make a"2 cha"3es 0e$ore

comi"3 0ack to3ether as a 3ro% to share to3ether& /ssessment:

1) A$ter the i"str%ctio" descri0ed a0o1e, the teacher will 3i1e st%de"ts a third readi"3 assa3e

a"d ask them to hi3hli3ht o"l2 the details that are rele1a"t to their artic%lar research toic&2) Whe" st%de"ts are do"e i"dee"de"tl2, ha1e them share i" airs a"d make a"2 cha"3es the2

thi"k are "ecessar2&%) Go o1er the assa3e to3ether so st%de"ts ca" orall2 9%sti$2 their choices&

Lesson %: Learning about "ele#ance an "eliability of ourcesTaught by: T+/0+"-L!"/"!/N.aterials:

• 4oweroi"t

• Eamle Materials o" El1is&

• 4ractice worksheet ?so%rces ' - .@

• Worksheets $or 3ro% acti1it2 o" colored aer&

• +r2 erase markers(eraser&

• . so%rces ! cards $or each air(3ro%&

• Worksheet $or each kid i" small 3ro%


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We do this 02 7C5T5DG8 %si"3 a $ormat called MLA&

Model how to do this with a ;, +ATA;ASE, a"d WE;S5TE&

Ha1e st%de"ts 4RACT5CE this o" o"e side o$ the worksheet 02 doi"3 this to3ether&

/ssessment:

1) A$ter the i"str%ctio" descri0ed a0o1e, the teacher will ha1e st%de"ts choose a 0ook o" a stat

as their 7toic&82) TSW cite the 0ook&

%) The", TSW %se World ;ook a"d cite a data0ase e"tr2 o" that state&') The", TSW cite a WE;S5TE ?$o%"d %si"3 3oo3le@ o" that state&) At the e"d, st%de"ts sho%ld a"al2ze the # diKere"t t2es o$ so%rces&


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f'ood at 3ohnstown, *enns'&ania, in 1889, and the hurricane in the Sea 7s'ands off the coast of 5eor%iaand South Caro'ina in 189;. She a'so he'/ed durin% the Russian and Armenian famines in 1891 and 189.

Her other work. arton wrote se&era' boos, inc'udin% The Red Cross (1898) and A Story of the RedCross (194). After she retired in 194, she 'ectured wide' on to/ics re'ated to the fie'd of hea'th. 7n 194,

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/hile some members of the 0ational ssociation for the dvancement of Colored !eople thought

that Colvin$s case could bring attention to the in,ustice of segregation' others felt that Colvin was

too immature to represent the struggle for civil rights. #n the end' !ar"s became the s*mbol of the

movement. &till' Colvin challenged bus segregation laws in court. &he and three other frican

merican women participated in a legal case that made it to the %.&.&upreme Court. #n 195 the

&upreme Court ruled in favor of the women' ma"ing segregation on buses illegal.

Colvin later moved to 0ew 2or" Cit*' where she wor"ed in a nursing home for 35 *ears beforeretiring. Her stor* was largel* forgotten until the earl* s. #n 9 a boo" about her life4

Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice' b* !hillip Hoose4won the 0ational oo" ward for *oung

people$s literature.

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Colvin, Claudette. Compton's by ritannica. !ncyclop"dia ritannica #nline Sc$ool !dition.6nc*clop7dia ritannica' #nc.' 13. /eb. 8 eb. 13.

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