Survival of the Everglades  

Teacher Tips, Tools and Tutorials for Information Literacy Skills

Unit:

 Language Arts - Grade 5
Author! Author! - Jean Craighead George

 Focus:

 Students will explore the writings of Jean Craighead George to determine common elements of story, study the author's style, and become familiar with the author's personal background.

BCPS Indicators:
  • Students use text support and are able to read for global understanding.
  • Students use text support and are able to read for developing interpretation.
  • Students use text support and are able to read for critical response.

BCPS Library Media Indicators:

1.3 Identify the characteristics of print and nonprint media and related equipment in order to effectively select and use library resources.

2.1 Identify and analyze individual purposes for selection of media in order to determine the best source for an identified need.

2.2 Develop criteria for evaluation of media in order to select materials for a specific purpose.

3.1 Use study skills in order to complete tasks, monitor success, and record and restructure information.

3.2 Use research skills in order to evaluate, select, record, and reorganize information.

3.3 Use reference skills in order to locate information in a variety of sources.

4.1 Use a variety of sources in order to acquire information from more than one perspective.

4.2 Apply comprehension skills in order to process and evaluate content from a variety of sources.

5.2 Manipulate information using electronic resources in order to efficiently retrieve, organize, and produce information.

9.1 Demonstrate knowledge of the process used in developing various types of media in order to create print, nonprint, and multimedia materials.

Maryland Learning Outcomes
Library Media

 Ourcome 1: Locate and use information resources, equipment and other technologies effectively and efficiently.

Outcome 2: Review, evaluate and select media.

Outcome 3: Learn and apply reading, research and critical thinking skills to organize, and synthesize information in order to communicate new understanding

Outcome 4: Comprehend content in various types of media.

Outcome 5: Retrieve and manage information.

Outcome 7: Create materials in various formats.

 The American Association
of School Librarians

 The Nine Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning

 Technology Foundation

 Standards For All Students

Resources to be printed:

Literacy skills appropriate for this module:

Created by Pat Simon
July 2001

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