November+23,+2010

Information Literacy - Almanac (Lesson 3) Tuesday - November 23, 2010 Class Period Outline

1) Introduction to the RESEARCH PROCESS with the almanac.

[Go through EXAMPLE.]

· POSE A RESEARCH QUESTION – What is the most performed piece of classical music in history? · FORM A PLAN BY IDENTIFYING (3) KEYWORDS FOR SEARCHING – composers, classical music, symphonies · USING THE KEYWORDS, TABLE OF CONTENTS, AND GENERAL INDEX TO LOCATE INFOMRATION REGARDING YOUR QUESTION. TAKE NOTES OF RELEVANT INFORMATION YOU FIND. – i. p.215-216 names of composers of classical music ii. p.248 symphony orchestra – 1. Most Performed Composters, 2007-2008 - #1 Ludwig Van Beethoven – 1,044 performances 2. Most Produced Operas, 2007-2008 - #1 La Boheme by Giacomo Puccini – 20 performances · DID YOU FIND THE ANSWER TO YOUR ORIGINAL QUESTION? – NO (We won’t always find what we originally started researching for. It is important to reassess your original research question given the information you were able to find.) · IF THE ANSWER IS NO, WHAT DID YOU LEARN DURING YOUR RESEARCH? The most frequently performed classical music piece and opera of 2007-2008.

2) Students begin RESEARCHING independantsly with the "Almanac: Research" worksheet and an almanac. (If you miss class you can begin working on the sheet using the [].)

__Homework__: None