November+19,+2010

Information Literacy - Almanac (Lesson 2) Friday - November 19, 2010 Class Period Outline

1. Class takes the Thesaurus Quiz.

2. Class reviews the research process:
 * Forming a research question.
 * Forming a research plan. (Identifying keywords.)
 * Performing the research.
 * Reassessing the original question based on findings.
 * Sharing findings.

3. The class will go through an abbreviated research process using the almanacs and the Almanac Research worksheets.

4. Class will go through an example of the process with the question "What is the most performed piece of classical music in history?"

5. Students will begin the research process.

Homework: None