March+14,+2011

Information Literacy - Note Taking (Lesson 1) Monday - March 14, 2011 Class Period Outline

1. Class reviews the research process and what techniques to use to avoid plagiarism. media type="custom" key="8684454"

2. Hand out Notes & Quotes Activity #1 out to the class. Class practices taking notes by completing this worksheet.

3. Introduce the **__David the Gnome Adventure Project__**.

David is a magical gnome who travels the world. Every hour he mysteriously transports to a new location on Earth where he has a new adventure. You are going to:

**1.** Use a non-fiction book to take notes about a location where David will have one of his adventures. (Research)

**2.** Use the notes you have collected to write about David's latest adventure. (Creative Writing)

**3.** Draw a picture of David on the adventure you have created for him. (Visualizing)

**4.** Create a bibliography for your project in proper MLA format. (Citation)

Below is a list of locations you can select from. Each student must choose a different location. You may ask Ms. Hummel for permission to select an alternative to the choices below. **__Homework__**: Think about which locations you would like to research.
 * ** PLACES ** ||
 * Mount Everest || Hawaii ||
 * Japan || Germany ||
 * Amazon Rainforest || Canary Islands ||
 * Sahara Desert || Tibet ||
 * Antarctica || Peru ||
 * China || Pacific Ocean ||
 * Egypt || Rocky Mountains ||
 * Australia || Madagascar ||
 * Great Barrier Reef || Turkey ||
 * Italy || New Zealand ||
 * India || Russia ||
 * Brazil || Mexico ||
 * Texas || Romania ||