May+24,+2011

Information Literacy - Note Taking Lesson Tuesday - May 24, 2011 Class Period Outline

1. Class reviews the research process and what techniques to use to avoid plagiarism. media type="custom" key="9519016" 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:
 * Use a non-fiction book to take notes about a location where David will have one of his adventures. (Research)
 * Use the notes you have collected to write about David's latest adventure. (Creative Writing)
 * Draw a picture of David on the adventure you have created for him. (Visualizing)
 * 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.  **<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Homework ** :
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 150%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">PLACES ** ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 150%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mount Everest || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 150%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Hawaii ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 150%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Japan || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 150%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Germany ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 150%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Amazon Rainforest || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 150%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Canary Islands ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 150%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sahara Desert || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 150%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Tibet ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 150%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Antarctica || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 150%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Peru ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 150%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">China || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 150%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Pacific Ocean ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 150%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Egypt || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 150%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Rocky Mountains ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 150%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Australia || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 150%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Madagascar ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 150%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Great Barrier Reef || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 150%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Turkey ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 150%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Italy || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 150%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">New Zealand ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 150%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">India || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 150%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Russia ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 150%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Brazil || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 150%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mexico ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 150%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Texas || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 150%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Romania ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Think about 5 locations you would be interested in researching