November+18,+2010

Information Literacy - Almanac (Lesson 1) Thursday - November 18, 2010 Class Period Outline

1. Review and collect the Thesaurus Antonyms worksheets. 2. Students are introduced to a new information resource, the almanac. Students are given 5 minutes to explore the almanac and select (3) interesting facts they discover. Students will record their (3) facts using the Almanac: Interesting Facts worksheet and share one interesting fact with the class.

3. Class will review what an almanac is and how it is used with the Almanac Prezi. media type="custom" key="7526789"

4. Class will discuss the tools for searching an almanac -- the TABLE OF CONTENTS and the INDEX.

Homework:
 * Thesaurus Quiz - Friday, 11/19
 * Complete the Thesaurus Antonyms worksheet