Lesson #4 The Digital Explosion: Cleaning Up the Mess

1. Lesson #4The Digital Explosion: Cleaning Up the Mess Topic: Utopias Teacher: Bell Grade: 12 Date: 11-22-13 Period(s):all Bloom’s Taxonomy Level:Analyzing Relationship to Current Content in Regular Classroom: Studying utopias in the classroom (*) indicates accommodations and modifications

2. Learning Target I can locate desired information about utopias and dystopias in subscription databases and record it in a framed paragraph.

3. AASL/ Common Core Crosswalk • 1.1.2 Use prior and background knowledge as context for new learning. • 1.1.4 Find, evaluate, and select appropriate sources to answer questions. • CC.11-12.L.6 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use: Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. • CC.11-12.W.8 Research to Build and Present Knowledge: Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the task, purpose, and audience; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and overreliance on any one source and following a standard format for citation.

4. Vocabulary • Username • Login • Subscription • Database

6. Rubric Noteworthy Used the EB database. Proposed a research question and reasonable keywords independently. Chose an appropriate resource within the database independently. Located a correct or reasonable answer independently. Developing Used the EB database. Proposed a research question and reasonable keywords with teacher assistance. Chose an appropriate resource within the database with teacher assistance. Located a correct or reasonable answer with teacher assistance. Acceptable Used the EB database. Proposed a research question and reasonable keywords with peer assistance. Chose an appropriate resource within the database with peer assistance. Located a correct or reasonable answer with peer assistance. Not Ready The database was not used. OR No question was formulated. OR Inappropriate keywords were used OR OR No answer was found.

7. Time For Browsing, Silent Reading, and Book Checkout At End Of Period *Clearly defined limits *One-to-one contact *Seating to reduce distractions

8. Exit Ticket What questions did you wish to answer? What keywords did you use? Which database did you search? What answers did you find? Please attach Cornell notes and/or completed paragraphs. What difficulties did you encounter when using this database?

9. The following slides may be of use for this lesson.

11. Sample Internet Hoaxes

12. Reliable resources are fact-checked by editors and librarians.

13. Encyclopedia Britannica

14. Getting to Encyclopedia Britannica Resources viawww.baltimorecityschools.org/341 Username=baltimorecps password=preview

20. Strategy: SKIM until something captures you interest. Choose specific utopias or dystopias.

21. Take advantage of the blue-colored links to additional information.

23. So what are the questions?

24. Cornell Notes Name Location Year Type Founder Targeted Flaw Rules Did it work? Explain Notes go on right hand side Name Location Year Type Founder Targeted Flaw Rules Did it work? Explain Name Location Year Type Founder Targeted Flaw Rules Did it work? Explain

25. From your notes, frame your Observation paragraph. Detailed Evidence Observation Restated on the next slide.

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27. Let’s Try It Together

28. Let’s do it on our own.

29. Exit Ticket What questions did you wish to answer? What keywords did you use? Which database did you search? What answers did you find? Please attach Cornell notes and/or completed paragraphs. What difficulties did you encounter when using this database?