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Grade 11, Reading and Literature Std # 4.42: Demonstrate the ability to locate information in reference material and comprehend information in reference materials NOTE: Reference materials may include glossaries; dictionaries; indexes; table of contents; appendixes; and research sources such as atlases, almanacs, encyclopedias, reader’s guides, and both print-based and electronic card catalogs (available electronic versions of reference materials must be used) Additional Content to be taught--Addendum: (1) Identify major historical developments of language and literature in America from 1900 to the present Examples: relationships to place and time and changes in American lexicon as a result of the Industrial Revolution: chronology, genre, style (2) Evaluating author technique

Lesson Plans: Cliffs Notes Okayed Students produce their own literary supplements for a chosen novel Literary Fan Club Selecting and researching an author, students create and advertise a fan club Whale of a lesson Uses information about 19th century life to enable students to understand Moby Dick and produce imitative journals Learning to Read on the Web Students learn how to skim and scan information on the Internet Exploring Disability Using Multimedia and the B-D-A Reading Strategy Students apply the B-D-A (before-during-after) reading comprehension strategy as they explore varied aspects of disability by investigating rich, interactive multimedia resources Olympic Shadow Boxes The reference materials introduced will be the type students will use for a lifetime. As always we are attempting to make our students life long learners.

Resources: Dictionary.com Free online English dictionary, thesaurus and reference guide, crossword puzzles and other word games, online translator and Word of the Day Library In The Sky The Library in the Sky is a database of interesting and useful educational Web sites for those involved in education Smithsonian Education Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Study NoodleTools Interactive tools designed to aid students with their online research, including search strategies and bibliographic citations Anti-Plagiarism Strategies for Research Papers The strategies discussed here can be used to combat what some believe is an increasing amount of plagiarism on research papers Internet Public Library 17,000 online titles that can be browsed by author, by title, or by Dewey Decimal Classification Quotations Clarified (Writing about Quotes) Students write a quote, questions raised by the quotation, and a response to the questions Suggestions for English Language Learners: ESL Ideas (B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, T=Transitional) (I, T) Students visit the library and the Internet to locate sources for words, facts, places and new information. (I, T) Students locate a publication and copy on a note card the correct bibliographical information or URL for that source. Students may also access this information through the library’s catalogue software. (B, I, T) Students participate in a teacher-created library “scavenger hunt” requiring simple answers from a variety of sources within the library.
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