Teacher Resources for Instructional Planning


Grade 12, Reading and Literature Std # 4–4: Demonstrate the ability to locate information in reference material Comprehend information in reference materials Locate information and comprehend: dictionary, glossary, index, table of contents, appendix, atlas, almanac, and encyclopedia 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 (print-based card catalogs are not on the graduation exam)

Lesson Plans: 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. Click on the Student Tutorial and Activity Sheet links to complete the lesson. Exploring Disability Using Multimedia and the B-D-A Reading Strategy In this lesson, 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: Using Primary Sources Students learn to distinguish between primary and secondary sources of information. Students also learn to find and evaluate primary sources for research projects. Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL) is a helpful resource for research and writing papers. OWL includes free handouts and PowerPoint presentations. Internet Public Library Literary Criticism 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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