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 grad exam)
 

Lesson Plan
Analyzing a variety of web sources about school bus safety

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.
 
 

NoodleTools  Interactive tools designed to aid students with their online research

Anti-Plagiarism Strategies for Research Papers  The strategies to combat plagiarism on research papers

Internet Public Library  17,000 online titles

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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