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Information Literacy Lesson Plan - Country Exploration Project

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Students will be assessed through teacher observation of the research and information-gathering

sessions as well as through the final product presentation.

Follow-up

This lesson will be featured in a school-wide cultural fair which showcases the cultural

significance of other countries. The travel brochures created in this project will be used as

guides for the fair to introduce other students, parents and teachers to the various countries

represented in the fair.

Differentiations

Gifted/Talented: May choose to submit final project in audio or video format. Final product can

showcase more than one of each of the required components.

At Risk/Learning Disabled: Final product can be simplified to locating name of country and maychoose between listing a notable person, animal, or food from the country. Only responsible for

3 of the five checklist requirements.

Middle School: Students may present a travel brochure, commercial, or documentary about their

chosen country. Students will include a detailed list of places of interest, foods to try and

animals to watch for. Students will be held responsible for citing sources accurately and

including a minimum of four.

High School: Students will submit final product in commercial or documentary format. Students

will include one current issue concerning the people, places, natural wildlife, or political standingof the country and argue a proposed plan of action in regards to it. Students will include

references of newspaper, encyclopedic, print, and online resources.


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Big 6 Lesson Planning Form

Session 1 Step #1 - Task Definition : Students will select one country from a listof pre-selected countries. They will gather information as well as

graphics on their country from the Internet and present the information

in the form of a travel brochure.

Step #2 - Information Seeking Strategies : Students will determine

the best possible sources of information from books in the media center

and the Internet.

Session 2 Step #3 - Location and Access: Students will visit the media center to

locate print resources and to access online resources. Approved

resources for the internet will be the Chicago Public Schools

Databases. Students will visit Maps 101 through the online databases

to locate the flag and map of their country. Students will use

KidsInfoBits online database, print and online encyclopedias and

general reference books to find information on the country's people,

key locations, foods, animals and languages. Introduced in Session 1,

revisited in Session 2.

Step #4 - Use of Information: The students will use the information

gathered to prepare a travel brochure, which will include, a graphic ofthe flag, key people, places and animals, as well as foods found in the

country. Students will begin compiling and organizing information

in Session 2.

Step #5 - Synthesis: The students will organize the information from

multiple resources and present the information in the form of a travel

brochure. At home.

Session 3 Step #6 -Evaluation: Students will be assessed on the final productusing the Grading Checklist and allow classmatesto view.


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Teacher Name: TownsendStudent Name:_____________________________ Date: _________________

Project: Country Exploration ProjectCATEGORY

RESPONSIBILITIES

How I Found and Used

Information 20pts I used library books to find information.

I wrote down where I got my information.

I used newspapers or magazines to find information.

I used online resources to find information.

If I copied what someone else said (a quote), I told who said it.

How I Organized MyPresentation 20pts My brochure includes: a notable person from the country.

My brochure includes a native food eaten in the country.

My brochure includes an animal found in the country.

My brochure includes a map of the country.

My brochure or poster was neat and attractive.

Presentation Aids 20pts I used art, objects, or maps, to show some information.

My art, object, or map helped the class understand my

topic better.

Words in my brochure, or poster are spelled right.

My brochure or poster was easy to see and read.

What I Talked About I had important information to share.20pts

I told facts.

I supplied several details.

I used words my classmates knew or told them what newwords meant.

I was able to correctly answer most questions from myclass.

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