Collaborative Lesson Teacher & Media Specialist

Unit: Rain ForestGrade: 2Instructors: Ms. Johnson and Mrs. Edge

Information Literacy Skills Needs: The teacher identified areas of weakness in most information literacy skills. Many students at the school struggle academically and are not on grade level in reading which presents challenges in both using and synthesizing information. The decision for a research project came from the need to cover many informational literacy skills. Information literacy standards to be addressed: develop information seeking strategies, locate and access information, synthesize information, and evaluate the product.

Student Objectives:

Students listen to a Read Aloud of The Rain Forest.

Students read the Rain Forest story in their ELA textbook.

Students conduct a short research project about an animal to build knowledge about that topic.

Students navigate through the Rain Forest Animal Pathfinder: www.rainforestanimalpathfinder.weebly.com

Students review the Plagiarism Handout in order to appropriately cite sources.

Students use an organizer to guide their research about their chosen animal.

Students use both print and internet sources to locate information.

Students transfer information from the organizer into the animal script.

Students locate an online image of their selected animal.

Students use their information for a brief oral or multimedia digital presentation.

Students will evaluate their work.

Standards:

Related Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.5 Know and use various text features (e.g., headings, tables of contents, glossaries, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.5 Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1.2 Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1.8 With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.2 Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.5 With guidance and support from adults and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.6With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.7 Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., read a number of books on a single topic to produce a report; record science observations).

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.6With guidance and support from adults, use technology to produce and publish writing (using keyboarding skills) as well as to interact and collaborate with others.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.7Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic.

CC.2.SL.4 Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas: Tell a story or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking audibly in coherent sentences.

Related AASL Standards

1.1.3 Develop and refine a range of questions to frame search for new understanding.

1.2.2 Demonstrate confidence and self-direction by making independent choices in the selection of resources and information.

1.2.3 Demonstrate creativity by using multiple resources and formats.

1.3.1 Respect copyright/intellectual property rights of creators and producers.

1.3.3 Follow ethical and legal guidelines in gathering and using information.

1.3.5 Use information technology responsibly.

1.4.2 Use interaction with and feedback from teachers and peers to guide own inquiry process.

1.4.4 Seek appropriate help when needed.

1.1.6 Read, view, and listen for information presented in any format (e.g., textual, visual, media, digital) in order to make inferences and gather meaning.

1.1.7 Make sense of information gathered from diverse sources by identifying misconceptions, main and supporting ideas, conflicting information, and point of view or bias.

2.1.6 Use the writing process, media and visual literacy, and technology skills to create products that express new understandings.

3.1.3 Use writing and speaking skills to communicate new understandings effectively.

Materials Needed:

ELA TextbookPre-selected books and magazines from Media CenterComputer/Internet Access for online research Microphone for Blabberize productionProjector for presentations (Smartboard)Graphic Organizer / Animal ScriptPlagiarism HandoutProject Evaluation Rubric

Lesson Outline:

DayTaskResponsible Party

PrepMaterials including forms, lesson plan Homeroom Teacher & Media Specialist

PrepRain Forest PathfinderMedia Specialist

OneTextbook Reading Unit, Lesson IntroductionHomeroom Teacher

OneRead AloudMedia Specialist

TwoLesson Overview, Presentation of Pathfinder (includes review of all forms), Example Blabberize Shared with classMedia Specialist

ThreePlagiarism Review/LessonMedia Specialist

FourStudent select animal and begin research using graphic organizerHomeroom Teacher

Four/FiveGraphic Organizer Review to ensure research is complete and sources are citedMedia Specialist

FiveTranslation of facts on graphic organizer into Animal ScriptHomeroom Teacher & Media Specialist

Five/SixCreation of talking animal on BlabberizeMedia Specialist

SixEvaluation of ProductHomeroom Teacher

Seven Presentation of projects to classHomeroom Teacher & Media Specialist