The Author StudyThe Author StudyRosa Blocker

The Information Process The Information Process StepsSteps

PlanningLocating sources of informationMaking notes Organizing the informationCreating new informationSharing the informationEvaluating and reflecting on this process

Doiron, Ray and Davies, Judy. Partners in learning: Students, teachers, and the school library. Libraries Unlimited, 1998.

PurposePurpose

Our school goal: provide students with a knowledge base, skills to discover knowledge, and the abilities to apply knowledge through academic and social endeavorsP.A.S.S. skills for Information Literacy (AASL, Information Power)National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS-S)

BrainstormingBrainstorming

Who is the author?RamonaHenry and MudgeJunie B. JonesHarry PotterCliffordViolet Baudelaire

Barbara ParkJ.K. RowlingLemony SnicketsCynthia RylantNorman BridwellBeverly Cleary

BrainstormingBrainstormingWhat do you want/need to know about your author?

Jan Brett at Home - Movie Clip

http://www.janbrett.com/video/jan_brett_at_home.htm

Locating sources of Locating sources of informationinformation

OPACReference toolsDigital Prairie databases http://www.odl.state.ok.us/prairie/index.htmMrs. Blocker’s Recommended Author Websites handout

Searching tipsSearching tipsFact or opinion?KeywordsInternet :

The Boolean Machine http://kathyschrock.net/rbs3k/boolean/Tutorial http://www.rcls.org/wows/Safe internet searching http://www.ou.edu/oupd/kidsafe/inet_ans.htm

Website evaluation criteria http://www.quick.org.uk/menu.htm

Dealing with the Dealing with the informationinformation

Making notesOrganizing your notes Questions to ask yourself:

What do I have?How much do I have?How does it fit with my author?

Speaking of what fits . . .Speaking of what fits . . .Name the missing partner of each literary

pair :Jim Hawkins and _____Jack and _____ Christopher Robin and _____Huckleberry Finn and _____Captain Hook and _____Ms. Frizzle and _____

Creating new informationCreating new information

Moving from the graphic organizer to the outlineChecking yourself for plagiarismCyberbee copyright tutorial http://www.cyberbee.com/copyrt.htmlCiting your sources

OSLIS Elementary Citation Maker

Making a list of books written by your author

Name That SeriesName That Series !!

Mossflower; Pearls of Lutra; Legend of LukeRedwallPrince Caspian; Voyage of the Dawn Treader; Last BattleChronicles of NarniaDinosaurs before Dark; Knight at Dawn; Pirates past NoonMagic Tree HouseThe River; Brian’s Winter; Brian’s ReturnHatchetTut, Tut; Viking It and Liking It; Me Oh MayaTime Warp Trio

Sharing the InformationSharing the Information

Final productYou have choices!

Student samples

ReflectionsReflectionsJessica: “It was fun. Chalenging—not hard.”Scout: “It was cool.”Julian: “I did pretty good.”Nathen: “Did I do good?” Heather: “I cut the pictures out!”

Additional ResourcesAdditional ResourcesAmerican Association of School Librarians. Information power: Building partnerships for learning. (1998). Chicago: American Library Association.Elliott, Pat. Writing . (2006). Retrieved June 11, 2006, from http://edselect.com/writing.htm#WritingIMSA Full circle resource kit. (2006). Retrieved June 12, 2006, from http://21cif.imsa.edu/rkitNational Educational Technology Standards for Students. (2004). Retrieved June 11, 2006, from http://cnets.iste.org/students/

Additional ResourcesAdditional ResourcesNorth Carolina State University. Resource Center . (n.d.) . Retrieved June 11, 2006, from http://www.chass.ncsu.edu/livinginourworld/resourcecenter.htmOhio University. Wired for Books. (n.d.). Retrieved June 11, 2006, from http://www.wiredforbooks.orgPriority Academic Student Skills: Information Literacy. (2002). Retrieved June 18, 2006, from http://www.sde.state.ok.us/home/defaultie.htmlWelcome to Copyright Kids. (2001). Retrieved June 6, 2006, from http://www.copyrightkids.org/