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New War Against Whom? Penny
DiMaio
Beaufort Middle School
7th Grade
12/12/01
Subjects included in this Lesson Plan: Social Studies, Writing: Internet Research: Brief
Description: Students were given an assignment from Social
Studies teacher to write a short (five paragraphs) essay on the Muslims
involved with the terrorist attacks, how they feel about these attacks on
the World Trade Center and what they can do to assist. Writing resource
teacher has said that they must include at least one reference from CNN
web site, include information in essay and cite it correctly according to
Internet citation guidelines.
Approximate time required: One to
two 45-minute writing resource classes.
Standard Course of Study Goals and
Objectives:
Social Studies: 2.2: Evaluate the
influence of beliefs, religious practices, and individuals associated with
major religions in Africa and Asia.
Technology: 1.2: Demonstrate an
understanding of copyright by citing sources of copyrighted materials in
papers, projects, and multimedia presentations.
Written Expression: 1.01: Narrate an
account such as a news story or historical episode which engages the
reader/listener by establishing a context and creating a point of view.
Teacher's Lesson Goals/Objectives:
Student will find appropriate item from Internet source and cite it
according to Internet citation guidelines.
Materials/Resources Needed:
- Internet-connected computers,
- overhead projector,
- Columbia Online Style: MLS-Style
Citations of Electronic Sources by Janice R. Walker, URL is: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/cgos/idx_basic.html,
- copies of 2.8 The World Wide Web (WWW)
from that site (one on a transparency),
- CNN website, URL is http://www.cnn.com/,
- graphic organizer,
- copies of sample Internet article to use
during guided practice (one on transparency).
Pre Activities: *Students must have
used the Internet before to find information for reports and essays.
Students have filled out a graphic
organizer outlining their main topic, two sub-topics and listed details
for each according to what they already know. Teacher must set CNN as
favorite on all computers before students arrive for class.
Activities: Teacher will discuss how
they will find information on the Muslims involved in the terrorist
attacks, decide what to include in their essay and cite it in a
bibliography according to a model they will be shown.
Guided Practice:
- Teacher shows students citation on
overhead, explaining each item and showing how each can be found on
the sample article from the Internet.
- Teacher writes out sample citation on
the board
Independent Practice:
- Teacher hands out partially filled
organizers to respective students.
- Teacher has students go to CNN website
from Favorites.
- Students search various links with
teacher guidance until they find one that has information pertinent to
their essay.
- Students fill in remaining sub-topic and
details sections of their graphic organizer.
- Students use model of citation to locate
information needed for their bibliography, listing it on back of
organizer for inclusion later in their bibliography. Refer often to
citation on board.
Closure: Final discussion on the
necessity to give credit to the authors of all information used in any
writing project and the need to cite information fully and accurately so
that others can refer to the information source on their own.
Assessment:
25%: Correct citation format;
25%: Inclusion of all components if
available at that site;
25%: Accurate URL;
25%: Appropriate information for
project topic.
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