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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Creating State Brochures

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Learners will work in pairs to research online and/or in print a chosen state and create a travel brochure incorporating the information gathered.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Power Up What Works: Conducting Research

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
This resource describes the first phase of a Grade 6 teacher's instructional activity where young scholars develop a plan for working on a research project and then collect information. Each student has chosen a topic relating to how the...
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Handout
University of California

Cal Heritage Collection: Using Primary Sources

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This resource covers what primary sources are, where we can find them, and how we can assess them in the classroom.
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Unit Plan
Beacon Learning Center

Beacon Learning Center: Paraphrase Craze: A Lesson in Expository Writing

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This tutorial focuses on how to paraphrase using an excerpt from Poe's short story, "The Tell-Tale Heart." It defines paraphrase and plagiarism, presents examples, and explains what is incorrect about them. It is interactive asking for...
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Descriptive Papers: Key Elements: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson goes over words, phrases, and key elements that are included in descriptive papers. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Descriptive Papers: Key Elements."
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EL Education

El Education: Guide to Energy Sources

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
This guide was created by 3rd and 4th grade students at the Santa Fe School for the Arts and Sciences, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, as part of a learning expedition on energy sources and alternative energy. Students studied all forms of...
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Evaluating Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A seven-part learning module with links to texts, videos, slides, and a quiz to use while learning how to evaluate research sources.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Online Reference Sources

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
A twelve-part learning module with links to videos and websites about online reference sources.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Reading to Gather Information

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is an introduction for elementary students learning to pull facts from sources.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Reference Sources

For Teachers 2nd - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews different reference sources including, encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauruses, almanacs, atlases, and periodicals.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Research Resources

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart poses a series of questions to students asking them to select the appropriate resource source given the information in the questions.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Title Page Reveal: Finding Bibliographic Information

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Practice locating the title, author and publication information of a book using real title and CIP pages, and a reveal tool.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Features of a Newspaper

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A flipchart that examines the way in which newspapers and articles are constructed. The end of the flipchart focuses specifically on the battle of Glencoe, but the majority of the flipchart has much...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Leads Part Ii

For Teachers 3rd - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will recognize different types of leads and will choose which leads best fit different pieces of writing. This is a part of the process of organizing and revising a piece of writing.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Library Online

For Teachers 3rd - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart was created to help teach students about using the Winnebago online catalog system for finding research materials. It also explains the needed information for a proper bibliography.
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Handout
Other

Plagiarism.org: How Do I Cite Sources?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Information and examples on how to cite sources, identify sources in the body of your paper, quote material, include long quotes, and list references in a bibliography, annotated bibliography, footnotes, or works cited page.
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abcteach

Abcteach: Information Book Report Form [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Great printable form to help students write an informational book report. Includes space for new vocabulary words learned and other information retained from the work. Requires Adobe Reader.