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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Opinion Polls And Surveys As Research Tools

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders determine, evaluate, and use resources that are most appropriate and readily available for investigating a particular question or topic. Examples include knowledgeable people, field trips, prefaces, appendices,...
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Professional Doc
American Library Association

Aasl: Standards for the 21st Century Learner

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This document contains the Standards for the 21st-Century Learner published by the American Library Association. The standards provide a conceptual framework and broad guidelines for describing the information-literate student. These...
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Website
Other

Oregon School Library Information System

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
An excellent site that supports school libraries which includes tools for both elementary and secondary students. Choose the appropriate level to find resources on citing sources, research process, choosing research resources, finding...
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Graphic
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

Depaul University: Center for Urban Education: Evaluate Information [Pdf]

For Students 5th - 9th Standards
Links to graphic organizers, provided in English and Spanish, are provided to assist students as they work with nonfiction information. A nonfiction graphic organizer is available to help students evaluate decisions of people. Another...
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Handout
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Evaluate Information

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of how to evaluate and make judgments about scientific information.
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Activity
Other

Frank Baker: Information Literacy Exercise

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Using an article from Dateline Hollywood, this lesson explores a media message and examines its content.