The class reads weather forecasts and monthly calendars to plan events and connect seasonal vocabulary to daily planning.
This 5-lesson sequence for 6th-grade ESL students covers the ethical use of information, focusing on intellectual property, MLA citation components, digital tools, and in-text attribution. Students progress from conceptual understanding to creating a mini-bibliography for a personal project.
In this final project-based lesson, students synthesize their learning by creating a "Research Credits" poster. They select a topic of interest, find three sources, summarize key information, and produce a perfectly formatted Works Cited section.
A teacher guide for the The Final Verdict lesson, providing a simulation setup, a scoring rubric for the assessment, and debrief discussion questions.
A comprehensive workshop-style unit for 6th Grade ESL students focused on the linguistic mechanics of paraphrasing and synthesizing information. Students move from identifying core concepts to orally retelling information, transforming individual sentences, and finally weaving multiple sources into a single coherent paragraph without plagiarizing.
Students learn the mechanics of in-text attribution, practicing how to introduce sources using "signal phrases" (e.g., 'According to...'). They understand how to bridge the gap between their own ideas and those of external experts.
Final assessment for the Search Strategy Academy unit, covering keywords, Boolean operators, database use, and snippet analysis.
A 5-lesson unit for 6th-grade ESL students focused on transforming search habits from natural language questions to strategic keyword and Boolean operator techniques. Students move from basic vocabulary brainstorming to navigating academic databases and skimming snippets for relevance.
Students learn the benefits and risks of using digital citation tools. This lesson focuses on identifying common machine errors, such as capitalization issues and missing data, and emphasizes student accountability for final accuracy.
Teacher guide for "The Source Weaver" lesson. It outlines the synthesis process, provides a hook activity, transition words for ESL support, and a sample synthesized paragraph.
A comprehensive sequence for 6th Grade ESL students to develop critical research and information literacy skills. Students progress from distinguishing basic facts and opinions to applying professional evaluation frameworks like the CRAAP test to determine source credibility.
Student scavenger hunt log for Lesson 5, where students document their search strings and answers to obscure research questions.
A comprehensive workshop-style sequence for 4th Grade ESL students to master academic research skills. Students progress from navigating text features to note-taking, paraphrasing, summarizing, and ultimately synthesizing information from multiple sources while avoiding plagiarism.
