Word Play Answer Keys

A teacher guide for the The Final Verdict lesson, providing a simulation setup, a scoring rubric for the assessment, and debrief discussion questions.

Final assessment for the Search Strategy Academy unit, covering keywords, Boolean operators, database use, and snippet analysis.

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.

Student scavenger hunt log for Lesson 5, where students document their search strings and answers to obscure research questions.

A student assessment worksheet for evaluating the credibility of two different sources on the same topic using a structured framework.

Capstone student project for "The Source Weaver" lesson. Students analyze two short texts about Mars, take notes, and synthesize the information into a single coherent paragraph using their own vocabulary and sentence structures.

Comprehensive grading rubric for the Research Credits poster project, evaluating summary quality, in-text attribution, Works Cited formatting, and visual design.

Introductory slide deck for Lesson 5, reviewing all strategic search techniques and introducing the culminating Scavenger Hunt challenge.

Introductory slides for "The Final Verdict", teaching students a simplified evaluation framework (Currency, Relevance, Authority, Purpose) to apply to sources.

Detailed planning document for the Research Credits poster project, providing space for 6th-grade students to track sources, draft their summary, and plan their layout.