Sources of Information
- Students will need to use the evaluation of resources skills (ITES) to summarize historical documents, use primary & secondary sources to intepret historical perspectives and evaluate the validity of sources used to construct historical narratives (SS)
- Students will need to use appropriate tech tools & resources (ITES) to construct charts, graphs and historical narratives (SS)
Connections between Middle Grades ITES & Middle Grades English/Language
Arts Common Core http://www.corestandards.org/assets/CCSSI_ELA%20Standards.pdf
Technology as a Tool
- Students will use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills (6th grade); use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and link to and cite sources as well as to interact and collaborate with others, including linking to and citing sources (7th grade); use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas efficiently as well as interact and collaborate with others. (8th grade) (Common Core)
- Students will use technology and other resources for the purpose of accessing, organizing, and sharing information. (6th grade); use technology and other resources for assigned tasks. (7th & 8th grades) (ITES)
- Students will conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and refocusing the inquiry when appropriate (6th grade); conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions for further research and investigation (7th grade); conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration. (8th grade) (Common Core)
- Students will apply a research process for collaborative or individual research (6th grade); apply a research process to complete given tasks (7th grade); apply a research process to complete project-based activities. (8th grade) (ITES)
Safety & Ethical Issues
- Students will gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources; assess the credibility of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and providing basic bibliographic information for sources (6th grade); gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation (7th grade); gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. (8th grade) (Common Core)
- Student will apply responsible behaviors when using information and technology resources (6th grade); apply responsible behaviors when using information and technology resources (7th grade); analyze responsible behaviors when using information and technology resources. (ITES)
Sources of Information
- Students will interpret information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how it contributes to a topic, text, or issue under study (6th grade); analyze the main ideas and supporting details presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how the ideas clarify a topic, text, or issue under study (7th grade); analyze the purpose of information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and evaluate the motives (e.g., social, commercial, political) behind its presentation. (8th grade) (Common Core)
- Students will analyze resources to determine their reliability, point of view, bias, and relevance for particular topics and purposes (6th grade); evaluate information resources based on specified criteria (7th & 8th grades) (ITES)
