The Author Study Rosa Blocker

The Information Process Steps Planning Locating sources of information Making notes Organizing the information Creating new information Sharing the information Evaluating and reflecting on this process Doiron, Ray and Davies, Judy. Partners in learning: Students, teachers, and the school library. Libraries Unlimited, 1998.

Purpose Our school goal: provide students with a knowledge base, skills to discover knowledge, and the abilities to apply knowledge through academic and social endeavors P.A.S.S. skills for Information Literacy (AASL, Information Power) National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS-S)

Brainstorming Who is the author? Ramona Henry and Mudge Junie B. Jones Harry Potter Clifford Violet Baudelaire Barbara Park J.K. Rowling Lemony Snickets Cynthia Rylant Norman Bridwell Beverly Cleary

Brainstorming What do you want/need to know about your author? Jan Brett at Home - Movie Clip m/video/jan_brett_at_ home.htm

Locating sources of information OPAC Reference tools Digital Prairie databases Mrs. Blocker’s Recommended Author Websites handout

Searching tips Fact or opinion? Keywords Internet : The Boolean Machine Tutorial Safe internet searching Website evaluation criteria

Dealing with the information Making notes Organizing your notes Questions to ask yourself: What do I have? How much do I have? How does it fit with my author?

Speaking of what fits... Name the missing partner of each literary pair : Jim Hawkins and _____ Jack and _____ Christopher Robin and _____ Huckleberry Finn and _____ Captain Hook and _____ Ms. Frizzle and _____

Creating new information Moving from the graphic organizer to the outline Checking yourself for plagiarism Cyberbee copyright tutorial Citing your sources OSLIS Elementary Citation Maker Making a list of books written by your author

Name That Series ! Mossflower; Pearls of Lutra; Legend of Luke Redwall Prince Caspian; Voyage of the Dawn Treader; Last Battle Chronicles of Narnia Dinosaurs before Dark; Knight at Dawn; Pirates past Noon Magic Tree House The River; Brian’s Winter; Brian’s Return Hatchet Tut, Tut; Viking It and Liking It; Me Oh Maya Time Warp Trio

Sharing the Information Final product You have choices! Student samples

Reflections Jessica: “It was fun. Chalenging—not hard.” Scout: “It was cool.” Julian: “I did pretty good.” Nathen: “Did I do good?” Heather: “I cut the pictures out!”

Additional Resources American Association of School Librarians. Information power: Building partnerships for learning. (1998). Chicago: American Library Association. Elliott, Pat. Writing. (2006). Retrieved June 11, 2006, from IMSA Full circle resource kit. (2006). Retrieved June 12, 2006, from National Educational Technology Standards for Students. (2004). Retrieved June 11, 2006, from

Additional Resources North Carolina State University. Resource Center. (n.d.). Retrieved June 11, 2006, from cecenter.htm cecenter.htm Ohio University. Wired for Books. (n.d.). Retrieved June 11, 2006, from Priority Academic Student Skills: Information Literacy. (2002). Retrieved June 18, 2006, from Welcome to Copyright Kids. (2001). Retrieved June 6, 2006, from