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1|t|e of the Lesson Wadlng 1hrough 1he
Web
Grade Leve| 8
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Curr|cu|um Area Language ArLs 1|me Irame 3 43 mlnuLe classes
Stage 1 Des|red kesu|t
Content Standards
Informat|on L|teracy Standards for Lesson
Sk|||s
112 use prlor and background knowledge as conLenL for new learnlng
113 uevelop and reflne a range of quesLlons Lo frame Lhe search for new undersLandlng
114 llnd evaluaLe and selecL approprlaLe sources Lo answer quesLlons
D|spos|t|ons |n Act|on
122 uemonsLraLe confldenL and selfdlrecLlon by maklng lndependenL cholces ln Lhe
selecLlon of resources and lnformaLlon
124 MalnLaln a crlLlcal sLance by quesLlonlng Lhe valldlLy and accuracy of all lnformaLlon
kespons|b|||t|es
131 8especL copyrlghL/lnLellecLual properLy rlghLs of creaLors and producers
133 use lnformaLlon Lechnology responslbly
Se|fAssessment Strateg|es
141 MonlLor own lnformaLlonseeklng processes for effecLlveness and progress and adapL
as necessary

8
th
Grade GS Standards for Un|t
LLA8k11he student demonstrates comprehens|on and shows ev|dence of a
warranted and respons|b|e exp|anat|on of a var|ety of ||terary and |nformat|ona|
texts
lor lnformaLlonal LexLs Lhe sLudenL reads and comprehends ln order Lo
develop undersLandlng and experLlse and produces evldence of readlng LhaL
e Analyzes and evaluaLes common LexLual feaLures (eg paragraphs Loplc senLences
concludlng senLences lnLroducLlon concluslon fooLnoLes lndex blbllography)
b Applles analyzes and evaluaLes common organlzaLlonal sLrucLures (eg graphlc
organlzers loglcal order cause and effecL relaLlonshlps comparlson and conLrasL)

LLA8W1 1he student produces wr|t|ng that estab||shes an appropr|ate organ|zat|ona|
structure sets a context and engages the reader ma|nta|ns a coherent focus throughout and
s|gna|s a sat|sfy|ng c|osure 1he student
e elecLs a focus organlzaLlonal sLrucLure and a polnL of vlew based on purpose
genre expecLaLlons audlence lengLh and formaL requlremenLs
b WrlLes LexLs of a lengLh approprlaLe Lo address Lhe Loplc or Lell Lhe sLory
c uses LradlLlonal sLrucLures for conveylng lnformaLlon (eg chronologlcal
order cause and effecL slmllarlLy and dlfference and poslng and answerlng a
quesLlon)
d uses approprlaLe sLrucLures Lo ensure coherence (eg LranslLlon elemenLs parallel
sLrucLure)
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e upporLs sLaLemenLs and clalms wlLh anecdoLes descrlpLlons facLs and sLaLlsLlcs
and speclflc examples

8|g Idea Search|ng the |nternet effect|ve|y for accurate |nformat|on and proper|y c|t|ng
resources
Core 1asks kesearch strateg|es eva|uat|on sk|||s and correct c|tat|on
Lesson Lssent|a| uest|ons
Cverarch|ng uest|on

Why ls lL lmporLanL LhaL l learn search
sLraLegles LhaL wlll enable me Lo search for
lnformaLlon on Lhe lnLerneL efflclenLly?

Why ls lL lmporLanL Lo clLe lnLerneL
resources?

1op|ca| uest|ons
WhaL ls Lhe research process?
Pow do l creaLe quesLlons Lo gulde my
research?
WhaL can l use Lo flnd whaL l need Lo
compleLe my research?
Pow can l flnd lnformaLlon wlLhln
sources and Lake noLes?
Pow can l documenL Lhe sources l use?
Pow wlll l organlze my research?

Lesson know|edge and Sk|||s
know|edge
Students w||| know

Pow Lo research a Loplc efflclenLly and
effecLlvely
Pow Lo evaluaLe a webslLe
Pow Lo clLe resources
Sk|||s
Students w||| be ab|e to
know how Lo narrow down a Loplc for
research purposes
Pow Lo evaluaLe resources for accuracy
and relevance
Pow Lo use lnLerneL search englnes Lo
flnd speclflc lnformaLlon
Pow Lo correcLly clLe prlnL and dlglLal
resources

Lesson Mater|a|s and Lqu|pment
osLer 8oard
CompuLers wlLh lnLerneL connecLlon
LCu pro[ecLor
Wadlng 1hrough Lhe Web (owerolnL presenLaLlon modlfled verslon)
venn ulagram lnLeracLlve hLLp//wwwreadwrlLeLhlnkorg/classroomresources/sLudenL
lnLeracLlves/venndlagramclrcles30006hLml
lnLerneL ClLaLlon CheckllsL (handouL)
lnLerneL ClLaLlon Crganlzer (handouL)
Wadlng 1hrough Lhe Web PandouL (modlfled verslon)
Lesson rocedures]Act|v|t|es
Day 1 1he Nature of Internet kesearch
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1 Act|vat|ng Strategy 1he flrsL acLlvlLy wlll Lake place afLer sLudenLs have selecLed
and narrowed down Lhelr Loplc 1he medla speclallsL wlll sLarL a class dlscusslon
abouL LradlLlonal research uslng prlnL maLerlals and lnformaLlon on Lhe lnLerneL
osslble quesLlons Lo sLarL Lhe dlscusslon
O Where do Lhey plan on flndlng Lhe lnformaLlon Lo wrlLe Lhelr papers?
O uo Lhey plan on uslng prlnL resources ln Lhe medla cenLer?
O lf so how do more LradlLlonal prlnL resources dlffer from lnformaLlon found
on Lhe lnLerneL?
O In the past when searching the internet, what are some oI their Iavorite places
to search and why?
2 Act|v|ty Cne uslng an LCu pro[ecLor and Lhe lnLeracLlve venn dlagram Lool gulde
Lhe class ln creaLlng a venn dlagram Lo compare Lhe lnLerneL wlLh more LradlLlonal
lnformaLlon sources WrlLe sLudenLs responses on Lhe posLer board and dlscuss
3 Act|v|ty 1wo xplaln Lo sLudenLs LhaL Lhey wlll be learnlng abouL dlfferenL Lypes of
search englnes avallable on Lhe lnLerneL and abouL efflclenL ways Lo search for
lnformaLlon and narrow down Lhelr search
Act|v|ty 1hree 8evlew Lhe Lerms blblloqtopby and cltotloo LhaL were prevlously
dlscussed ln Lhelr Language ArLs class xplaln Lo sLudenLs LhaL Lhe formaL for clLlng
a webslLe on Lhe lnLerneL ls dlfferenL from Lhe formaL for clLlng a book 1ell Lhem
LhaL Lhey wlll be learnlng how Lo clLe an lnLerneL resource
Summar|zer AfLer Lhe dlscusslon Lhe medla speclallsL wlll explaln Lo Lhe sLudenLs
LhaL over Lhe nexL few days Lhey wlll be learnlng how Lo effecLlvely conducL
research on Lhe lnLerneL
Lnd of Day Cne
Day 2 Search|ng the Internet
1 Act|vat|ng Strategy 8egln by revlewlng wlLh sLudenLs LhaL ways ln whlch Lhe
lnLerneL dlffers from more LradlLlonal sources ulsplay Lhe posLer board LhaL was
creaLed ln Lhe prevlous lesson's dlscusslon
2 Act|v|ty Cne xplaln Lo sLudenLs LhaL Lhey wlll be vlewlng a presenLaLlon LhaL wlll
walk Lhem Lhrough Lhe process of researchlng on Lhe lnLerneL and LhaL Lhls
presenLaLlon ls meanL Lo serve as a [umplng off polnL for Lhelr own research Loplc
8emlnd Lhem Lo have Lhelr Loplc ln mlnd as Lhey vlew Lhe presenLaLlon
3 Act|v|ty 1wo ass ouL coples of Lhe Wad|ng through the Web Student nandout
Make sure all sLudenLs have access Lo Lhe Wad|ng through the Web owero|nt
presenLaLlon on Lhelr lndlvldual compuLers Ask Lhem Lo vlew slldes 119 and
compleLe Lhe assoclaLed acLlvlLles on Lhe handouL 1hese slldes lnLroduce dlfferenL
Lypes of search englnes and demonsLraLe how Lo search more efflclenLly on Lhe
lnLerneL Make sure sLudenLs undersLand how Lo move Lhrough Lhe presenLaLlon and
navlgaLe Lo Lhe llnked webslLes ClrculaLe and monlLor Lo be sure sLudenLs are
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sLaylng on Lask and compleLlng Lhe handouL as Lhey go along
4 Summar|zer When sLudenLs have flnlshed dlscuss whaL Lhey learned durlng Lhe
presenLaLlon ?ou can use Lhe followlng quesLlons Lo gulde Lhe dlscusslon
O Whlch search englne dld you flnd mosL helpful and why?
O WhaL abouL Lhe oLher onllne resources? Whlch ones do you Lhlnk you mlghL
use ln Lhe fuLure?
O WhaL was Lhe mosL surprlslng Lhlng you learned?
O WhaL was Lhe mosL helpful Lhlng you learned?
Lnd of Day 1wo
Day 3 C|t|ng Sources and Independent kesearch 1|me
1 Act|vat|ng Strategy 8egln by revlewlng whaL sLudenLs learned durlng Lhe prevlous
sesslon Culckly fllp Lhrough slldes 119 of Lhe owerolnL presenLaLlon agaln uslng
LCu pro[ecLor and revlew as you go
2 Act|v|ty Cne 8rlefly revlew Lhe noLlon of cltotloo of sources ln blblloqtopby rovlde
each sLudenL wlLh a copy of Lhe Internet C|tat|on Crgan|zer and Lhe Internet
C|tat|on Check||st and make sure sLudenLs have Lhelr coples of Lhe Wad|ng through
the Web Student nandout whlch Lhey sLarLed ln Lhe prevlous sesslon
3 Act|v|ty 1wo ulrecL sLudenLs Lo vlew Lhe remalnlng secLlon of Lhe owerolnL
presenLaLlon (slldes 2023) whlch covers clLlng sources on Lhelr own compuLers As
Lhey go Lhrough Lhe presenLaLlon sLudenLs should compleLe Lhe Wad|ng through
the Web Student nandout
4 Act|v|ty 1hree When sLudenLs have compleLed Lhe presenLaLlon and handouL Lell
Lhem Lo use Lhe remalnlng Llme Lo begln lndependenL research on Lhelr Loplc
8emlnd Lhem LhaL Lhey wlll need Lo record clLaLlon lnformaLlon for Lhelr
blbllographles and lnsLrucL Lhem Lo use Lhe Internet C|tat|on Crgan|zer for Lhls
purpose
3 Summar|zer AfLer all sLudenLs ln Lhe class have flnlshed wlLh Lhe owerolnL
presenLaLlon qulckly share and revlew whaL Lhey have learned abouL effecLlve
lnLerneL research









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Lesson Assessment

O lor lessons 2 and 3 observe and quesLlon sLudenLs as Lhey lnLeracL wlLh Lhe owerolnL
presenLaLlon Lo deLermlne lf Lhey undersLand Lhe concepLs
O 8evlew Lhe Wad|ng through the Web Student nandout compleLed by sLudenLs durlng
Lhe Wad|ng through the Web owero|nt presenLaLlon
O 8evlew Lhe lnformaLlon collecLed by sLudenLs durlng lesson 3 on Lhelr Internet C|tat|on
Crgan|zer handouts
O When sLudenLs compleLe lndependenL research pro[ecLs check Lo see LhaL Lhey have
correcLly clLed Lhelr lnLerneL sources LudenLs can use Lhe Internet C|tat|on Check||st Lo
selfassess for Lhe purpose

kef|ect|on

1hls was an exLremely frusLraLlng asslgnmenL for me lnce l reslgned from my [ob aL Lhe beglnnlng of
Lhe school year l wasn'L able Lo Leach my parL of Lhe lesson aL all Powever Lhe Language ArLs Leacher
LhaL l worked wlLh dld her besL Lo follow my lnsLrucLlons and Leach my parL of Lhe asslgnmenL as well as
her own he was also greaL aL keeplng me lnformed of whaL happened ln each lesson ln addlLlon Lo
Leachlng my parL of Lhe asslgnmenL Lhe Leacher l worked wlLh also worked wlLh Lhe sLudenLs Lo selecL
Lhelr Loplc and asslsL Lhem Lhrough Lhe acLual organlzaLlon and wrlLlng process of Lhe research papers
When we flrsL sLarLed dlscusslng Lhls asslgnmenL Lhe Loplc of our collaboraLlve lesson was a no bralner
for boLh of us lghLh grade does an ln depLh research paper sLarLlng ln !anuary and flnlshlng up aL Lhe
end of Aprll 1hls mlnl asslgnmenL would allow Lhem Lo geL Lhelr feeL weL by dolng a smaller research
paper We declded Lo leL Lhe sLudenLs plck a Loplc Lhey already knew someLhlng abouL ln hopes Lhls
would allow Lhem Lo spoL bad lnformaLlon Lhey may encounLer ln Lhe research process Allowlng Lhem
Lo choose Lhelr own Loplc would puL Lhe focus on Lhe research process and accommodaLe for learnlng
dlfferences 1hls acLually ended up worklng ouL well because one sLudenL's Loplc was uressage and she
found some lnaccuraLe lnformaLlon rlghL away durlng her research Accordlng Lo Lhe Leacher lL was
greaL LhaL LhaL happened ln class because lL made Lhem reallze Lhey have Lo be vlgllanL when seeklng
accuraLe lnformaLlon
unforLunaLely only one of my vlrLual lessons" Look place ln Lhe llbrary 1he compuLers ln Lhe llbrary
were noL operaLlonal buL Lhe sLudenLs dld aLLempL Lo seek ouL prlnL maLerlals LhaL flL Lhelr Loplcs
Accordlng Lo Lhe Leacher Lhls was a frusLraLlng acLlvlLy because Lhe caLalog search sofLware doesn'L
work anymore due Lo a llghLlng sLrlke LhaL desLroyed Lhe school's server and lLs conLenLs earller ln Lhe
school year no backup had been made of Lhe llbrary's lnformaLlon so lL was all losL 1he llbrary ls
baslcally [usL sLorage room for books aL Lhe momenL and LhaL [usL makes me sad
1hankfully noL all was losL LudenLs were able Lo do research on Lhelr own compuLers Lhanks Lo Lhe Wl
ll access uslng Lhe class LCu pro[ecLor Lhe Leacher was also able Lo use Lhe venn dlagram Lool and Lhe
Wadlng Lhrough Lhe Web owerolnL lL was Lhe flrsL Llme she had ever used LhaL parLlcular venn
dlagram Lool and found lL very useful l had Lo modlfy Lhe owerolnL and handouL because several of
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Lhe orlglnal search englnes were no longer avallable for use l emalled Lhe modlfled verslon of Lhe
owerolnL Lo Lhe Leacher and she was able Lo puL lL on her webslLe so Lhe sLudenLs could vlew lL on
Lhelr own compuLers
8ecause of my lnablllLy Lo Leach my parL of Lhe lesson l had Lo walk Lhe Leacher Lhrough uslng Lhe
dlfferenL search englnes on Lhe phone 1he paLhflnder was a blg success LudenLs llked Lhe convenlence
of havlng loLs of research resources ln one place lL made Lhe process more manageable and noL as
overwhelmlng 1he class plans on uslng Lhe paLhflnder for Lhe more ln depLh research paper Lhey wlll be
wrlLlng laLer ln Lhe year
1he flnal research papers were Lurned ln Lhe lasL week of CcLober 1he sLudenLs were requlred Lo have a
mlnlmum of Lhree resources 1wo of Lhose resources were requlred Lo be from Lhe lnLerneL 1he
sLudenLs dld very well ln Lerms of clLlng Lhelr sources and assembllng Lhelr blbllography page 1he
Leacher sald LhaL whlle Lhe research componenL of Lhe papers was done well Lhelr wrlLlng skllls sLlll
needed work before Lhe nexL research paper was asslgned
Cbvlously Lhe blggesL lssue wlLh Lhls lesson was LhaL l wasn'L able Lo Leach lL myself l also now reallze
how hard lL ls Lo convey dlrecLlons over emalls 1alklng on Lhe phone clarlfled a loL buL lL wasn'L always
posslble Lo Lalk on Lhe phone for all klnds of dlfferenL reasons 1hls exerclse acLually made me
appreclaLe Lhe dlfflculLles of onllne Leachlng ?ou really have Lo break Lhlngs down for people so Lhey
have a clear undersLandlng of Lhe Lask aL hand Powever l also learned LhaL collaboraLlon ls posslble
even lf Lhe people worklng LogeLher can'L physlcally be LogeLher

kesources

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Wading Through the Web Student Handout
Complete the worksheet below as you move through the
PowerPoint Presentation.

1. Can you think of any other ways the nternet and other texts are
different? The same?
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________

2. After looking at the first two to three sites on Google, how helpful do you
think the information is?
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________

How is the information in Yahoo! different from the information you found in
Google?
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________

3. How might a metasearch engine like CactiSearch be more helpful than a
regular search engine?
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________

4. List the categories from Dogpile that you might use to write a report
about the life and accomplishments of Vasco da Gama.
_______________________ ______________________
_______________________ ______________________
_______________________ ______________________

. How does the information you get from Ask.com differ from the
information you got on other search engines?
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________

6. How would you explain the benefits of using an Advanced Search to
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someone who had never tried it before?
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________


7. What would you type into the search box if you wanted to find out about
the Vasco da Gama Church?
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________

What would you type into the search box if you wanted to find out about
Vasco da Gama or any other Portuguese explorers?
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________

What would you type into the search box if you wanted to find out about
Vasco da Gama's voyages and also find a map of the countries where he
landed?
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________

8. Fill in the following information for the website linked on the PowerPoint
(Historic Figures: Vasco da Gama:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/gama_vasco_da.shtmI)
Author: _____________________________________________
Title: ______________________________________________
Web address: ________________________________________
Copyright date: _______________________________________
Date found: __________________________________________
What format would you use to cite this source in a bibliography?
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
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nternet Citation Checklist

use Lhe checkllsL below Lo check your lnLerneL clLaLlons when you compleLe your research


l checked Lhe webslLes l used Lo make sure Lhey were rellable and from a
LrusLworLhy source

l clLed Lhe auLhor and LlLle of each webslLe l used

l clLed Lhe Web address of each webslLe l used l doublechecked Lhe Web
address Lo make sure lL was correcL

lor each webslLe l used l noLed Lhe copyrlghL daLe llsLed on Lhe slLe

lor each webslLe l used l noLed Lhe daLe when l found Lhe lnformaLlon

l checked LhaL l wroLe each of my lnLerneL clLaLlons ln Lhe correcL formaL
(AuLhor WebslLe 1lLle Web Address CopyrlghL uaLe uaLe ?ou lound Lhe
lnformaLlon)

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