Lesson Objectives
- Students will be able to recognize various parts of a url and analyze the parts to determine information about a website.
- Students will be able to formulate a plan for researching a topic and use internet search engines.
- Students will be able to evaluate whether or not a website is valid and useful for including in their research.
- Students will be able to collect data for citing online sources and for creating bibliographies for online sources.
California State Standards
9th/10th Grade:
11th/12th Grade:
- 2.0 Reading Comprehension (Focus on Informational Materials)
Structural Features of Informational Materials - 2.2 Prepare a bibliography of reference materials for a report using a variety of consumer, workplace, and public documents. Comprehension and Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text
- 2.3 Generate relevant questions about readings on issues that can be researched
- 1.0 Writing Strategies: Research and Technology
- 1.3 Use clear research questions and suitable research methods (e.g., library, electronic media, personal interview) to elicit and present evidence from primary and secondary sources.
- 1.5 Synthesize information from multiple sources and identify complexities and discrepancies in the information and the different perspectives found in each medium (e.g., almanacs, microfiche, news sources, in-depth field studies, speeches, journals, technical documents).
- 1.7 Use appropriate conventions for documentation in the text, notes, and bibliographies by adhering to those in style manuals (e.g., Modern Language Association Handbook, The Chicago Manual of Style).
11th/12th Grade:
- 1.0 Writing Strategies
Research and Technology - 1.6 Develop presentations by using clear research questions and creative and critical research strategies (e.g., field studies, oral histories, interviews, experiments, electronic sources).
- 1.7 Use systematic strategies to organize and record information (e.g., anecdotal scripting, annotated bibliographies).
- 1.8 Integrate databases, graphics, and spreadsheets into word-processed documents.