Lesson Objectives

1. Promotes critical thinking and problem-solving.
2. Seeks information from diverse sources, contexts, and disciplines.
3. Accesses information efficiently and effectively.
4. Uses technology as a tool to achieve goals.

Information Literacy Standards

Standard 1: The student who is information literate accesses information efficiently and effectively.

…         Recognizes the need for information.

…         Formulates questions based on information needs.

…         Identifies a variety of potential sources of information.

…         Develops and uses successful strategies for locating information.

Standard 2: The student who is information literate evaluates information critically and competently.

…         Determines accuracy, relevance, and comprehensiveness.

…         Selects information appropriate to the problem or question at hand.

Standard 3: The student who is information literate uses information accurately and creatively.

…         Integrates new information into one's own knowledge.

Indiana Academic Standards: Grade 2

Reading: Reading Comprehension

2.2.3  Use knowledge of the author's purpose(s) to comprehend informational text.

2.2.4   Ask and respond to questions to aid comprehension about important elements of informational texts.

2.2.5   Restate facts and details in the text to clarify and organize idea

Writing: Writing Process

2.4.1  Creates a list of ideas for writing.

2.4.2  Organizes related ideas together to maintain a consistent focus.

2.4.5  Use a computer to draft, revise, and publish writing.

2.4.6  Reviews, evaluates, and revises writing for meaning and clarity.

2.4.7  Proofread oneís own writing, as well as that of others, using an editing checklist or list of rules.

2.4.8  Revise original drafts to improve sequence (the order of events) or to provide more descriptive detail.

Writing: Writing Applications

2.5.2  Writes a brief description of a familiar object, person, place, or event that describes a main idea. And  uses details to support the main idea.

2.5.3  Writes a friendly letter complete with the date, salutation (greeting, such as Dear Mr. Smith), body, closing, and signature.

2.5.5  Uses descriptive words when writing.

2.5.6  Writes for different purposes and to a specific audience or person

Writing: Written English Language Conventions

2.6.2  Distinguishes between complete (When Tom hit the ball, he  was proud.) and incomplete sentences (When Tom hit the ball).

2.6.3  Use the correct word order in written sentences.

2.6.5  Uses commas in the greeting (Dear Sam,) and closure of a letter (Love, or Your Friend,) and with dates (March 22, 2000) and items in a series (Tony, Steve, and Bill).

2.6.7  Capitalizes all proper nouns (names of specific people or things, such as Mike, Indiana, Jeep), words at the beginning of sentences and greetings, months and days of the week, and titles (Dr., Mr., Mrs., Miss) and initials of people.  

Listening and Speaking Skills, Strategies, and Applications

2.7.1 Determines the purpose or purposes of listening (such as to obtain information, to solve problems, or to enjoy).

2.7.2  Asks for clarification and explanation of stories and ideas.

2.7.3  Paraphrases (restate in own words) information that has been shared orally by others.

2.7.5  Organizes presentations to maintain a clear focus.

2.7.6  Speaks clearly and at an appropriate pace for the type of communication (such as an informal discussion or a report to class).

2.7.7  Tells experiences in a logical order.

2.7.8  Retells stories, including characters, setting, and plot.

2.7.9  Reports on a topic with supportive facts and details.

Link to Indiana DOE Standards

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