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Lumen: Research Process: Finding Sources Lesson PlanLumen: Research Process: Finding Sources Lesson Plan
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Lumen Learning
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Grade
9th - 10th
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English Language Arts
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Lexile Measures
1160L
Lesson Plan

Lumen: Research Process: Finding Sources

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This lesson focuses on how to find sources including information on research strategies: preliminary, intermediate, and advanced. It provides a variety of resources available in each level including videos: " How To Google Like A Pro! Top 10 Google Search Tips & Tricks," "Using Google Scholar," and two different "Library Search" videos.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Additional Tags

additional online search tips, finding scholarly sources, research strategies, ccss.ela-literacy.rst.11-12.9, example of a research process, finding sources, how to google like a pro! top 10 google search tips & tricks, how to search in a database, library search, lumen learning, primary and secondary sources, research process, synthesize information, using google scholar, research strategies: preliminary, intermediate, and advanced, identifying available sources

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional

Common Core

RST.11-12.9 RH.9-10.1 WHST.11-12.8 W.11-12.8 RH.9-10.2 RST.9-10.9 RH.11-12.2

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