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Research Skills: Evaluating Information and Sources Lesson PlanResearch Skills: Evaluating Information and Sources Lesson Plan
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Research Skills: Evaluating Information and Sources

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While this focuses on Ancient Rome, the objectives are improved research and information evaluation skills. In one class period, class members narrow their topic, research it, select the best information, log useful sources, and discuss their process for selecting information. No final product, assessment, or rubric are included.

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Research, the internet, evaluating sources, scanning a text, skimming a text

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internet research, Research Skills, Research Process, evaluating sources, scanning, skimming, english language arts
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Grade
7th - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategy
Research

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