Curriculum

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Whenever possible, I work with the teachers to integrate their curriculum into my library program. A current example of this is the third grade Native American Reports.
===My unit starts with a display of the Native American Books. Each student chooses a tribe. Next, we discuss the parts of a nonfiction book using their choices. I feel that it is very important not to teach out of context, but to make the lesson relevant. The parts of a nonfiction book lesson makes more sense to them using the book for their report. I use a docucam and a from the same Native American series. To close the lesson and assess what they have learned, I give them a skills sheet and ask them to identify the various parts of their book for me. (title, author, title page and spine information, table of contents and appendices)===

===The following week, I will take them to the pathfinder I have created for their reports from my library homepage. I will show them how to access information and search for their tribe using Grolier's Online Encyclopedia and America the Beautiful as well as websites I have found. They will print===

out a picture for their report and take notes. We will also discuss how to cite their source.
===The next week is devoted to a discussion of plagiarism and starting their works cited page. Take a look at my Native American Pathfinder. Just click on the link under the picture at the top and browse!===