Library Skills Course  6th Grade 

15 Classes

Course Objective;  Students will learn how to use the resources available in the library/media center.  Students will learn research skills including skimming and scanning nonfiction text, note taking, evaluating websites, how to use databases, and how to avoid plagiarism by citing sources. 

Material Covered:

     1. Choosing a topic and developing an essential question

     2. Questioning: what do you what to learn about your topic?

     3. Locating books in the Destiny Catalog and finding them in our collection

     4. Understanding how to use the resources of our library

     5. How to approach non-fiction text to get information

     6. Creating source note sheets for each source used

     7. Note-taking

     8. Evaluating online resources

     9. collaborative creation of a website of information on endangered species

 Overview and Choosing Endangered Species 

Finding Non-Fiction books

Research-What is it-Why do it

Taking Notes

Citing your Sources

Primary and Secondary Sources

What is a Database?

What makes a good website?

Using Google sites to create your endangered species information page

Wildlife websites