RILINK Schools: Pell Elementary School Library: 4th Grade

The New England Region

During the New England Region Unit library students will:

Define plagiarism
Define and use three strategies that help avoid plagiarism
Practice note taking skills
Practice using notes to build sentences
Produce a paragraph introducing the New England Region

Links and materials are here.

Plagiarism Ticket of the Day
A review of the Read Aloud 'When Marion Copied'
Taking notes the Fact Fragment Frenzy way
Here is a summary of the Fact Fragment Frenzy method of note taking as demonstrated in the think-aolud
Fact Fragment Frenzy Activity #1: NoteiTaking
After viewing the Fact Fragment Frenzy think aloud, students make their own notes from a World Book Online article about the New England Region.
Fact Fragment Frenzy Activity #2: Create sentences from notes
Students will create sentences in their own words using fact fragments from their notes.
Fact Fragment Frenzy Activity #3: Creating a paragraph
Students will use the sentences they created in Activity #2 to make a paragraph using information from notes.
The Plagiarism Unit of Study: Topic - New England
To reinforce the introduced skills, I will used the same process with other Units of Study throughout the year, Colonial Times, Revolutionary War, Westward Expansion. Document includes sentence checklist and paragraph criteria.

Plagiarism and Note-taking Sites

Plagiarism Scavenger Hunt
Fact Fragment Frenzy Think-aloud
From ReadWriteThink.org: "Fact Fragment Frenzy, included in an extended research skills unit which also employs the Hints about Print interactive, aids students in learning the importance of finding the words in sentences and paragraphs that contain the facts they need for compiling their research. They practice by pulling important words from a text over to a virtual notebook (shown at left). The students then move to putting those notes into their own words, avoiding plagiarism. Having elementary students participate in the fact-finding process early in their school experience promises to enrich further study and enjoyment of nonfiction texts."

Internet Search Strategies

Check this out for tips on how to successfully find what you're looking for on the Internet. It works for databases as well!

Elementary Internet Search Strategies: The Information Treasure Hunt from Angela Bates

Our Catalog

When Marion copied

Library Centers

Grade 4 will begin using centers in library to reinforce information literacy skills. There will be 6 centers from which to choose .To use the computer centers, students must first checkout a book. Students must rotate through a different center each class so all students get a chance to practice their skills. The names of the centers will be the same while the activities within them will change based on class topics.

Center Materials

Cite a Book
Select a book on a topic being studied in class and create a citation using this form.
Cite a Reference Book
Select a topic in a reference book that you are working on in class and create a citation using this form.

Makey Makey
Review "How to" before opening Makey Makey box.
Then check out the apps page!!

Reference Sources

World Book Discover

World Book Student

Book Finders

Book Tasting

Book Tasting
Print out and complete the Book Tasting form. Hand it in for extra credit!

Check out a few good books in the library or using the above resources.

Open the document below and tell us:

Would you read it?

Code from AskRI.org

AskRI.org provides widget code at http://www.askri.org/for-librarians/links-logo-vendor-info/world-book-search-widgets/.

Pell Elementary School Library: 4th Grade

The New England Region

Plagiarism and Note-taking Sites

Internet Search Strategies

Our Catalog

When Marion copied

Library Centers

Center Materials

Reference Sources

World Book Discover

World Book Student

World Book Student

Book Finders

Book Tasting

Check out a few good books in the library or using the above resources.

Open the document below and tell us:

Would you read it?

Code from AskRI.org

Moving West