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Duration: 1-2
50min periods

Name of Lesson: Relevance and Credibility of Online Sources.#4

Subject/Course: Social Science/AP Human Geography

Teacher(s): Morris

Grade Level:
9

Other subject areas to be included, if any: English

Key Knowledge and
Understanding
(CCSS or other standards)

Common Core State Standards: CCSS

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.8
Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches
effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the
text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
21st Century Standards: 21CS
3.2.3 Demonstrate teamwork by working productively with others.
National Geography Standards: NGS
13 Human Systems: How the forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of
the Earths surface.

Success Skills
(to be taught and
assessed)

Critical Thinking/Problem Solving

Self-Management

Collaboration

Other:

Lesson Summary
(include student role,
issue, problem or
challenge, action taken,
and purpose/beneficiary)

Students will be the evaluating the sources that they have been complying for their overarching
research project (#1) centered on the nature of conflict. The culmination of this lesson will be the
complying of a vetted list of sources posted to their group BLOG, accompanied by detailed
rationale for at least four of their sources (Why they believe their sources to be relevant and
creditable). Initially, in groups students will navigate the Website Evaluation Process Student
Interactive then use a rubric in evaluating the sources they previously found in Lesson #2;
Defining Conflict and its Causes. This evaluation process will be utilized through the remainder
of their overarching project (#1).

Driving Question

How do we know if an online source in relevant to our research question and credible?

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Entry Event

Quick-write:
How have you conducted online research in the past? How do you know if the information you are
gathering is relevant to your topic? How does one decide whether or not a source is credible?
Whole Class Discussion:
From student responses a class list will be compiled looking for commonalities.

Products

Individual:
BLOG: Reflection

Specific content and success skills

to be assessed:
21CS: 3.1.1

Team:
Specific content and success skills
BLOG: A vetted list of sources with a detail rationale for a to be assessed:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.8
least four of their sources.
21CS: 3.2.3

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Making Products Public Through a scaffolded research process, groups will compile a vetted list of relevant online sources
(include how the
for their overarching research project (#1) centered on the nature of conflict. They will make their
products will be made
findings public by adding their findings and rationale on their group BLOG for further review.
public and who students
will engage with
during/at end of Lesson)
Resources Needed

On-site people, facilities: Instructor as moderator.

Equipment: Chrome-Books, Internet Access
Materials: Pen, Paper
Community Resources:

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Reflection Methods
(how individual, team,
and/or whole class will
reflect during/at end of
Lesson)

Journal/Learning Log/Reflective BLOG

Focus Group

Whole-Class Discussion

Fishbowl Discussion

Survey

Other:

Notes: From this point on students will need to utilize this framework for future online research.

1.

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