Educator Names:                   Claire Thompson and Myrt Smith

School:                                    Hattiesburg High School

School District:                      Hattiesburg Public School District

Student Grade Levels:            10-12

Subject:                                   Information Literacy

Title of Lesson Plan:               Library Orientation

Unit/Theme:                           Orientation for 10th grade English class

Competency Number:            Information Literacy Standards 1 and 3 (AASL)

Standard 1:  The student who is information literate accesses information efficiently and effectively.

• Recognizes a need for information
• Recognizes that accurate and comprehensive information is the basis for intelligent decision-making
• Formulates questions based on information needs
• Identifies a variety of potential sources of information
• Develops and uses successful strategies for locating and accessing information

Standard 3:  The student who is information literate uses information accurately and creatively.

• Organizes information for practical application
• Integrates new information into one's own knowledge
• Applies information in critical thinking and problem-solving
• Produces and communicates information and ideas in appropriate formats

Objectives:            Become familiar with library resources and Desktop

Instructional Format:            Use MAGNOLIA and Word individually

Prior Preparation:               Have questions formulated through MAGNOLIA searches

Materials Needed:                     

Internet access

MAGNOLIA

Computer printer and paper

Word

Duration of Activity:                      One class period, 60-90 minutes

Activity:

Distribute "Library Orientation" hand-out

Students copy and paste to Word document, answer questions, and print.

Explore Activity:

Have students go to EBSCO Host.  Under "Find," have students type in "Rowling."

Students will scroll down to #2 "Harry Potter Fever Sweeps the Nation" by Junior Scholastic.  Allow students to create a one-page typed outline, double-spaced, 12-point font, Times New Roman, summarizing the abstract.  Give students an example of an outline format.  Their outline should resemble something like this:

Harry Potter Sweeps the Nation

I.          Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

            A.            Captivated by kids and adults

            B.            J. K. Rowling, author, nervous but pleased about film

            C.            More than 30 million fans worldwide

II.         Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets sequel

III.       Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix

            A.            Fifth of seven book series

            B.            No set publication date

IV.            Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through the Ages

            A.            Two companion volumes of the series

            B.            Available now

            C.            Author donates the money from these two books to charity

Formal Assessment:              

Assist students as necessary.  English teacher will check for completeness and will assign daily grade.

 

LIBRARY ORIENTATION

 

Your name________________________________________________________

Date__________________________

Write all answers on this sheet to turn in.

 

I.          From the desktop on the computer, go to the Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC).

            a.            Do a KEYWORD search about Harry Potter.

            b.            Select the book Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

            c.            Click on the Electronic Access, Internet sites about schools--Fiction.

            d.            Click on the Harry Potter Internet site.

e.         Write down the title of the Potter book about Year #3 at "Hogwarts School."

f.          Close that site.

 

II.         Still in OPAC, select "Search" and choose "Events."  Write down the date of our

            Staff Development holiday in October.

 

III.       Still in OPAC, do an author search for Rowling, J. K.  How many book titles by

            her name does this library own?

 

IV.       Write down the "Call Number" for her books.

 

V.        Close OPAC.  From Desktop, select EXPLORER to go to the Internet.  Write

            three things from our library homepage that will help you with homework.

 

 

 

VI.       Select MAGNOLIA magazines.  Click on EBSCOhost (upper left corner). 

            Scroll down and check the box for MasterFILE Premier.  Scroll to bottom of

            page and click "Continue."  Type "Shelby Thames" in the search box.  Click on

            "Full Text" box.  Click "Search."  Who is Shelby Thames?  Write below.

 

 

VII.      To use MAGNOLIA from home (remote access), what login must you use?

 

VIII.     When do you not need a pass to come to the library?

 

 

IX.       Are temporary ID's accepted in the library?

 

 

X.        How much are overdue fines per day?