English Language Arts

4.RI.2 Key Ideas and Details

• Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.
  

4.RI.3 Key Ideas and Details

• Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.

4.RI.9 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

• Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

4.W.7 Research to Build and Present Knowledge

• Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.
  

4.W.8 Research to Build and Present Knowledge

• Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
  

Information and Technology Skills 

RP.1 Apply a research process as part of collaborative research. 

• 4.SE.1.2 Understand ethical behavior (copyright, not plagiarizing, netiquette) when using resources 

Lessons  9-13

Activities 

Research Projects for International Night in collaaboration with Sra. Harper

I will.... introduce the project, assemble groups, model using CultureGrams and NCWISEOWL.

Student groups will...choose a country in the continent of South American or Austrailian

Students will...research and take notes on aspects of the culutre 

Student groups will... collaborate to create a poster or other presentation of their research

2-3 class periods to research

1-2 class preiods to create posters

30 minute class

15 minute circulation

Notes

Sources:

CultureGrams

NCWISEOWL

Vocabulary

research

source

notes

culture

bibliography

citations

plagiarism

guide words

pronunciation

parts of speech

noun

verb

adjective

adverb

notes

phrases

fact

fiction

nonfiction

opinion

dictionary

encyclopedia

main idea

boolean searching

lexiles

call number