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A lesson plan for Grade 8 Information Skills, English Language Arts and Social Studies
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Information Skills (2000)
Grade 8
- Goal 4: The learner will EXPLORE and USE research processes to meet information needs.
- Objective 4.08: Credit sources of information.
Social Studies (2003)
Grade 8
- Goal 5: The learner will evaluate the impact of political, economic, social, and technological changes on life in North Carolina from 1870 to 1930.
- Objective 5.04: Identify technological advances, and evaluate their influence on the quality of life in North Carolina.
English Language Arts (2004)
Grade 8
- Goal 2: The learner will use and evaluate information from a variety of sources.
- Objective 2.01: Analyze and evaluate informational materials that are read, heard, and/or viewed by:
- monitoring comprehension for understanding of what is read, heard and/or viewed.
- recognizing the characteristics of informational materials.
- summarizing information.
- determining the importance of information.
- making connections to related topics/information.
- drawing inferences.
- generating questions.
- extending ideas.
- Objective 2.01: Analyze and evaluate informational materials that are read, heard, and/or viewed by:
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Information Skills (2000)
Grade 8
- Goal 4: The learner will EXPLORE and USE research processes to meet information needs.
- Objective 4.08: Credit sources of information.
Social Studies (2003)
Grade 8
- Goal 5: The learner will evaluate the impact of political, economic, social, and technological changes on life in North Carolina from 1870 to 1930.
- Objective 5.04: Identify technological advances, and evaluate their influence on the quality of life in North Carolina.
English Language Arts (2004)
Grade 8
- Goal 2: The learner will use and evaluate information from a variety of sources.
- Objective 2.01: Analyze and evaluate informational materials that are read, heard, and/or viewed by:
- monitoring comprehension for understanding of what is read, heard and/or viewed.
- recognizing the characteristics of informational materials.
- summarizing information.
- determining the importance of information.
- making connections to related topics/information.
- drawing inferences.
- generating questions.
- extending ideas.
- Objective 2.01: Analyze and evaluate informational materials that are read, heard, and/or viewed by: