Setting
up a Battle Plan
Lesson 2
Grade Level(s): 6,7,8
Subject(s): Language Arts,
Social Studies, and Technology, Research skills
Learner Outcomes:
The student will:
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Understand and use Internet bookmarks
and folders
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Formulate questions about their Civil
War persona
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Organize information efficiently
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Understand copyright issues involving
electronic resources
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Understand and use correct MLA electronic
citations
Duration of Lesson: 2 class
periods
Technology Tools/Courseware:
Computers with Internet access and web browser, projection device, and
laptop
Procedures:
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Introduce students to bookmarks and
folders using Netscape Navigator. (Lesson
3: Using Bookmarks and/or Bookmarks
)
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Discuss categories for topic organization
(such as military personnel, civilians, pictures, correspondence)
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Have students create at least 3 bookmark
folders to organize their research thus far.
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Explain copyright issues. (Copyright
on the Internet)
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Discuss "myths" about copyrights. (Copyright
Myths)
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Demonstrate MLA citation forms. (Documenting
Sources from the World Wide Web)
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Students will write citations, using
proper MLA forms, for 3 sites they have visited.
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Students will continue searching on
the Internet for Civil War Sites.
Modifications:
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Handouts on blue paper for visually
impaired.
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Cooperative pairing.
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Aides for special needs students
Evaluation/Assessment:
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Students will properly complete the
bookmark folders and citations.
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Students will continue to log Civil
War URL's.
IGOs and Other Standards:
WV State Department
of Education
Technology: 6.158, 7.166,
7.167, 7.169, 8.144, 8.155
Study Skills: 6.143, 6.151, 7.149,
8.142
History: 6.385, 7.45, 8.46, 8.48
National
Standards
Resources cited:
Authors: Bridgeport Middle School.
Virginia Frank, Jan
Frenzel, and Alice Lynn
Zahradnik
Date Created: February 17,
1999
Date Modified: March 24, 1999
