A Framework for Achieving Literacy and Research Skills
GRADE 8 Outcomes
Students will: Through:
Students will: Through:
1. Locate Information using the catalogue and selected database 2. Practice effective note taking skills from print and digital sources |
English 8: Library Orientation/Socials 8 (Term 1) |
3. Track sources manually in preformatted table Use basic footnoting to track sources within notes and report |
Socials 8 (Term 1) Science 8 (Terms 1/2) |
4. Identify criteria to evaluate credibility and authority of electronic sources 5. Read URLS to evaluate sources critically |
Socials 8 (Term 1) Science 8: CRAPP Detection (Terms 1/2) |
6. Identify perspectives in articles 7. Find evidence to support a position |
English 8 (Term 3) Socials 8: Current Events (all year) |
Outside of the Framework: Developing inquiry questions and using geographical resources.
GRADE 9 Outcomes
Students will: Through: Continue to:
Students will: Through: Continue to:
1. Create NoodleTools account 2. Cite and create credit lines for images. What is fair use? 3. Track text and image sources |
Science 9 (Term 1) Science 9 (Term 2) |
Evaluate credibility and authority of online sources Track text sources using NoodleTools |
4. Log into NoodleTools account, track text sources and create properly formatted bibliographies (MLA Junior) |
Socials 9 (Term 2) |
Locate information using the library catalogue and selected databases |
5. Identify what constitutes plagiarism and how to avoid it 6. Introduce how to integrate quotations and paraphrased information into text 7. Introduction to in-text citations (MLA), NoodleTools features (how to print), and how to incorporate references |
English 9 (Term 1) Socials 9 (Term 3) English 9 (Term 3) |
Find evidence to support a position |
8. Introduce essay structure |
Socials 9 (Term 2) English 9 (Term 3) |
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9. Locate relevant news articles through site-specific search (cbc.ca, theglobeandmail.com, etc.) 10. Practice reading and sketch note (note- taking) skills |
Socials 9 (Terms 1-3) Science 9 (Term 1) |
Identify perspectives in articles |
11. Write an evidence-based paragraph using outside sources |
Socials 9 (Terms 1-3) |
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GRADE 10 Outcomes
Students will: Through: Continue to:
Students will: Through: Continue to:
1. Use footnotes and in line citations Distinguish the difference between a bibliography and a works cited. |
Socials 10 (Term 1) Science 10 (Terms 1-3) |
Use Noodletools to track sources |
2. Develop thesis statement 3. Develop inquiry questions 4. Select a variety of sources for an independent project |
Critically evaluate online sources Locate information using the library catalogue and selected dababases |
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5. Create annotated bibliographies |
Personal Project Socials 10 (Term 1) |
Cite and credit lines for images |
6. Locate primary, secondary, tertiary sources in databases searches 7. Integrate quotations and paraphrased information into text |
Socials 10 (Term 1) Science 10 (Term 3) English 10 (Term 1) |
GRADE 11/12 Outcomes
Students will: Through: Continue to:
Students will: Through: Continue to:
1. Develop presentation skills, including in-text citations within a speech |
Law 12 (Term 1) English 11/12 (Rock Talks, Term 2) Bio 12 (Terms 2/3) |
Identify perspectives and trustworthiness in sources |
2. Explain the importance of peer reviewed/academic journals 3. Locate and use peer reviewed scholarly journal articles through digital databases |
History 11/12 (Term 1) Bio 12 (Terms 2/3) |
Evaluate credibility and authority of internet sources Locate information using the library catalog and databases |
4. Search copyright-friendly materials (images, videos, etc.) for post-secondary purpose 5. Use advanced Google searching techniques |
Grade 12 |
Identify what constitutes plagiarism and how to avoid it |
6. Report statistics 7. Cite statistics |
Earth Science 11 (Term 3) |
Track text sources using NoodleTools |
8. Write an analytical paragraph |
History 11/12 (Term 1) |
Continue to use in-text citations |