Teaching+and+Learning+in+the+Library

Instructional Resources


 * National Standards **
 * AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner
 * The Common Core State Standards


 * Curriculum Standards **
 * Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks
 * Massachusetts Common Core Resources
 * MSLA Recommended Standards for PreK - Grade 12 Information Literacy Standards
 * Partnership for 21st Century Skills: MA

WHS Library Program
 * 9th Grade Focus: **
 * Define an Information Task (i.e. develop self generated research topics, research questions and thesis statements)
 * Develop Information Seeking Strategies (i.e. keyword searching, skimming/scanning)
 * Locate and Access Information (i.e. apply keyword search strategies, compare and evaluate information, select the appropriate source for the research task).
 * Appreciate Literature

Spanish I: Spain Project
 * Sample 9th Grade Projects:**
 * World History Research Project
 * Breakup of Yugoslavia
 * World History Oral History Project
 * Book Trailers Project [[file:BookTrailerUnitBackwardDesign.doc]]
 * Hero Project
 * Of Mice and Men: Oral History Project
 * Romeo and Juliet Resources
 * Ms. Diehl's Extinct Animals Project
 * 9th Grade Google Docs
 * Environmental Issues Project


 * 10th Grade Focus: **
 * Define an Information Task (i.e. develop self generated research topics, research questions and thesis statements)
 * Develop Information Seeking Strategies (i.e. keyword searching, skimming/scanning)
 * Locate and Access Information (i.e. apply keyword search strategies, compare and evaluate information, select the appropriate source for the research task).
 * Use Information (i.e. evaluate sources for accuracy, relevancy, bias; distinguish between primary and secondary sources; integrate primary and secondary sources into persuasive writing, create correct citations for all types of media used, demonstrate an understanding of copyright).


 * Sample 10th Grade Projects:**
 * Digital Storytelling
 * Early Republic: Tombstone Project
 * Contributors and Detractors from the American Experiment
 * Historical Figures Research Project
 * Gods and Goddesses
 * The Great Gatsby Research Project


 * 11th Grade Focus:**
 * Use Information (i.e. evaluate sources for accuracy, relevancy, bias; distinguish between primary and secondary sources; integrate primary and secondary sources into persuasive writing, create correct citations for all types of media used, demonstrate an understanding of copyright).
 * Synthesize Information (i.e. create original products using different types of media; work as a team to communicate new ideas)
 * Evaluate (i.e. apply legal principles and ethical conduct related to copyright, plagiarism, privacy, digital citizenship)
 * Appreciate Literature


 * Sample 11th Grade Projects:**
 * U.S. II Research Project
 * Golden Age of Radio Project
 * Historical Figures Research Project (Diluzio)
 * The Roaring Twenties Project
 * The People and Events During the Cold War Project


 * 12th Grade Focus:**
 * Synthesize Information (i.e. create original products using different types of media; work as a team to communicate new ideas)
 * Evaluate (i.e. apply legal principles and ethical conduct related to copyright, plagiarism, privacy, digital citizenship)
 * Appreciate Literature


 * Sample 12th Grade Projects**
 * Frankenstein Mini Research Project
 * Mrs. Black: Literary Research Paper
 * Honors Psychology Brain Injury Research Project
 * Current Health: Diseases Project
 * Honor's Health: Diseases Project
 * Forensic Anthropology Project