CIS 279 Advanced Applied Technical Writing - Jeni Patton

Questions for Lesson Planning


Unit Topic: Information Literacy

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Daily Topic:  “Properly cite sources,” from our definition of information literacy: “Locate, evaluate and properly cite sources to communicate information effectively and accomplish a specific purpose.”

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1. What are the important ideas, concepts, content topics to address?

 

 

2. What should students be able to do with these ideas when this lesson is finished? (Recall, list, identify, differentiate, classify, compare, contrast, locate, plan, apply, design, evaluate, select, etc.)

 

 

3. What activity or combination of activities would best enable students to learn to do items in Question #2? (i.e., listen, read, discuss, brainstorm, analyze, problem-solving, demonstrate, film, video, other media, examples, case study, simulation, guests, etc.)

 

 


4. What time allocation can be made for these activities? (i.e., within class, outside of class assignments, individual, small group, etc.) What materials do I need to implement this plan?

 

Materials

Time Allocation

Definition of plagiarism from

http://www.csubak.edu/ssric/Modules/Other/plagiarism.htm

 

Read prior to class, discuss in class, briefly

Video, “Correct Citations & Works Cited Page”

View in class, discuss as necessary

Examples exercise (handout)/textbook examples

Start in class, finish outside of class, discuss next class

 

5. How can I find out if students are able to do the needed items in Question #2? (i.e., questioning, non-verbal cues, quizzes, look at notes, ask for questions, etc.)

 

·        Discuss examples exercise, answer questions

 

6. What are reasonable and appropriate ways to evaluate how well students have learned the items in Question #2? (i.e., tests, papers, reports, oral presentations, performance demonstration, journals, etc.)

 

 

7. What assessments can I make which will help me teach this better next time? (i.e., notes, video or audio recordings, gathering feedback from students, have trusted peer observe and give feedback, etc.)

 

Pick a Classroom Assessment Technique (CAT) from Angelo & Cross.  Examples:

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