(These are the Library Standards covered in the module lessons)    

Integrate information from several texts on the same subject in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

3.2.a  Use more than one resource, when needed, to verify and determine accuracy.

2.1.b   Analyze evidence to support research question.
2.1.c   Identify unsupported statements in resources used.

2.2.c  Analyze media for purpose, message, accuracy, bias, and intended audience

3.2.a  Analyze information from multiple sources and identify complexities, discrepancies, and different perspectives of sources.

3.3.a  Explain how meaning is conveyed in image and sound and recognize that many media messages are constructed to generate profit, influence viewers, or both.

3.3.b Analyze design elements of various kinds of media productions and identify media messages that have embedded points of view.

1.1.a    Identify topics, broaden or narrow a topic, and develop ideas to direct the focus of     an inquiry.

1.2.a   Generate research questions based on interests, observations, information, stories,  and issues, or on an assigned topic.

1.2.b   Develop and present a clear thesis statement or hypothesis.

1.2.c   Finalize the research question or hypothesis by conducting preliminary research.

2.2.e  Use systematic strategies and technology tools to organize and record information  (e.g., anecdotal scripting, footnotes, annotated bibliographies).

2.3.c  Understand that some areas of investigation have inadequate existing material and  require a change in plan, change in topic, or original research.

3.3.h  Draw clear and appropriate conclusions supported by evidence and examples.

1.3.a   Use a variety of search engines and licensed and free databases to locate  appropriate information.

1.3.d   Search for information using advanced search skills (e.g., Boolean operators,  adjacency, proximity, wild card symbols, truncation).

1.3.e   Search for information by using both controlled vocabulary (e.g., subject headings,  descriptors) and natural language.

1.3.k   Use a variety of print, media, and online resources to locate information, including  encyclopedias and other reference materials.

2.1.a   Evaluate online search results, demonstrating an understanding of how search engines determine rank or relevancy.

3.1.b   Understand the differences between quoting, summarizing, and paraphrasing and apply these skills to one’s own work.

3.1.c   Use appropriate conventions for documentation in the text, footnotes, references, and bibliographies by adhering to an acceptable format.

3.3.j   Construct and test hypotheses; collect, evaluate, and employ information from multiple primary and secondary sources; and apply it in oral and written presentations, using appropriate citations.

2.1.b   Analyze important ideas and supporting evidence in an information source, by using logic and informed judgment to accept or reject information.

1.1.a    Identify topics, broaden or narrow a topic, and develop ideas to direct the focus of an inquiry.

1.2.a   Generate research questions based on interests, observations, information, stories, and issues, or on an assigned topic.

1.2.b   Develop and present a clear thesis statement or hypothesis.

1.2.c   Finalize the research question or hypothesis by conducting preliminary research.

2.2.e  Use systematic strategies and technology tools to organize and record information (e.g., anecdotal scripting, footnotes, annotated bibliographies).

2.3.c  Understand that some areas of investigation have inadequate existing material and require a change in plan, change in topic, or original research.

1.3.a   Use a variety of search engines and licensed and free databases to locate appropriate information.

1.3.d   Search for information using advanced search skills (e.g., Boolean operators, adjacency, proximity, wild card symbols, truncation).

1.3.e   Search for information by using both controlled vocabulary (e.g., subject headings, descriptors) and natural language.

1.3.k   Use a variety of print, media, and online resources to locate information, including encyclopedias and   other reference materials.

2.1.a   Evaluate online search results, demonstrating an understanding of how search engines determine rank or relevancy.

3.1.b   Understand the differences between quoting, summarizing, and paraphrasing and apply these skills to one’s own work.

3.1.c   Use appropriate conventions for documentation in the text, footnotes, references, and bibliographies by adhering to an acceptable format.

3.3.j   Construct and test hypotheses; collect, evaluate, and employ information from multiple primary and secondary sources; and apply it in oral and written presentations, using appropriate citations.