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Activity: Reveiw the the REACTS Taxonomy. Recreate an example assignment from each level to match a curriculum standard.

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Using the MediaCurriculum wiki, add an activity that utilizes Inquiry Research techniques.

Media Curriculum - http://esu7media.wikispaces.com/

Return to Information Literacy Agenda Civil War Experts

Objective: TLW research and become the “expert” on the topic assigned to him/her concerning the Civil War utilizing the software program “Comic Life” and using faganfinder.com or other search engine other than Google as the search engine. Team: This will incorporate the technology instructor, history teacher, and reading teacher. Standards: SS Standards: 8.4.2, 8.4.6 Reading standards: 8.1.2, 8.1.5, 8.1.6, all 8.2.2s

1. Students will be instructed by the media specialist/technology instructor on how to use Comic Life to create a page using images and data. The students will also be introduced to other search engines besides google and given the opportunity to try out the different options. (faganfinder.com, beaucoup.com are 2 such examples) Showing students optimal sites for images will be given too. Some suggested sites: memory.loc.gov, powermediaplus.com and links from the ESU 7 website. 2. Students will be given a topic from the Civil War such as specific battles, leaders, and events. Ex. Appomatox, General McClellan, Chickamauga and etc. 3. Students will be expected to have 4-6 images. Each image will be supported with information about the topic specifically related to the Civil War. 4. All projects will be saved in jpeg format to the class folder labeled “Civil War.” 5. The reading teacher will be using the novel Across Five Aprils to supplement the history teacher’s unit on the Civil War. 6. At the point in the book in which their topic is addressed, the student will share his/her Comic Life page. 7. All Comic Life pages will be posted on our school web page for a public audience.