QueSPER Information Literacy Curriculum

Scope and Sequence

Concepts & Definitions

 GrK Gr1 Gr2 Gr3 Gr4 Gr5

Learning about information

            

Kinds of information (live and recorded)

Information comes through the senses

Information is found by matching

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Learning to learn

Recognize patterns

Note details (measure)

Compare

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Plan Process

Purpose, Goal, Assessment

Models

Steps and Strategies

Reflections and Revisions

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Learning Process

Question and Investigate

Use senses

Compare, Measure, Match  

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Categorize

Classify, Name

General / Specific

Broad / Narrow

Between

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Describe

Actual, Metaphoric

  

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Learning from others

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Question

Who, What, When, Where,

Why How, What if?

  

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Search

Strategies and plan

Pre-search

First Search

Knowledge Search

  

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Conclude, Decide

Choose

BASED UPON CRITERIA

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Creating Products

            

Produce

  

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Note taking

  

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Organizing

(Sorting and selecting)

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Synthesizing

    

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Citing Sources

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Evaluating

            

Evaluate Information

RELEVANT

RELIABLE

OTHER -

        

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Evaluate Product

COMPLETE

CORRECT

COMPREHENSIVE

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Reflect (Self-assessment)

COMFORTABLE

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CAPABLE

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Evaluate Process

EFFECTIVE

EFFICIENT

    

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Evaluate Learning

MAKES SENSE

I HAVE MORE KNOWLEDGE

I WANT TO LEARN MORE

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Evaluate Independence

CURIOUS AND FOCUSED

SOLVES INFORMATIONPROBLEMS

USES SKILLS & STRATEGIES

KNOWS WHEN TO SEEK ASSISTANCE

RESPONSIBLE & RESPECTFUL

COLLABORATIVE

EVAULATES & REFLECTS

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Location Skills

            

Ordering systems for information

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Alphabetical order

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Numerical order

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Subject order

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Chronological order

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Dewey Decimal System

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Range of numbers

    

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Shelf order

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Bookcase order

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Spine & Spine label

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Section codes

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Call numbers

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Author letters

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Guide words, numbers

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Access Skills

            

Catalog Search

Keyword search, Title search, Author search, Subject search, Boolean search

  

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Catalog Card Parts

Call numbers and letters,

Author, Title, Publisher, Date, Notes, Subject Headings

  

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Bibliography

Ordering: Author, Title, Call number

Selecting: Lock & Unlock

Printing: List & Annotate

  

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Search Strategies

            

Spelling & Browse

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Meaning & Keywords

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Indexes & Order

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People & Last name

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Repetition

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Asking for assistance

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Library Procedures

            

Names of staff

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Select

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Borrow

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Check-out

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Return

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Renew

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Overdue

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Resources

            

Easy / Picture Books

Alphabet books, wordless picture books, number & concept books, picture story books

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Fiction Books

By genre - historical, science, humorous, fantasy, realistic, mystery, sports, adventure, animal fiction;

literary fairy tale

By type - Beginning readers, Early chapter books, Chapter books, Short stories

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Folk Literature

Mother Goose & other rhymes, & riddles & songs.

Folk tale motifs: talking animals, ghosts and the supernatural, magic objects, magic characters, magic places, heroes, transformations

Folk tale characteristics: young hero or heroine, good overcomes evil, songs, chants, repetitions in events

FOLTALE TYPES: Fables, Fairy tales, Cautionary tales, Hero tales, Talking animal tales,

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Other Literature

Jokes, riddles, nursery rhymes, poetry, plays, essays

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Nonfiction Books

By study area - information science, philosophy, religion, social science, language, pure science, technology, fine arts and architecture, literature, history and geography

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Biographies

Autobiography

    

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Reference Books

General and Specific

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Dictionaries

            

Language dictionary

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Biographical Dictionary

      

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Geographical Dictionary

        

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Encyclopedias

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Atlas

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Almanac

    

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Periodicals

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AV and Realia

      

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Online sources

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CD resources

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Experts & knowledgeable people

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Technology

            

Keyboarding

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Word Processing

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Computer file management

      

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Database

      

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Production (e.g. Power Point)

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Website use & evaluation

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Created by Carol J. Fox

For May Watts Elementary School

Ó 2002

 
  Kinder- garten First Grade Second Grade Third Grade Fourth Fifth Grade
Critical Thinking        We learn by:

Questioning 

Investigating   

Describing  

Comparing     

Matching        

Sorting       

 Selecting    

Learning from others:      (Reading, Listening, etc.)

Analyzing 

Evaluating   

Concluding 

Reporting (Writing, Speaking, etc.)

                                  Reflecting                       

            
Ethical and Responsible Thinking     

Know how to use information resources*  ethically:   

avoid plagiarism   

take notes  

create bibliographies  

paraphrase 

quote

cite sources

Know how to use information resources to judge:

authority 

accuracy

relevance

reliability

comprehensiveness            

bias 

discrepancy 

            
Information Retrieval - Concepts 

Information is data we take in through our senses.     

hearing 

tasting    

smelling   

touching              

 seeing

Two kinds of information: live and recorded              

Live information is  all happening at once, never the same twice.  Unorganized.

Recorded information is the same every time you use it.  Organized for use over and over.

Recorded Information can be organized into categories  

  • By topic (e.g.)

Information 

 Philosophy    

Religion   

 Social Science 

 Language  

Pure Science 

Technology 

Fine Arts 

 Literature       

 History    

Geography  

Biography             

  • By format   (e.g.)

Books           

Tapes                

 Digital formats

  •  In an order for retrieval  

Alphabet and alphabetical order                      

Numerical and numerical order    

Topical or Subject and subject order                  Date and Time order

Finding information means you must understand and use concepts such as:

 ranges of numbers or letters  

Between

Physical shelf arrangements  (the Z shape)        

 

            
Ordering & Indexing

Alphabetical order

Numerical order

Subject order

Time order

            
How to Read  Shelves

Sections         Easy             

Primary Nonfiction 

Primary Fiction      

Fiction 

Nonfiction         

Color Codes  

Alphabetical Order Numerical Order 

Physical shelf arrangements  (the Z shape)             

            
Book Parts 

Cover            

Spine                 

Title page

Illustrations  

Author      

 Illustrator    

Publisher   

Copyright Date & Symbol

            
SEARCHING

with keyword     

with title         

with subject