Lesson 2:  Lesson plan utilizing student assessment data
Topic:Reference cards/ research paper.
Grade Level: Grade 11 (College Prep.) 

Instructional Objectives:

  • Students will utilize prior knowledge of research techniques to critique note and bib cards.
  • Students will be able to select appropriate thesis statements according to the taught thesis statement model. 
Concepts addressed: note cards, bib cards, and thesis statements.
Materials:
  • Student generated note and bib cards.
  • Peer evaluation sheet
  • Copy of the rubric fro student viewing.
Engagement/ Anticipatory set:
  • Warm upà Review of the types of note cards. Students will be asked what a note card is and what are the different types of note cards.
Types of Note Cards
1.Direct quote

2.Paraphrase

3.Précis

4.Personal note

5.Summary

6.Quote/paraphrase

Procedure:

  • Homework will be checked. Students are to have 9 total index cards: 2 bib cards, 3 note cards for each bib card, and one title card.
  • One student will be asked to write one of their bib cards on the board. They will also be asked to read a corresponding note card and tell what kind of note card it is.
  • Students are split up into pairs. 
  • The reference cards, note, bib, and topic cards, are exchanged within the partnered groups. 
  • Students will review each other’s cards, filling out the attached peer-editing sheet. This activity will take approximately twenty minutes. An additional instruction will be given pertaining to numbers 4 & 5. This information is written on the board:
    1. Identify the type of note card used by your partner.
    2. Write how the card does or does not relate to the topic. Be specific to better help your partner in the future.
  • The students will receive their evaluated cards and peer editing sheets. A discussion will take place within the groups about the information read and evaluated.
Key discussion questions:

I will be circulating throughout the classroom as the students discuss the reference card evaluations.I will pose the following key questions to each group.

§Why do the note cards illustrate the topic?

§How would you correctly add that bit of information into a bib card?

§Why do you need to insert the author’s name and page number following a direct quote or paraphrase?

§What is a SLUG?

§Why is a SLUG so important on a note card?

Closure:

  • Two student pairs will be asked to write one of their note cards on the board.
  • Each of the four students will share this note card, its explanation, and relevance to the topic orally.
Extension Activity:
    Continue constructing note and bib cards.