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Book SynopsisFake news and misinformation is everywhere. Learn how to teach elementary students to locate reliable information, evaluate sources, and develop their writing skills in the classroom and in the library.Empower students to find and evaluate information with this practical guide to supporting classroom writing and research instruction. You''ll learn ways to teach students to evaluate information for accuracy and to collect information from credible sources such as library journals. Additionally, you''ll learn how to incorporate writing into your makerspace, encourage curiosity through the inquiry process, and help students to find their voice. Along the way, you''ll discover how to support various writing genres including technical writing and the research project and how to teach prewriting for digital media such as websites, blogs, and social media.Lesson plans, which can be adapted from year to year as a part of the classroom and library curriculum, explain how students can use
Table of ContentsForeword by Joyce Armstrong Carroll Introduction
Part I: Real-Life Research 1 Research and the Brain 2 Empowering Students 3 When Meaning Drives Instruction 4 Writing as Part of the Maker Movement 5 Library Journals 6 Research Methodology 7 Teaching Students to Be Critical Evaluators of Information 8 The Presentation
Part II: Lesson Plans Index
