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First Year Seminar: Lesson Plans

This guide contains information for PALs to help with library research related assignments and curriculum planning.

Step 1 - Choosing a Topic

Topic

Help your students brainstorm and identify potential research topics:

Choosing a Topic Activity

Step 3 - Evaluating Sources

Evaluate

Teach your students to systematically evaluate information sources:

Evaluating Sources Activity

Step 5 - Citing Sources

Help your students become familiar with the rules of citation:

APA Citation Activity

MLA Citation Activity

Step 2 - Finding Sources

Sources

Encourage your students to explore library databases and compare them to Google searches:

Finding Sources Activity

Step 4 - Acknowledging Sources

Integrity

Teach your students about academic integrity and the ethical use of information:

Academic Integrity Activity

Creating Videos with Windows Movie Maker

videos

This lesson plan provides an approach to teaching students how to use Windows Movie Maker:

Movie Maker Activity

Lesson Plans

The lessons above may each be used stand-alone in a 50 minute class session. If you would like to offer them as a series, the recommended sequence is: Choosing a Topic, Finding Sources, Evaluating Sources, Acknowledging Sources, and Citing Sources. You will find that these lessons can be tailored to suit a particular assignment and can be offered at any time during the semester to coincide with students' work on that assignment.

If you would like to teach your students a topic that is not presented above, feel free to contact us and we will help you with lesson planning.

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