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Modern World History

Learning Targets

Modern World History Learning Targets

Skill Target: Communication:

2. I can choose a research topic and find information about that topic from a variety of sources.

4. I can find my own resources, determine their relevance, and properly incorporate them into my claim.

Skill Target: Technology:

1. I can use the resources available to me to help me research, plan, revise, edit, and rewrite.


IRC Information Literacy Learning Targets

Students will...

  • develop a purpose or topic

  • explore general information sources for background information

  • identify keywords, synonyms, and related terms for searches

  • construct and implement searches in databases and research guides

  • cite sources according to the MLA format

Research Skills

Research skills taught over the course of the year. 

  • What are reliable news websites?
  • What are databases?
    • What source types are in databases?(reference books, newspapers, magazines)
  • What are keywords?
  • What are advanced searches?
  • What is MLA format?
  • How do I cite sources?
  • How do I conduct effective Google searches?
  • What are reliable websites?
    • What source types come from the internet? (websites, books, newspapers, magazines, blogs, reports)
  • How can I find a topic?
  • How can I use the main ideas of my topic question to generate keywords for effective search sentences?
  • How do I create a Works Cited page?

Research skills taught by assignment: