Lesson Five: A trip to Learning Resource Center

My Hero Project

Lesson Five: A trip to Learning Resource Center

Time:

50 minutes

Grade level: 18-19, students

Materials Needed:

Computers
Internet Access

Handouts " My hero research worksheet"
Pen & Paper
Copier
Printer 

Objective: 

1. To familiarize participants with the resources available to them in the learning resource center.

2. To help participants learn how to use the internet to do research. 

 2. To search about their own heroes and heroines.

Procedure:

1.  Teacher tell students that they are having a trip to the learning resources center where they are going to learn about different resources available for them in order to do their research. Teacher introduces the participants to the reference librarian and tells participants that if they have any questions they can ask her regarding certain books in the library or borrowing process. The reference librarian will have a quick discussion about the resources available and borrowing process.

2. Once participants decided which hero they are going to write about, teacher distributes the worksheet to them. Teacher tells participants that they have to fill in the worksheet which will help them create their hero story. Next Participants will spend  the time to search about their heroes or heroines by using the internet to answer the questions in the worksheet.Teacher guides students to open the web browser and type in the following address: www.google.com. Then tells them to type the name of their hero into the search field.

3. Teacher gives participants time to find information about their heroes and heroines. Teachers also tells them to view at least two websites and try to save the link in word processor programs as well as writing them down in the specified section in the worksheet.Participants will also have to save images of their heroes and heroines to use them in collage activity as well as in their piece of writng.

4. As participants are working, teacher should circulate throughout the room to help who might need  help. Teacher may ask help from the computer instructor inside the learning resource center.

5. Teacher reminds participants that they are going to present the information they gathered by working in pairs to provide more guidance to each other regarding the information they gathered before start writing first draft. 

Note: I lost the pictures regarding this topic if I find them I will try to post them as soon as possible

Sample of the Worksheet:

Hero Research Worksheet

 

Source	Answer	Questions
		Who is he/she?
		When was he/she born? And where?
		His education
		What did he/ she do to be considered as a hero?
		How did he/she do it?
		Why did you choose him/her as your hero?