Andrea and I are continuing to develop our unit. We have the bones in place and are continuing to develop our ideas. I have found that it has been hard to divide up tasks in the creation of the unit. Together we decided on the subject, the grade level content expectations, and the information literacy standards to cover, and the essential questions. However, Andrea is working on the lesson overviews for each lesson, and I am working to find a diverse selection of materials to support the unit. One of the information literacy standards I would like to cover and work into the unit is 1.1.4, which requires students to find, evaluate, and select appropriate sources to answer questions. I am hoping to find all types of materials including books, periodicals, maps, websites, databases, etc. for the students to use in order to show them how different resources are appropriate for different tasks.
As far as evaluation, we have decided that the students will create a mini infomercial on a Michigan product/good. They will explain where the product is made or grown in the state, what resources are needed to make the product, and they will convince the audience why they should buy the Michigan based product. The students will have an opportunity for the infomercials to be taped so that they can be shared with the class. We will create a rubric together in order to assess the final product.
The most frustrating challenge in this project so far is working from a distance via chat and Microsoft Groove. Both Andrea and I feel that we would be much more efficient if planning was done face to face, and we have actually arranged to meet in person to finalize the details of our unit. Other than that, we have been working very well together and we are making good progress.
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