1. Common Core Standards:
Friday, May 10, 2019
Common Core Standards:
W , RI and SL
Aim: How can we choose an essential question and conduct electronic research for our research paper?
Do Now: Choose one of the following essential questions and explain why you choose the question. 1.) How has technology influenced education? 2.) How has technology influenced race relations? 3.) How has technology influenced parent-child relationships? 4.) How has technology influenced romantic relationships? 5.) How has technology influenced the American Dream?
Objective: Students will be able to choose an essential question and conduct electronic research for the research paper.

2. Common Core Standards: W.11-12.5, RI.11-12.7 and SL.11-12.1
Friday, May 10th, 2019
Aim: How can we choose an essential question and conduct electronic research for our research paper?
Objective:: Students will be able to choose an essential question and conduct electronic research for the research paper.
Agenda
A.) Do Now: Turn and talk with your tablemates. Captains will prepare to share their tablemates’ answers with the whole class.
B.) Discuss/Share:
-Captains will share Do Now answers.
C.) Mini-Lesson: Introduce how to conduct effective electronic research. Read the “Criteria to Evaluate the Credibility of WWW Resources.” Identify key points: author trustworthiness, publication dates, homepages, bias, and different domain names.  
D.) Work Period: Begin HW (find FIVE credible online sources to help you answer your chosen question).
E.) Reflections: What challenges do you anticipate encountering in this online research?

3. Comprehension Check:
How well you understand the tasks today:
How to identify credible online sources
SELF-ASSESS: How easy/ difficult was that task?