Using Britannica with
Literacy Strategies
Brenna Castagna
School.eb.com & Quest.eb.com
Username: illinois (case sensitive)
Password: preview
Good through March 31, 2015
Education Territory Manager
bcastagna@eb.com
(800) 621-3900 x 7159
Doreen Wolfgram
Curriculum Specialist
Doreen@eb.com
(513) 834-5692
Using Britannica with
Literacy Strategies
• Literacy and the Common Core State
Standards
• Literacy strategies & modifications
• How does Britannica Digital Learning
support literacy across the content
areas?
White Papers – Go To:
 Info.eb.com
 21st Century Learning
 White Papers
• Teaching Argumentation and
Reading for Evidence with Online
Resources
• Using Online Resources to Build
Critical Thinking Skills
Britannica School Features
• Three levels of online resources for
students and educators (plus The
Learning Zone for PK – 2 students)
• Articles, illustrations, primary source
documents, e-books, maps, and more
• Accessible on any device, at any time,
wherever you are with responsive design
• Safe, reliable, up-to-date
• Access to high-quality technical help,
professional development, and online
training
Common Core and State Standards
for College and Career Readiness
What will students need to know and be able to do?
Read informational
texts in all content
areas
Compare and
analyze
informational text
and media
Analyze & evaluate
information
presented in various
forms of media
Build academic and
subject-specific
vocabulary
Gather information,
assess credibility and
accuracy of multiple
digital and print
sources
Make use of a variety
of media to express
meaning and enhance
understanding
http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy
Using Britannica with Literacy Strategies
Strategy: Ask & Answer: Text-Based Questions
Goals / Objectives: The student will…
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.1 …Determine what the text says explicitly & make logical
inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support
conclusions drawn from the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.1 Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of
substantive topics or texts using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.1 Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of
conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others' ideas and
expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
Additional Standards: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.5; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.10; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.5;
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.2
Using Britannica with Literacy Strategies
Strategy: Ask & Answer: Text-Based Questions
Product/Assessment: Rubric, teacher observation
Digital Resource: Britannica School
Materials:
• Elementary: 6 note cards
•
who, what, where, when, how, why
• MS or HS: 10 note cards
•
who, what, where, when, how, why, vocabulary, image, math, scaffold
Student Arrangement: Small groups of 3 – 5 students
Using Britannica with Literacy Strategies
WHO
WHAT
WHERE
WHEN
HOW
WHY
VOCAB.
IMAGE
MATH
SCAFFOLD
Elementary: Orange Cards
Middle and High School: Orange and Blue Cards
Using Britannica with Literacy Strategies
Directions:
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Read predetermined text section individually or as a small group
One student in the small group picks a QUESTION WORD CARD
All students in small group write a text-based question using the question word
Students share their written text-based question with the small group
Group chooses best question and edit/revise if necessary
Teacher collects ONE QUESTION from EACH SMALL GROUP
Teacher gives ONE QUESTION to EACH SMALL GROUP to answer individually or
as a small group
Rubric:
1 point - Answer is a complete sentence
1 point - Answer restates the prompt
1 point - Answer uses reasons or evidence
from the text as support for their statement
1 – 3 points possible for each answer
Strategy: Ask & Answer: Text-Based Questions
Question Examples:
WHO
Who is one of the
presidents carved into
Mount Rushmore?
How could this picture
help someone estimate
the size of Lincoln’s
sculpted face?
MATH
IMAGE
How many years did it
take to complete the
memorial?
Strategy: Ask & Answer: Text-Based Questions
Lesson Plans:
Elementary: http://eb.com/13620
Middle School: http://eb.com/13653
High School: http://eb.com/13638
Try it out!
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Go to school.eb.com
Search “Mount Rushmore”
Pick a question card
Create a text-based
question
• Share with your neighbor!
10 minutes
Using Britannica with Literacy Strategies
R.CCRA.7 & SL.CCRA.2 – Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse
media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
Strategy: Reader Response Journal –
Summarize main ideas, record personal
reactions to text, photos, and illustrations.
(Creating relevance)
Variations:
• Twitter-style writing: 140
characters or less
• Free-writing: 5 – 10 minutes of
written response without concern
for writing conventions
• Drawing/sketching personal
response
• Record key words/phrases
Using Britannica with Literacy Strategies
R.CCRA.7 & SL.CCRA.2 – Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse
media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
Britannica Image Quest
• Nearly 3 Million rights-cleared
images from over 50 of the best
collections in the world
• High-quality, age-appropriate
images to save, print, or email
• Use for student research,
presentations, posters, comparison
with texts, and more
• Flexible searching by subject,
collection, or key word
• Safe searching
Standard SL.CCR.5
Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays to express information and
enhance understanding of presentations.
SRATEGY:
Visual dictionary for content-specific vocabulary
Variations:
• ELL Support: Poster with images of
common items with descriptions in
English and other languages
• Brochures, tri-fold board displays
• Illustrations for student writing:
fictional stories, reports, poetry,
etc.
SRATEGY:
Teaching Literacy Through
Social Studies and Science with Britannica
Introduce a topic, novel, or historical era with a slide show of images
Thanks for joining us today!
Brenna Castagna
Education Territory Manager
bcastagna@eb.com
(800) 621-3900 x 7159
Doreen Wolfgram
Curriculum Specialist
Doreen@eb.com
(513) 834-5692
School.eb.com
Quest.eb.com
Username: illinois (case sensitive)
Password: preview
Good through March 31, 2015
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