Morris School District
31 Hazel Street
Morristown, NJ 07960
Morris School District
Library/Information Literacy Curriculum Revision
Grades 09 through 12
Mackey Pendergrast, Superintendent
Submitted by: Debra Gottsleben & Anne Piascik
Date: June 2015
Course Rationale: This course is a revision of a curriculum which has become outdated. Information literacy is not a class but is embedded into the research process of all other
subject areas. Information Literacy Skills are taught K-12 in a continuum.
Name of Writers: Debra Gottsleben and Anne Piascik
Date: June 2015
Philosophical Tenets:
The Morris School District Library/Information Literacy curriculum encourages and promotes the love of reading as well as providing a program of interactive experiences leading
students to be information literate, effective and ethical users and producers of information and ideas, as well as lifelong learners. Our curriculum strongly supports and is aligned
with Common Core Standards as well as the standards of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL). Common Core Standards emphasize research skills which form
the backbone of information literacy. Being able to access and evaluate information is one of the most important skills students will need to have in order to be successful. Students
need to be able to utilize and command a wide variety of information sources. These skills are needed in every subject and content area but many teachers don’t have advanced
knowledge of these skills.
Students are encouraged to use a wide variety of print, nonprint, and electronic resources to develop critical skills in locating, accessing, selecting, evaluating, and using data to
learn, think, and creatively apply new knowledge. By integrating resources with the curriculum and providing a progressive program of study in effectively using library resources
and technology, the library/information curriculum as delivered by a certified school librarian will foster independent learning skills through information literacy programs that are
supportive, effective, and vibrant.
Name of Writers: Debra Gottsleben and Anne Piascik
Date: June 2015
COURSE:
Library/Information Literacy
GRADE LEVEL(S): 9-12
Time Frame:
Months or # of Days
Content/Topic
Pacing
Key learning items/concepts to be
covered. Essential questions that
students will answer
Ongoing
Ethical Use of Information and
Technology
● How do we use
information ethically?
● How do we interact with
information safely?
● How do we use
information productively
in a global society?
Name of Writers: Debra Gottsleben and Anne Piascik
MSD CURRICULUM MAP
Observable
Proficiencies/Skills
What they need to know?
What specific skills are
necessary for success?
The skills commence with
an action verb.
●
Avoid bias by using
a wide variety of
sources
● Recognize that
many issues have
differing
viewpoints
● Know when to cite
and how to use
standard citation
formatting
● Use proper
netiquette when
using technology
and information
Date: June 2015
NJCCS/Other Pertinent
Standards
Subject specific National Core
NJCCCS plus cross references
to other relevant NJCCS areas
and AASL and ISTE standards
AASL: 1.1.2; 1.3; 3.1;.3.2;
3.3; 3.4
ISTE Nets-S-6a, 6d
Common Core:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.8
Technology 8:1.12.D.2
Performance
Benchmarks/Assessments
What will be assessed? How
well should students
perform? What are the
mastery skills and concepts to
be assessed? What will be
used to assess students?
Assessments are listed as
specific nouns
● Students will be able
to locate a variety of
sources.
● Students will be able
to cite their sources
● Students will practice
safe and ethical use of
technology
● By the end of 12th
grade students will
understand the
significance of their
digital footprint
Assessments:
● Works Cited Page
Materials Used
Computers, Internet, Online
(ex.
https://www.commonsensem
edia.org/educators/scopeand-sequence for grades 912,
Databases, Search Engines,
Books (print and electronic),
Libguides
●
resources both in
school and in
personal situations
1 or 2 classes
Digital Footprint
● What is a digital footprint
and what does yours
convey?
● Who controls the digital
you?
● Understand that
what is posted is
public and
permanent
● Cognizant of how
much private
information is
posted
AASL: 3.3.3, 4.1.7, 4.18,
4.3.4, 4.4.5
NJCCCS - Technology
8.1.12.D.4
1 or 2 classes
College/Career Readiness
● How can I most effectively
demonstrate my strengths
to future employers and/or
college admissions
officers?
● Knows how to
access information
at a college or
public library
● Can present
information about
one’s
accomplishments
AASL: 2.2.4, 2.3.1, 3.1.3,
3.3.5,
NJCCCS - Technology
8.1.12.D.5
●
AASL: 1.1.1; 1.1.2; 1.3.1;
1.4.1; 2.4.1; 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.2.1;
4.2.4, 4.3.1; 4.4.1
Ongoing
Independent Reading
Name of Writers: Debra Gottsleben and Anne Piascik
Selects books for
pleasure reading
using a variety of
criteria (book
covers or flaps,
Date: June 2015
ISTE Nets - S1a
Online assessments
(for example those
found on MHS
Internet Safety
Libguide)
Accomodations: assessment
translated into Spanish for
ELL students; provide 1:1
support for students who
need extra help and guidance
● Students will be able
to complete a self
assessment
Accommodations:
assessments translated into
Spanish for ELL students;
work 1:1 with students who
need extra support and
guidance
● Students will be able
to complete an online
assessment
● Students can access
online tools
Accommodations:
assessments translated into
Spanish for ELL students;
work 1:1 with students who
need extra support and
guidance
● Can complete a
simple search for a
book in OPAC in 9th
grade; by 12th grade
can search using
Online resources (websites,
videos),
https://www.commonsensem
edia.org/educators/scopeand-sequence
Libguides
Online tools
College and public library
websites
Computers, Library
Automation System;
Internet; Print Books, eBooks; e-Readers
table of contents,
book reviews, peer
recommendations)
1 or 2 classes
DISCOVER:
Define:
● What interests me about
this topic?
● What questions do I have
about this topic?
● What do I hope to answer
by doing this research?
Name of Writers: Debra Gottsleben and Anne Piascik
●
Understands the
DISCOVER
process
● Recognizes the
purpose of research
and how that may
affect the process
● Connects ideas to
previous
knowledge and
how it relates to
self
● Identifies a focus
for research
Date: June 2015
advanced search
methods
Common Core:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.912.10
AASL 1.1.1; 1.1.2; 1.1.3;
4.1.2
ISTE Nets-S-3a; 4a
Common Core:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.2b
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.7
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.910.7
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.1112.7
NJCCCS Technology
8.1.12.E.1
8.1.12.E.2
-8.1.12.F.1
Assessments:
● Online assessment
(for example- Order
in the Library)
● Circulation reports
Accommodations: OPAC
system can be used in
visual/graphic mode or in
Spanish; HLR books for
students who aren’t reading
on grade level; books in
Spanish for ELL students
● Students will be able
to develop a thesis
statement which
answers essential
questions with teacher
guidance in 9th grade
and independently by
12th grade
Assessments:
● Thesis statement
assessed in
collaboration with or
by subject area
teacher
Accommodations:1:1 support
for students who need
additional support
Computers, Internet, Online
Databases, Search Engines,
Books (print and electronic)
1 or 2 classes
Varies
Inquire:
● What do I already know or
think I know about this
topic?
● What background
information would help me
get an overview of my
topic?
Search:
●
●
●
●
●
What are all the sources
that could be used?
Which sources will be
most useful and valuable?
How do I locate these
sources?
How do I find the
information within each
source?
How is a library
Name of Writers: Debra Gottsleben and Anne Piascik
●
Knows where to
find basic
information on a
topic
● Reads background
information in
order to narrow the
focus of the
research project
● Refines questions
to guide the
DISCOVER
research process
AASL 1.1.1; 1.1.2; 1.1.3;
4.1.2
●
AASL 1.1.3; 1.1.4; 1.1.5;
1.1.8; 1.2.2; 1.2.3
Identifies key
concepts and terms
and adjusts
according to new
information
gathered
● Seeks information
from a variety of
diverse sources to
get a balanced
viewpoint of a topic
Date: June 2015
ISTE Nets-S-3a; 4a
Common Core:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1112.2b
NJCCCS Technology 8.1.12.E.1
8.1.12.E.2
-8.1.12.F.1
ISTE- Nets- S-3b; 3c; 4c
Common Core:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1112.8
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.910.8
CCSS.ELA-
● Students can locate
basic information on
their topics using a
variety of materials
(i.e. books, textbooks,
encyclopedias, etc.)
Assessments:
● Thesis statement
assessed in
collaboration with or
by subject area
teacher
Accommodations: OPAC
system can be used in
visual/graphic mode or in
Spanish; HLR books for
students who aren’t reading
on grade level; books in
Spanish for ELL students;
online databases such as
Britannica offers leveled
resources.
Computers, Internet, Online
Databases, Search Engines,
Books (print and electronic)
● Students will be able
to do a simple search
using a search engine
in the 9th grade and
an advanced search by
the 12th grade
● Students will
understand the
difference between a
database and a search
engine by the end of
Computers, Internet, Online
Databases, Search Engines,
Books (print and electronic),
OPAC
organized?
Name of Writers: Debra Gottsleben and Anne Piascik
●
Recognizes the
difference between
primary and
secondary sources
● Understands the
organization of a
library
● Conducts searches
using the most
efficient search
strategies
Date: June 2015
Literacy.WHST.11-12.8
NJCCCS Technology 8.1.12.E.1
8.1.12.E.2
8.1.12.F.1
9th grade
● Students will be able
to use a variety of
databases by the end
of 12 grade
● Students will be able
to identify key words
with teacher guidance
in the 9th grade and
independently by the
12th grade
● Students will
recognize that all
information is not
contained in either
print materials or
online and that there
are other sources of
information
● Students understand
the difference
between primary and
secondary sources
● By the end of 12th
grade students can
find primary source
materials in their
subject area
Assessments:
● Annotated works
cited page using an
online citation maker
or manually using at
least 3 sources in the
9th grade and at least
5 by the 12th grade to
be assessed either by
the librarian or the
subject area teacher
Accommodations: OPAC
system can be used in
visual/graphic mode or in
Spanish; HLR books for
students who aren’t reading
on grade level; books in
Spanish for ELL students;
online databases such as
Britannica offers leveled
resources.
1 or 2 classes
Collect and Organize:
● How do I best organize my
research to make the most
sense to the audience?
Name of Writers: Debra Gottsleben and Anne Piascik
●
Selects,
paraphrases, and/or
summarizes and
records appropriate
information
● Clarifies
information by
defining main and
supporting ideas
Date: June 2015
AASL- 1.1.6; 1.4.1; 2.1.1;
2.1.2; 2.1.4;
●
ISTE- Nets- s3b; 4c
●
Common Core:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.1
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.7
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.1
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.2
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.2a
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.7
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.8
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.9
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.1
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.2
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.9
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.9-10.2
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.9-10.9
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.8
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.9
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.1
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.9
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.1112.1
●
●
●
Students will be able
to take notes using
various note taking
strategies
Students will be able
to use digital tools to
record and organize
information
Students will be able
to incorporate
feedback from a
variety of sources
(peers, teachers, and
librarians)
Students will be able
to incorporate main
and supporting ideas
to support thesis with
teacher guidance in
the 9th grade and
independently by 12th
grade.
Students will be able
to find supporting
Computers, Internet, Online
Databases, Search Engines,
Books (print and electronic),
Social Bookmarking Sites,
Online Citation and/or Note
Taking Tools, Word
Processing Tools
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.1112.7
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.1112.9
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.910.8
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.910.9
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.1112.1
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.1112.9
evidence from at least
2 sources in 9th grade
and at least 5 by 12th
grade.
Assesssments:
● Notecards and other
organizational tools
will be evaluated by
subject area teachers
Accommodations: Note
taking cards offer color
coding for easier organization
NJCCCS Technology 8.1.12.E.1
8.1.12.E.2
8.1.12.F.1
1 or 2 classes
Verify:
●
Is the information I am
getting from a reputable
source?
● How do I know what a
reputable source is?
● When do I have to cite
information that I am
using?
Name of Writers: Debra Gottsleben and Anne Piascik
●
Evaluates
information from a
variety of sources
using set criteria
● Evaluates
information for
fact, opinion, point
of view, and bias
● Maintains
objectivity when
evaluating
information
● Determines
usefulness and
relevance
● Creates a works
cited page using
standard
bibliographic
formatting rules
Date: June 2015
AASL: 1.1.4; 1.1.5, 1.1.7;
1.2.1; 3.1.6
ISTE- Nets- S3b; 3c; 4c; 5a
Common Core:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.6
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.8
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.9-12.1
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.2
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.7
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.9
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.1
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.9
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.1112.1
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.1112.7
NJCCCS Technology 8.1.12.D.1
8.1.12.E.1
● Students will be able
to evaluate a website
using a standard list
of criteria (e.g.
CRAP, 5 W’s) with
teacher or librarian
guidance in the 9th
grade and
independently by 12th
grade
● Students will be able
to create a works cited
page using an online
citation creator or
manually with teacher
or librarian guidance
in the 9th grade and
independently by 12th
grade
Assessments:
Computers, Internet, Online
Databases, Search Engines,
Books (print and electronic),
Social Bookmarking Sites,
Online Citation and/or Note
Taking tools, Word
Processing Tools
8.1.12.E.2
8.1.12.F.1
Varies
Express:
● What type of product or
presentation will allow me
to present my findings
most effectively to the
intended audience?
● What technology or tools
will help me create a
product or presentation?
Name of Writers: Debra Gottsleben and Anne Piascik
●
Communicates new
understanding by
designing, creating,
or writing
● Chooses most
appropriate format
to communicate
ideas clearly to
varying audiences
● Edits for grammar,
language, tone, and
style
Date: June 2015
AASL: 2.1.6; 2.2.2; 2.2.4;
3.1.1; 3.1.3; 3.1.4; 3.1.6
ISTE NETS- S 1a,b; 2a,b; 5a
Common Core:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.6
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.2
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.4
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.6
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.9-10.7
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.910.2
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.910.4
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.910.6
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.1112.2
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.11-
●
Annotated
bibliography to be
assessed either by the
librarian or the subject
area teacher
● The number and
variety of sources as
detailed in a works
cited page to be
assessed either by the
librarian or the subject
area teacher
Accommodations:
Website evaluation tool
presented in a visual manner;
assessments translated into
Spanish for ELL students.
●
Students will be able
to create a visual,
multimedia, or written
product to be
determined by content
area teacher which
includes a works cited
page. This product
will be assessed by
the subject area
teacher
Assessments;
● To be determined by
content area teachers
Accommodations: TBD by
subject teacher
Computers, Internet, Online
citation and/or Note Taking
Tools, Word Processing
Tools, Web 2.0 Tools
12.4
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.1112.6
NJCCCS Technology 8.1.12.E.1
8.1.12.E.2
8.1.12.F.1
Ongoing
Reflect:
● Is my product/presentation
as effective as it can be?
● How successful was my
research process
(DISCOVER)?
● How can I improve my
next project?
●
Determines best
information by
examining evidence
from multiple
sources
● Brainstorms ideas
for further
exploration
● Assesses and
revises work during
the research
(DISCOVER)
process
AASL: 1.1.7; 1.2.1; 1.4.1,
1.4.2; 1.4.4; 2.1.1; 2.4.2; 2.4.4;
3.1.1; 3.4.1; 3.4.2; 3.4.3; 4.4.5;
4.4.6;
ISTE NETS- S4c
Common Core:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.5
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.5
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.6
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.910.5
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.1112.5
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.1112.6
NJCCCS Technology 8.1.12.E.1
8.1.12.E.2
8.1.12.F.1
Name of Writers: Debra Gottsleben and Anne Piascik
Date: June 2015
●
Students will be able
Computers, Internet, Web
to revise their rough
2.0 tools, Word Processing
drafts using
Tools
suggestions made by
peer editors or by
teacher comments
● Students will be able
to self reflect using a
research log or journal
Assessments:
● Research log to be
evaluated by either
librarian in
collaboration with
subject area teacher or
by subject area
teacher
● Rough draft assessed
by content area
teacher
Accommodations: 1:1
support where needed