Elisa Burggraf
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Lesson plan for 11th grade students on how to use Easy Bib.
created and taught internship at Brunswick High School, Frederick County, MD (LBSC 744)
LIBRARY LESSON PLAN
EasyBib: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Created By: Elisa Burggraf
School/Location: Brunswick High School (Brunswick, Maryland, Frederick County Public Schools)
Grade: 11th and 12th Grade AP English
Library Context:
Fixed ✔Flexible Combination Individualized Instruction
Lesson Context: (check one)
✔Stand-alone lesson Lesson in a unit Multiple lessons in a unit – Indicate lesson order
Collaboration Continuum: (check one)
None Cooperation ✓Coordination Collaboration
Content/Unit:
This class (AP English) is not currently working on a research project currently. This lesson is being
taught to introduce students to EasyBib and to prepare them so that when they do start a research project,
they are ready to go. Instruction sheets for EasyBib will be provided and added to the classes Google
Classroom. Students will be able to refer to these sheets if they need reminders. This AP class recently read
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest and that novel will be the topic for the articles and website that students will
use to practice creating citations and creating notes. .
Estimated Lesson time: 45 minutes
Learner Characteristics & Implication to Lesson:
All students in this class read near grade level or above. There are no discipline issues in this class. Several
students in this class have used EasyBib before. This prior experience and the academic abilities of this class
might allow for more material to be covered. Additional topics have been added to the lesson plan (labeled as
“Extension(s)”) to be included in the lesson if time allows.
Other EasyBib lessons were prepared for and taught to honors and merit classes. Honors classes also did not
requireadaptations; although there was not time for Extensions. Merit classes do require adaptations. Articles
and websites with lower reading levels were used. Additionally, it was found that merit classes did best when
this lesson was taught in two sessions: Session 1 -- EasyBib Projects and Citations; Session 2 -- Notecards in
EasyBib.
Instructional Objectives:
Students will export a MLA citation from a database.
Students will create a manual MLA citation.
Students will create a notecard for each of their citations using the Notebook
feature in EasyBib.
Technology Standards:
ISTE Standards
5. Digital citizenship Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and
practice legal and ethical behavior. a. Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information
and technology
b. Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity
6. Technology operations and concepts Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts,
systems,and operations.
b. Select and use applications effectively and productively
Standards for the 21st-Century Learner:
S1 1-1 __1__2_X_3__4__5__6__7__8_X_ (1.1.2, 1.1.8)
S1 1-2 __1__2__3__4__5__6__7__
S1 1-3 __1_X_2__3_X_4__5_X_ (1.3.1, 1.3.3, 1.3.5)
S1 1-4 __1__2__3_X_4__ (1.4.3)
S2 1-1 __1__2_X_3__4_X_5__6__ (2.1.2, 2.1.4)
S2 1-2 __1__2__3__4__
S2 1-3 __1__2__3__
S2 1-4 __1__2__3__4__
S3 1-1 __1__2__3__4__5__6_X_ (3.1.6)
S3 1-2 __1__2__3__
S3 1-3 __1__2__3__4__5__6__7__
S3 1-4 __1__2__3__
S4 1-1 __1__2__3__4__5__6__7__8__
S4 1-2 __1__2__3__
S4 1-3 __1__2__3__4__
S4 1-4 __1__2__3__4__5__6__
Connection to local or state standards
FCPS 6-12 Library Media Curriculum
LM Standard 3: Collect and evaluate information in an ethical manner as part of an
inquiry process.
LM 30.03 Use an appropriate citation style to create a source list (MLA, APA
, Chicago)
30.03.a. Explain the purpose of giving credit to sources of information
30.03.b. Locate appropriate information to complete entry
30.03.d. Use style manuals and citation generators to format entries correctly
Maryland State Curriculum School Library Media Grades 9-12
3.0 Find, Generate, Record, and Organize Data/Information: Students will be able to follow an inquiry process
to find,generate, record and organize information relevant to the information need in an ethical manner.
(AASL 21st 1)
C. Record and Organize Data/Information
1. Collaboratively and independently record data/information in a variety of
appropriate formats.
f. Avoid plagiarism by recording citation information about each piece of
data/information.
g. Use technology to record and organize data/information
3.0 Find, Generate, Record, and Organize Data/Information: Students will be able to follow an inquiry process
to find,generate, record and organize information relevant to the information need in an ethical manner.
(AASL 21st 1)
2. Use an appropriate and accepted citation style to create a source list.
a. Explain the purpose of giving credit to sources of information.
c. Use all the features of a citation generator to create a source list.
Content Area Standards/Goals:
Maryland Common Core State Curriculum English Language Arts: Writing Grades 11 and 12.
W.1d Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of
the discipline in which they are writing. (SC, 9-10 and 11-12)
Use a standard format for citations (See CCSS 9-10 L3a and W.8; See also MD SLM
3.c.2, SLM 5.0)
W.2e Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of
the discipline in which they are writing. (SC, 9-10 and 11-12)
Use a standard format appropriately for citations. (See CCSS 9-10 L3a and W.8)
W6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing
products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information. (SC, 11-12)
• See Grades 11-12: W1, W2, W3, W7, and SL5 of CCSC Framework for specific application.
• Apply computer literacy and keyboarding skills at the proficient level as defined in “A Companion to the
Maryland Technology Literacy Standards for Students.”
• Apply and/or adapt the MD SC technology standards to the writing process as appropriate for different
writing tasks, purposes, and audiences.
• See also MD SLM 2.0, SLM 3.0, SLM 4.0, SLM 5.0, TL 5.0, TL 6.0
W8 Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches
effectively; assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the task, purpose, and audience;
integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and overreliance
on any one source and following a standard format for citation. (SC, 11-12)
See CCSS Grades 11-12: W1, W2, W7, SL2, RI.5, RI.7, and RI.8 for specific application.
• Find, generate, record, and organize information relevant to the research purpose in an ethical manner.
(See also MD SLM 3.0 )
Maryland Common Core State Curriculum English Language Arts: Language Grades 11 and 12.
L.3a Write and edit work so that it conforms to the guidelines in a style manual (e.g., MLA Handbook, Turabian’s
Manualfor Writers) appropriate for the discipline and writing type. (SC, 9-10)
Use print and digital style manuals appropriately to improve writing and speaking. (See also MD SLM 2.0,
SLM 3.0, TL 5.0)
o Demonstrate understanding of the purpose and importance of style manuals.
o Apply the conventions and guidelines of a specific style manual.
Library Lesson:
Before lesson create a project in EasyBib, import citations and create notes (with tags) based on those citations.
If possible some of the notecards should model paraphrasing.
Prep (before class):
Bring up slide presentation
Pull up articles and websites that will be needed during the lesson
1. Wallace, Ronald. "What Laughter Can Do: Ken Kesey's `One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest'"
DISCovering Authors. Detroit: Gale, 2003. N. pag. Student Resources in Context. Web. 18 Mar. 2015.
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/retrieve.dogHitCountType=None&sort=RELEVANCE&inPS=true&prodId=GPS&userGroupName=fcpsbhs&tabID=T001&searchId=R1&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&content
Segment=&searchType=BasicSearchForm¤tPosition=1&contentSet=GALE%7CEJ2101204922&&docId=GALE|EJ2101204922&docType=GALE&role=SUIC
2. Nastu, Paul. "Kesey's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"" Explicator (Vol. 56, No. 1) fall 1997: 48-50
DB - SIRS Renaissance. Web. 18 Mar. 2015.
http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-article-display?id=SMD157205682&artno=0000274017&type=ART&shfilter=U&key=%22one%20flew%20over%20the%20cuckoo%27s%20nest&title=Kesey%27s%
20%22One%20Flew%20Over%20the%20Cuckoo%27s%20Nest%22&res=Y&ren=Y&gov=Y&lnk=Y&ic=N
3. http://education.fcps.org/bhs/curriculumconnections
4. http://dsq-sds.org/article/view/149/149
5. http://www4.ncsu.edu/~leila/documents/VitkusonKesey.pdf
Prep (beginning of class):
Have students log in to EasyBib
Bring up tab with school’s databases ( http://education.fcps.org/bhs/curriculumconnections)
Google
Google Classroom
I. Intro
Pre-Assessment: KWL Chart
Explain: Goal and Objectives of lesson
Discussion: Why is it important to cite?
Discussion: What Do You Cite?
Explain: What EasyBib is and how using it will benefit students.
II. EasyBib Projects and Citations
Demonstrate: Show students how to create a project.
Click on “Biography” of project before exporting articles. If you don’t the
article will be exported to whatever project you were in or create a new one.
Teach 1: Exporting a Citation from a Database.
Have at least one article preselected and for citation to be exported (article should be pertinent to current or
upcoming class project). If there are is no continuity between databases as to how to export to EasyBib, show
another, preselected, example.
Examples
Wallace, Ronald. "What Laughter Can Do: Ken Kesey's `One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest'" DISCovering
Authors. Detroit: Gale, 2003. N. pag. Student Resources in Context. Web. 18 Mar. 2015.
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/retrieve.dosgHitCountType=None&sort=RELEVANCE&inPS=true&prodId=GPS&userGroupName=fcpsbhs&tabID=T001&searchId=R1&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&
contentSegment=&searchType=BasicSearchForm¤tPosition=1&contentSet=GALE%7CEJ2101204922&&docId=GALE|EJ2101204922&docType=GALE&role=SUIC (INFOTRAC)
Nastu, Paul. "Kesey's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"" Explicator (Vol. 56, No. 1) fall 1997: 48-50 DB -
SIRS Renaissance. Web. 18 Mar. 2015.
http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-article-display?id=SMD15725682&artno=0000274017&type=ART&shfilter=U&key=%22one%20flew%20over%20the%20cuckoo%27s%20nest&title=
Kesey%27s%20%22One%20Flew%20Over%20the%20Cuckoo%27s%20Nest%22&res=Y&ren=Y&gov=Y&lnk=Y&ic=N (SIRS)
Practice: Have students create a project
Practice: Export Citation
Have students export a citation. As this is a lesson about using EasyBib, and not searching, provide directions
for locating the article: “Call of the Wild” from Literature and Its Times.
Example Article:
Wallace, Ronald. "What Laughter Can Do: Ken Kesey's `One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest'"DISCovering
Authors. Detroit: Gale, 2003. N. pag. Student Resources in Context. Web. 18 Mar. 2015.
http://go.galegroup.com/ ps/i.do?id=GALE|EJ2101204922&v=2.1&u=fcpsbhs&it=r&p=GPS&sw=w&asid=0e455621dc168c72a75693487772 b57d
1. http://education.fcps.org/bhs/curriculumconnections
2. Select “Gale for Students Online”
3. Select All Databases in in Find box type “one flew over the cuckoo’s nest” (novel)
4. Limit to “Books”
5. Select What Laughter Can Do: Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
Ronald Wallace.
6. Export Citation
Have students leave this article open. They will use it to create a notecard later in the lesson.
Teach 2: Manual Citations
(most databases can export citations to EasyBib; to teach manual citations use a website or book to
demonstrate)
Discussion: What makes a reputable source? How does one evaluate a website?
Discussion: If citing a website, have a preselected site up and ready. Copy and paste URL into EasyBib.
Talk through the process of locating information; have students give suggestions for how to complete the
citation.
Example Manual Citation: Website
search query ["one flew over the cuckoo's nest" "literary criticism"]
http://www4.ncsu.edu/~leila/documents/VitkusonKesey.pdf
Author: Daniel J. Vitkus
Title: Madness and Misogyny in Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Publication: Alif: Journal of Comparative Poetics
Volume: 14
Year Published: 1994
Pages: 64-90
Website Title: n/a
Publisher: n/a
From as created by EasyBib:
Vitkus, Daniel J. "Madness and Misogyny in Ken Kesey's One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest." Alif:
Journal of Comparative Poetics 14 (1994): 64-90. 1994. Web. 18 Mar. 2015.
From UMD database:
Vitkus, Daniel J. “Madness and Misogyny in Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Alif:
Journal of Comparative Poetics. (1994): 64-90. Print.
Both examples are in EasyBib so students can see how the citations compare.
Remind students that EasyBib does not correct spelling or capitalization. If what is copied into EasyBib is
not in accordance with citation style rules, students must make those changes; EasyBib will not do
it for them.
Discussion/Practice: Have students create citation for a website. Talk through the process together.
Students will decide for themselves how to complete the citation. This citation should be saved in EasyBib.
Website: http://dsq-sds.org/article/view/149/149
Search Query: "one flew over the cuckoo's nest" "disability"
Authors: Caroline Leach and Stuart Murray
Title: Disability and Gender in Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Publication: Disability Studies Quarterly
Volume/Issue: Vol. 28 No. 4
Publication Date: 2008
Publisher: Ohio State University Libraries
Citation
Leach, Caroline, and Stuart Murray. "Disability and Gender in Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the
Cuckoo's Nest." Disability Studies Quarterly. Ohio State University Libraries, 208.
Web. 18 Mar. 2015
Created manual citation as a website and a journal. Citations are exactly alike. Both are in EasyBib.
Additional Information If There's Time:
1. Sometime there are notes under a field; pay attention.
2. At the bottom of the Cite a Website form is “Website Evaluation” -- reminder for what
to look at when evaluating a website. (Cite a Journal has “Journal Evaluation” etc).
Citation Wrap-up:
1. Demonstrate Parenthetical Citations
2. Garbage in, garbage out. (Extension: View Wuthering Heights Bibliography -- has
several mistakes, have students identify them.)
3. There are MLA rules for capitalization. Students should check their citations to
make sure capitalization is correct.
MLA Capitalization Rule:Capitalize each word in the titles of articles, books, etc, but
do not capitalize articles (the, an), prepositions, or conjunctions unless one is the first
word of the title or subtitle:Gone with the Wind, The Art of War, There Is Nothing Left
to Lose.
III. EasyBib: Notecards
Teach 3: Notebook in EasyBib.
Demonstrate for students (using an existing notecard in edit form) the different fields in a notecard -- TAGS!
Explain how notecards can used for research.
Demonstrate how to search tags.
Demonstrate how to create notecards by selecting “My Projects,” “Notebook” from the appropriate project, and
then“New Note.” Model filling in all the fields (don’t forget to click on “organizer” to add tags). Show an
example of a card already done, in edit view so students can see the different fields.
Example: Multiple Reversals Notecard
Source: Wallace, Ronald. "What Laughter Can Do: Ken Kesey's `One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest'"
DISCovering Authors. Detroit: Gale, 2003. N. pag. Student Resources in Context. Web. 18 Mar. 2015.
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE|EJ2101204922&v=2.1&u=fcpsbhs&it=r&p=GPS&sw=w&asid=0e455621dc168c72a75693487772b57d
Quote: The reversal of people and machines … Just as the traditional male-female roles are reversed …
reversed, so are the traditional black-white roles
Paraphrase:
Title: Multiple Reversals
Tags: Reversal
Practice: Have students create a notecard using the following article (it's already in the bibliography).
Article: Wallace, Ronald. "What Laughter Can Do: Ken Kesey's `One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest'" DISCovering
Authors. Detroit: Gale, 2003. N. pag.Student Resources in Context. Web. 18 Mar. 2015.
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE|EJ2101204922&v=2.1&u=fcpsbhs&it=r&p=GPS&sw=w&asid=0e455621dc168c72a75693487772b57d
Provide students with the quote for the direct quote field. The notecard should include the following information:
Title, Source, Direct Quote, and at least one Tag.
Notecard Wrap-up:
Sources in Notecard: Sometimes there are no sources in the drop down menu in the Notecard. If this happens
make sure to copy and paste citation information somewhere in the Notecard, such as the comments box.
Tag List: Pay attention. No drop down menu. Look at your list on the left; use tags already on the list if
applicable, if not, create a new tag.
Additional Information If There's Time:
Thesis Statement
Color coded notecard
IV. Exporting Works Cited and Notecards
Teach 4: Exporting a Works Cited to Google Docs
To export a bibliography, select “Biography” from the appropriate project, “Export” and then either “Print to Word
Doc” or “Save to Google Docs” (other options are available).
Practice: Exporting to a Word Document
Teach 5: Exporting Notecards
From the “My Projects” page, click on “Notebook” from the appropriate project; click on “Print”; copy and paste
notecards into your Works Cited Word Documents or Google Doc.
Practice: Exporting Notecard(s)
V. Assessment
1. Google Doc: Students should turn in a Works Cited with two sources and one
notecard that has Title, Source, Direct Quote, and at least one Tag.
2. KWL Chart: Have students complete the L part of the chart. This will be their exit
ticket.
VI. EasyBib Miscellaneous
Explore: Students who finish early can explore the following aspects of EasyBib:
EasyBib Support
EasyBib Research
Sharing EasyBib projects
Project Page: Paper.
Project Page: Share
Bibliography: Analyze
Bibliography: Share
Additional Information If There's Time:
Project Page: Paper. Click on “Paper” to a Google Doc.
Project Page: Share. Can share entire project with others. Can allow others to view, edit bibliography
(but read-only notecards), and/or comment.
Bibliography: Analyze. EasyBib evaluates your bibliography, taking into account: diversity of sources,
database usage, website credibility, number of sources, and publication dates.
Bibliography: Share. Students can share bibliography with others, teacher or other students if working in
a group.
Resources for Students (check all that apply)
✔Online subscription database(s) ✔Web sites Books Reference Non-print
Periodicals/newspapers
Other (list): Chromebooks (one for each student)
Worksheet
List of resources/materials used in this lesson
Computers (for teacher and one for each student)
Student Handout
KWL Chart
EasyBib Handout (the extended version) -- for teacher to make copies of as needed
Assessment
Formative Assessments:
Class participation in discussion
Observation during lesson of students by student instructor and school staff
KWL Chart
Citation and Notecard Exercise
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS