Ban+Those+Bird+Units

Below are the objectives that David Loertscher spells out in his book Ban Those Bird Units. I liked the vocabulary he uses.

//Students will use a variety of strategies to explore a topic in preparation for research//.
 * Explore a Topic**

//Students will sort gathered data for specific purposes//.
 * Sort**

//Students will classify data gathered for specific purposes//.
 * Classify**

//Students will work with information to make connections//.
 * Make connections**

//Students will develop effective questions to guide their research//.
 * Develop questions**

//Students will analyze the elements of the assignment, develop a plan and implement it//.
 * Develop a plan**

//Students will evaluate resources for usefulness//.
 * Evaluate Resources**

//Students will use graphic organizers to analyze and synthesize data//.
 * Use organizers**

//Students will make comparisons to discover relationships in gathered data//.
 * Compare**

//Students will develop pre-reading strategies for non-fiction//.
 * Pre-reading Strategies**

//Students will skim and scan resources to discover which information is relevant to their information need//.
 * Skim, Scan, Consider**

//Students will actively and productively read, view, and listen to a variety of resources to extract information relevant to their need//.
 * Actively Read, View, Listen**

//Students will decode information from video, pictures in books, and photographs in newspapers and magazines, to discover implicit and explicit information messages they contain//.
 * Read Pictures**

//Students will collect and analyze primary sources of information//.
 * Use Primary Sources**

//Students will evaluate resources for usefulness//.
 * Evaluate Resources**

//Students will interpret information to develop inferences and make predictions//.
 * Interpret, Infer, Predict**

//Students will analyze information to identify and examine perspective in order to gain understanding//.
 * Understanding Perspective**

//Students will work with information to determine cause and effect relationships//.
 * Cause & Effect**

//Students will develop note making skills and a variety of strategies for organizing the selected data//.
 * Note Making**

//Students will synthesize information to answer their inquiry question and/or create something new//.
 * Synthesize**

//Students will use a variety of strategies to explore a topic in preparation for research//.
 * Explore a Topic**

//Students will develop effective questions to guide their research//.
 * Develop Questions**

//Students will locate resources relevant to their defined need//.
 * Locate Resources**

//Students will collaborate to enhance their understanding of information//.
 * Collaborate**

//Students will identify and select relevant data from a variety of non-fiction resources and record the key points//.
 * Select Relevant Data**

//Students will work with information to make connections//.
 * Make Connections**

//Students will understand copyright and use information ethically and legally//.
 * Legal and Ethical Use of Information and Ideas**

//Students will share and use their new knowledge and insight//.
 * Share and Use**

//Students will reflect on their work, and transfer and apply their learning to new situations//.
 * Reflect, Transfer and Apply**

//Students will identify and investigate patterns and trends related to their inquiries//.
 * Identify and Investigate Patterns and Trends**

//Students will compare information to determine what is fact//.
 * Determing Fact**


 * Source:**

Loertscher, D. V.; Koechlin, C. and Zwann, S. (2005). Ban those bird units: 15 models for teaching and learning in information-rich and technology-rich environments. Salt Lake City, UT: Hi Willow Research and Publishing.