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Welcome to the Southside Elementary Library Lib(rary) Guide!!

Southside Elementary is one of the few elementary schools in Buffalo with a full time Library Media Specialist. Library Media Specialists have a Master's degree and are available to help with all your resource and project needs. I am here everyday to help students and staff to find information and resources. 

 

 

Spotlights

 GALE Databases (Full list in the  next column) -->

Find thousands of current articles and reference material for research.

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GALE Middle School in Context Database

Social Studies, History, Literature for middle school & up

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GALE Science in Context Database

Current and reference science articles for research

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GALE Opposing Viewpoints Database

Dozens of current news topics and controversial issues articles

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GALE Reference E-book Collection

Subjects include: history, literature, arts, science, multicultural studies, law, biography, religion, environment, nation & world, and social science.

Stripling Model of Inquiry

 



Graphic Organizers and Research Tools from the

Empire State Information Fluency Continuum

Grades Pre K -8


PK


Grade PK Assessments and Priority Skills


PK.1 Sorting Like Objects Together

PK.2 What This Story Means to Me

PK.3 Knowing and Learning in the Library

PK.4 Strengths and Preferences


K


Grade K Assessments and Priority Skills


K.1 Connecting Ideas to Own Interests (Pictures)

K.2 Connecting Ideas to Own Interests (Words)

K.3 I Wonder

K.4 How Picture Books Are Organized in the Library

K.5 Facts About My Topic

K.6 Sorting Like Objects Together

K.7 Sorting Facts

K.7 Images for Sorting Facts

K.8 Answering Questions with Facts

K.9 My Ideas and Ideas of Others

K.10 Knowing and Learning in the Library (Pictures)

K.11 Knowing and Learning in the Library (Words and Pictures)

K.12 Sequence of Events


Grade 1


Grade 1 Assessments and Priority Skills


1.1 What Do You Already Know About Your Topic

1.2, 1.3 My Inquiry

1.4 I Wonder

1.5 I Wonder (complete)

1.6 How Picture Books Are Organized in the Library

1.7 How Fiction Books Are Organized in the Library

1.8 Recognizing Facts and Forming Opinions

1.9 Point of View

1.10 Using Facts to Answer Questions

1.11 Fiction and Nonfiction Books

1.12 Picturing the Main Idea of a Story

1.13 Picturing the Main Idea About a Topic

1.14 Prior Knowledge and New Understandings

1.15 My Inquiry

1.16 My Sources

1.17 Knowing and Learning in the Library (Pictures)

1.18 Knowing and Learning in the Library (Words and Pictures)

1.19 Now I Wonder

1.20 Designing a Solution

1.21 Picturing the Main Idea of a Story

1.22 Main Ideas and Key Details

1.23 Book and Media Sources

1.24 Safe and Private Online


Grade 2


Grade 2 Assessments and Priority Skills


2.1 Background Information

2.2 I Wonder (complete)

2.3 My Inquiry

2.4 Online Catalog Searching for Library Resources

2.5 Websites--Who Is the Author or Creator?

2.6 Main Ideas and Key Details

2.7 Interpreting Visual Information

2.8 Developing My Own Opinion

2.9 Main Idea and Supporting Details

2.10 Main Points

2.11 My Sources

2.12 Strengths and Goals in the Library

2.13 Now I Wonder

2.14 Designing a Solution

2.15 Comparing Two Stories

2.16 Gathering Information from Visuals

2.17 Comparing Stories from Two Cultures

2.18 Taking Notes to Answer Questions


Grade 3


Grade 3 Assessments and Priority Skills


3.1 Background Information

3.2 I Wonder (complete)

3.3 Asking Questions about Ideas that Interest Me

3.4 Dewey Decimal System

3.5 Online Catalog Searching for Library Resources

3.6 Using a Website to Find Appropriate Information

3.7 Using Main Ideas and Details to Answer Questions

3.8 Facts, Opinions and Point of View

3.9 Asking Questions During Reading

3.10 Taking Notes on the Main Idea, Supporting Facts and Details

3.11 Main Idea and Supporting Details

3.12 Drawing Conclusions from Information

3.13 Main Points

3.14 Strengths and Goals

3.15 Designing a Solution

3.16 Identifying Story Elements and Theme

3.17 Interpreting Illustrations in Stories

3.18 Evaluating a Media Source for Accuracy

3.19 Verifying Information

3.20 Cybersafety Checklist


Grade 4


Grade 4 Assessments and Priority Skills


4.1 Using Background Info to Brainstorm Ideas

4.2 Predicting Answers

4.3 Using Organizational Features of a Book to Locate Information

4.4 Analyzing and Comparing Primary and Secondary Sources

4.5 Comprehending Information on Websites

4.6 Making Inferences about Explicit Facts

4.7 Readers Make Inferences

4.8 Paraphrasing Chart

4.9 Summarizing the Important Ideas

4.10 Supporting the Main Idea

4.11 Organizing by Chronological Order

4.12 Supporting Main Ideas with Facts & Inferences

4.13 Drawing a Conclusion from Evidence

4.14 Claim, Reasoning and Evidence

4.15 Consideration of Purpose and Audience

4.16 Using Feedback to Revise My Work

4.17 Student Research Checklist

4.18 How Am I Doing?

4.19 Strengths and Goals

4.20 Designing a Solution

4.21 What Makes This Story Special?

4.22 Interpreting Visual Information

4.23 Evaluating a Media Source for Accuracy and Purpose

4.24 Effective Presentations

4.25 Netiquette Checklist

4.26 Personal Identity


Grade 5


Grade 5 Assessments and Priority Skills


5.1 Key Words from Background Information

5.2 Writing Questions That Lead to Inquiry

5.3 Predicting Answers to Inquiry Questions

5.4 Using Predictions to Write a Tentative Thesis Statement

5.5 Using Predictions to Write an Hypothesis

5.6 Evaluating Sources

5.7 Selecting the Right Sources

5.8 Navigating a Website

5.9 Evaluating Information within a Source

5.10 The Effects of Different Perspectives on Issues/Topics

5.11 Determining Important Ideas

5.12 Notetaking to Answer Questions

5.13 Reflective Notetaking

5.14 Notetaking Grid

5.15 Mapping the Main Idea and Supporting Facts

5.16 Mind Mapping

5.17 Using Evidence to Support Opinions

5.18 Claim, Reasoning and Evidence

5.19 Communicating Ideas to an Audience

5.20 Using Feedback to Revise My Work

5.21 Bibliography Worksheet

5.22 Self assessment

5.23 Strengths and Goals

5.24 Designing a Solution

5.25 Impact of Author or Narrator Point of View

5.26 Evaluating the Effect of Media Elements

5.27 Challenging Own Assumptions with Multiple Viewpoints

5.28 Positive Online Behavior

5.29 Social and Emotional Strengths

 


 

Grade 6


Grade 6 Assessments and Priority Skills


6.1 Key Words from Background Information

6.2 Writing Questions That Lead to Inquiry

6.3 Search Engine Check

6.4 Online Catalog

6.5 Analyzing and Comparing Primary and Secondary Sources

6.6 Using Multiple Sources

6.7 Important and Unimportant Details

6.8 Notetaking by Question

6.9 Notetaking Grid

6.10 Interpreting Information

6.11 Claim, Evidence and Interpretation

6.12 Conclusions and Supporting Evidence

6.13 Bibliography Worksheet

6.14 Strengths and Goals

6.15 Designing a Solution

6.16 Evaluating the Impact of Media

6.17 Skills of Public Speaking

6.18 Evaluating and Comparing Sources


Grade 7


Grade 7 Assessment and Priority Skills


7.1 Prior Knowledge Background Information and Inquiry Questions

7.2 Developing Focus Questions

7.3 Refining Research Question to Search for Different Types of Information

7.4 Using Predictions to Write a Tentative Thesis Statement

7.5 Using Predictions to write an Hypothesis

7.6 Navigating a Website

7.7 Using Website Navigation Tools to Find Information

7.8 Evaluating Information within a Source

7.9 Website Evaluation

7.10 The Effects of Different Perspectives on Issues/Topics

7.11 Fact Checking Information

7.12 Fact vs. Opinion

7.13 Evaluating the Development of a Claim/Argument

7.14 Cause and Effect Diagram

7.15 One Cause / One Effect

7.16 Cause-Effect Chart

7.17 Chain of Events

7.18 Organizing by Chronological Order

7.19 Time Sequence Organizer

7.20 Flow Chart

7.21 Drawing Conclusions from Information

7.22 Claim, Evidence and Interpretation

7.23 Bibliography Worksheet

7.24 Self Assessment

7.25 Analyzing and Drawing Inferences from Visual Text

7.26 Communicating Ideas to an Audience

7.27 Creating and Delivering an Effective Presentation

7.28 The Skills of Public Speaking

7.29 Challenging Assumptions and Misinformation

7.30 Challenging Own Assumptions with Multiple Viewpoints

7.31 Using Social Media Responsibly

7.32 Digital Footprint

7.33 Historical or Social Context and Empathy

7.34 Personal Identity


Grade 8


Grade 8 Assessments and Priority Skills


8.1 Narrowing Down a Large Topic

8.2 Narrowing Down a Large Topic - Example

8.3 Refining Research Question to Search for Different Types of Information

8.4 Locating Appropriate Resources

8.5 Using Different Sources

8.6 Evaluation Tool Sheet

8.7 Lateral Reading

8.8 Notetaking Grid

8.9 Notetaking to Answer Questions

8.10 Point of View Influences Interpretation of Information

8.11 Revising Ideas

8.12 Making Inferences from FACTS

8.13 Reflective Notetaking

8.14 Claim, Evidence and Reasoning

8.15 Claim, Reasoning, Evidence and Counter Claims

8.16 My Research Project

8.17 Bibliography Worksheet

8.18 Individual Experience of Inquiry

8.19 Designing a Solution

8.20 Design Process Log

8.21 Deconstructing Media Claims and Arguments

8.22 Matching Presentation Language with Purpose and Content

8.23 Critical Source Evaluation Strategies

8.24 Ethical Decisions about Creation and Sharing of Information

8.25 Internet Safety Practices

8.26 Growth Mindset

8.27 Resilience

School Library Media Specialist Contact Info

Mrs. Gallien 

Library Media Specialist 

sgallien@buffaloschools.org

Southside Elementary #93

Main Office: (716) 816-4818 Library: (716) 816-4817

 

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