Internet+Research+10



=**Lesson Plan 10 : Specialized Searches : News and Current Events Search**=


 * Aim:**

How do we search for news articles on the Internet?


 * Common Core State Standards:**


 * CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.7** Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.


 * CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.8** 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.


 * Objectives:**

Students will learn how to search for news articles.


 * Class Activity:**

1) Go to each of these sites:

@http://news.search.yahoo.com/ @https://news.google.com/ @http://www.bing.com/news?q=top+stories

and do a search on a news topic of interest. (If you can't think of one, you can choose one from the first page of Google News for example). For example, you can choose a topic in the Health category or the Entertainment category. Pick a topic. What is it?

2) Now do a search on the same topic on both of the other news sites. Where are the articles from? And how many minutes or hours old are they? Where do you generally get your news? Do you get your news from the Internet, TV, or print media? Why do you think one is more convenient than another?

3) Create a new page on your wiki and name it with today's lesson and date, e.g. "Internet Research 10 10.26.13." Write your answers on that page.