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Assignment and Curriculum Resources Page. This site created by Jane Constant, Reference Librarian, 1978-2001. Our
MIssion: "Making the Keeley
Library Work for YOU !"
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Student
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Finding your way in the library, Help with your assignments Assignment keywords teachers use,.
Useful tips for all classes and specific assignment tasks Subject-specific guides for course assignments |
Teacher
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Faculty Guide, Inclusion Resources, Video List, Information and Media Literacy Resources, Using Internet Lab |
To get Online
Periodicals and News Articles from
your home computer, or a non library computer, use : |
SAILS Databases and/or SEMLS Databases |
Guides for all classes to help you accomplish specific assignment tasks, such as preparing for a debate, interview, discussion, long range project, research report, outline, essay, etc.
LIBRARY ORGANIZATION
See:Big
Six Assignment Organizer,
See also Critical Thinking Links 1. FOCUSING "What do I need to find out? "What problem do I need to solve?" "What kind of product will I be expected to produce? "What will be the best way to do it?' Key words are clues to what your teacher expects you to do for the assignment. |
2. INFORMATION
GATHERING
Tools and Techniques Extracting relevant information |
3. ORGANIZING
INFORMATION
Drafting final outline 4 .ANALYZING AND 5. SYNTHESIZING Creating final product from organized notes. Revising. Formatting . 6. EVALUATING COMPLETED PROJECT Rubrics Did I solve the problem? Did I produce a good product? See also Criticism Did I use the best way to find, organize and present my information? |
In addition to thinking skills guides, the library has also created topic guides to support the curriculum. These are subject-specific assignment guides to help you locate information for projects.
Sample topic guides useful for any department: | Biography | Careers | Copyright |
Math: | Mathematics | Surveys | Statistics |
Across
Disciplines: |
Applied Sciences and Technology |
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The Arts | Graphic Arts, Printmaking | Architecture | Sculpture | Music |
Photography | Television Production I | Drama | Drawing | Painting |
Health and Phys
Ed
Curriculum
Course Standards for Health and Physical Education
Health | Physical Fitness-Exercise | Nutrition and Advertising |
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Teen Parenting |
Computer Science
/ Business
Curriculum
Course Standards for Business/Computer
Special Offerings
Curriculum
Course Standards for Special Offerings
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Naval Science
Curriculum
Course Standards for Naval Science
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Family /
Consumer Science
Curriculum
Course Standards for Family/Consumer Science
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See
Thinking
Skills Guideslisted above to help you complete assignment tasks.
(Included are media literacy, advertising techniques, etc.) |
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Social Studies
Curriculum
Course Standards for the Social Sciences
Social Sciences: | History. | Customs and Folklore | Economics | Primary Sources |
Constitutional Law | Law | Criminal Justice System | Education | Commerce |
Technical
Education
Curriculum
Course Standards for Technical Education
Applied Sciences | Engineering | Buildings |
Vocational Technical
Education
Curriculum
Course Standards for VocationalTechnical Education
Food Service |
World Languages
Curriculum
Course Standards for World Languages
Languages | French Language | Spanish Language | German Language | Portuguese Language |
English Language | Italian Language | Greek Language | Latin Language | Need to add Cambodian and other. |
General Works |
Philosophy |
Religion |
Social Sciences |
Languages |
Pure Sciences |
Applied Sciences |
Arts |
Literature |
History & Geography Additional Resources |
USEFUL INTERNET SITES FOR STUDENTS
Fall River School Department Home Page | B.M.C. Durfee High School Home Page |
Keeley Library Home PageOfficial home page. | Keeley Library History Resources |
FRED TV Home page of Fall River Educational TV | PBS Teacher Source Search Engine |
Quick Guide: Study Buddy | Quick Guide: Research-it |
Cynthia Good's College and Career Page | Nueva Library Help Matches search engine to need. |
Note: This instructional resources site includes Keeley Library resources guides created since 1978 by the Reference Librarian. Also included are library resource guides created specifically for Durfee High School's curriculum, which is being realigned to conform with Massachusetts standards, and NEASC requirements. These guides have been revised to include not only books, but also links to our library online catalog, online periodical and news databases, and Internet resources selected for their relevance to the curriculum. The library staff hopes that you will find them useful for your assignments.
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Jane Constant, Reference Librarian
Keeley Library, B.M.C.Durfee High School
of Fall River
September, 1978 to June, 2001
Curriculum Hot Spots On The Web 2003, |