The Ontario School Library Association has prepared various additional support materials to assist with teaching research and inquiry skills in all grade 11 courses, and the school library's role supporting grade 11 implementation. The package consists of:
- PowerPoint presentation
Research and Inquiry Skills in the Grade 11 Curriculum:
Role of the School Library
This slide show, whose intended audience is teachers, has sections which deal with Information Literacy, the Inquiry and Research strand in Grade 11 Courses, and School Library Supports (Collaborative Planning, the OSLA Inquiry and Research Model, Teaching the Inquiry and Research Process, and Resource Support).
- PowerPoint presentation
The Four Stages of Inquiry and Research: a Student Guide
This slide show, whose intended audience is students, provides a detailed guide on preparing for research, accessing resources, processing information, and transferring learning. Special attention is paid in the section on processing information on assessing the quality of print and electronic resources, note making, and the ethics of information use (avoiding plagiarism).
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Various downloadable support materials and templates
(in Word and PDF)
- Designing Research Units for Student Success
 MSWord  Adobe Acrobat
(a question and answer guide for classroom teachers and teacher librarians)
- Expectations Based Planning for Student Inquiry and Research
MSWord Adobe Acrobat
(a teacher template for planning research tasks)
- Inquiry and Research Skills: A Checklist for Grade 11
MSWord Adobe Acrobat(A checklist template for assessing students' research skills, grouped according to the four stages of inquiry and research)
- Information Literacy Rubric
MSWord Adobe Acrobat(a useful tool for assessment and evaluation of inquiry and research skills)
- Key Characteristics of Performance Tasks
MSWord Adobe Acrobat
(a summary guide)
Structuring Inquiry and Research Activity-Some Key Resources (an annotated list of key web sites organized by stage in the research process)
- Research and Inquiry Skills: Assessment and Evaluation
MSWord Adobe Acrobat
(a summary guide)
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