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Dominican University | Graduate School of Library and Information Science LIS 773-01 - School Libraries ASSIGNMENT: SPECIAL INTEREST LESSON Students will each develop some expertise within a key area or topic of school library media management and then share that expertise in a special interest lesson. Due dates Your choice of a topic is due January 28. Lesson presentations will take place throughout the semester beginning February 11. What to do Choose a topic from the list on the back of this sheet, or suggest one of your own, then post it to the discussion forum Special Interest Topics by class time on January 28. Familiarize yourself with the topic, create a lesson, and instruct the class on your topic. Provide as part of the lesson three (3) key issues from your research of the topic and an annotated bibliography of five (5) to ten (10) sources that you think your colleagues might find useful and interesting. Your lesson should be interactive and should last no longer than ten (10) minutes. What I will look for This assignment encourages you to become knowledgeable in a particular area related to school library media management to the point that you can speak about your topic with ease and authority. I will look for evidence in your lesson that you have isolated some key issues related to your topic and that you have provided annotated authoritative sources. I will rely on your colleagues to help me assess your instruction, which should include not only references to the issues and to a bibliography of sources but should also invite us all to interact with you and explore the topic more on our own. Your special interest lesson will receive up to ten (10) points, five (5) from the average of your peers assessments, and five (5) from me. The following rubric yields up to fifteen (15) points, which will divided by three (3) to calculate your score. Knowledge of the Topic/Issues The presenter showed Outstanding (5) Excellent (4) Satisfactory (3) Marginal (2) Unsatisfactory (1)
full command of the topic: issues were clear & relevant; execution was nearly flawless. thorough knowledge of the topic: issues were clear & relevant; superior execution. knowledge of the topic: issues were mostly clear & relevant; satisfactory execution.

Representation of Sources The presenter provided

Instructional Strategy The lesson was

5-10 annotated, relevant sources completely engaging and has that I cannot wait to read! OMG! made me a disciple of the topic. 5-10 annotated, relevant sources engaging and interactive. I want that I will definitely use. to explore more about this. 5-10 annotated, relevant sources interesting but not engaging. I that I may use at some point. would like to have done more. not interesting or engaging. Ill have to find out more myself. hard to follow or offered little of interest related to the topic. incoherent or just plain wrong.

little knowledge of the topic: issues were too few annotated sources, or unclear and/or irrelevant; substandard work. merely a list of sources. no real knowledge of the topic: issues were not presented or unclear; poor work. sources but only in passing or provided irrelevant sources. nothing in the way of sources.

Unacceptable (0) no effort to present.

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