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Available Lessons – New Literacies Alliance Reading Scientific Research Opens in a new windowAcademic research articles have a structure and language that is different from our other reading materials such as textbooks. This lesson can help students new to academic research understand these differences and learn strategies for finding information in such articles. Opens in a new windowThis lesson is also available in the Peer-Reviewed Instructional Materials Online project database. Mapped to ACRL FrameworkOpens in a new window Searching as Strategic Exploration, knowledge practice 8Opens in a new window Lesson created by Alice Anderson, Ashley Stark, Prasanna Vaduvathiriyan, Rachel Vukas, and Robyn Hartman in 2018. Citations Opens in a new windowCitations are more than just a formality that protects against plagiarism. Lesson created by Robyn Hartman, Julie Hartwell, Geoffrey Iverson, Eric Kowalik, Kendall Roemer, and Matt Upson in 2016. Scholarly Conversations Question Authority Value of Information
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Smithsonian Lesson Plans Smithsonian Resources Smithsonian Music Did you know that the Smithsonian’s combined musical resources constitute the world’s largest museum of music? The Look of the Listen: The Cover Art of Folkways Records From 1948 to 1986, Folkways Records produced over 2,000 recordings of remarkable breadth and diversity. Musical Math-terpiece: The Art of Piet Mondrian In this lesson from the Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, middle school students will learn about the life and art of Piet Mondrian, his style influenced by jazz music and his technique using spatial concepts. Louis Armstrong Education Kit This History Explorer kit of guided listening activities and streaming music offers an engaging way of introducing students to jazz. The Life and Music of Celia Cruz: Her Music Use this History Explorer resource to introduce students to audio samples of Celia Cruz’s music and video clips of her life and performances. Monday Morning Ready