Fifth Grade Library Media Content Standards

• Information Literacy
  The student who is information literate:
  accesses information efficiently and effectively
  evaluates information critically and competently
  uses information accurately and creatively
• Independent Learning
  The student who is an independent learner is information literate and:
  pursues information related to personal interests
  appreciates literature and other creative expressions of information
  strives for excellence in information seeking and knowledge generation
• Social Responsibility
  • The student who contributes positively to the learning community and to society is information literate and:
    • recognizes the importance of information to a democratic society
    • practices ethical behavior in regard to information and information technology
    • participates effectively in groups to  pursue and generate information

The school library media program is not only integral to and supportive of the school curriculum, but also provides a mechanism for choice and exploration beyond the prescribed course of study. The school library media program provides a wide range of resources and information that satisfy the educational needs and interests of students. The school library media center provides a setting where students develop skills they will need as adults to locate, analyze, evaluate, interpret, and communicate information and ideas in an information-rich world.

In addition to skills introduced and learned in previous grades, fifth grade students will:

• Continue to evaluate and synthesize gathered information from all types of reference sources
• Understand the importance of creating a search strategy and formulate questions based on information needs
• Be introduced to the concept of Boolean searching to enhance research process
• Evaluate the appropriateness of a resource and use a wide range of information sources in research process
• Refine search strategies using the internet
• Continue to learn to organize information gathered in the research process
• Continue to experience literature of high quality
• Develop the ability to become discriminating readers, discussing and critiquing authors’ main ideas

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