Book Study - Chapter 8 - Building Ratio Through Writing

1.  When teaching a lesson to third graders about research on explorers, I will ask them to write down one thing that they know about one of the explorers.  Complete sentences are not required and I will not be collecting the work.  I basically want them to "fact check" themselves while they are completing their research.
2. The objective of this lesson is for students to learn how to evaluate sources for research.  The scaffolding would be giving the students prompted questions about the websites they are using for research, "Which one's graphics/visuals makes it look more trustworthy?"  This activity is more of a think ratio because students have to evaluate the websites and the "facts" to see which website is credible.  The All About Explorers website is not trustworthy because it says Christopher Columbus set sail 9 years before he was born.  
3. After giving students a few minutes to write, I will show call one of the student's work.  For example, I would showcase a student who noted that the website said John Cabot was born in 1405 but sailed in 1947. I would then ask students to tell me what they learned on the Enchanted Learning website about John Cabot.  Students would review their work and explain which website is correct and why.