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===2.1.1 Continue an inquiry based research process by applying critical thinking skills (analysis, synthesis, evaluation, organization) to information and knowledge in order to construct new understandings, draw conclusions, and create new knowledge.=== Grade 5 Destination Washington 1. What does it look like when the indicator is met? What will you observe students doing? Students will be researching Washington, D.C. by planning a mock vacation. (They will eventually be visiting Washington, D.C. for their class trip.) This vacation will have to include the same stops as their class trip. Students will begin by visiting [] to start planning their vacation. Students will also be identifying facts and details about Washington and restate and respond with detailed answers as they design a pamphlet of Washington, D.C. on www.mybrochuremaker.com. Students will also use different clues such as placement in text, signal words, and focal point of illustration to determine important ideas in illustrations and text they find on the Washington.org website.

2. How will you help students to meet this indicator? What will you have done? As the teacher-librarian I will be guiding the students through virtual tours of Washington, D.C. on []. We will be discussing the different places the students will be writing about and visiting. Students will be led by the teacher-librarian to also make inferences about Washington, D.C. based on their findings. They will also be guided the through the important facts and details they need to concentrate on for their “mock vacation” pamphlet. Guaranteeing the students understand which sites are reliable and which facts they should use for the final product.