Spooky Themed Keyword Research & Website Credibility Lessons for Middle and High School

Keyword research and website credibility can be a daunting lesson for any librarian or teacher, but with this resource you’ll get a fun and memorable way to introduce these topics to your middle and high school students.

These high interest, fun, no prep research lessons will show your students that keyword research doesn’t have to be boring. And, it’ll make website validity, credibility, reliability, and authenticity more meaningful by using an acronym that they’re more likely to remember: CAP!

This non-editable resource includes a presentation that can be done in one 90-minute class or two 45-minute sessions. And to make this lesson even easier a sample script is included.

This lesson has 49 total pages & slides and includes:

• Whole Class Presentation
  • Google Slides format
  • 2 lessons / topics-keyword research and website credibility
  • 1st half of presentation is about keyword research
  • 2nd half of presentation is about website credibility
  • Not editable
  • High interest topics-themed for spooky-Halloween type topics
  • Includes speaker notes to help aide instruction
  • YouTube videos included
• 6th through 10th Grades Lesson Script / Outline
• Student Handouts
  • Keyword Tips and Tricks Reference Sheet
  • Graphic Organizer for student research
  • Worksheet of 12 student questions for them to practice doing research
  • Answer Key included
• Six (6) Task Cards give students opportunity to collaborate
  • Students practice finding key words
• Teacher Tips to help guide instruction

Standards Addressed:

AASL National School Library Standards – See the AASL Standards Framework for Learners to view full text.

• Inquire – A.1.- B.1. – B.2.- D.1. – D.2. – D.3. 
• Collaborate – A.1. – A.2. – A.3. 
• Curate – A.1. – A.2. – A.3. – B.1. – B.2. – B.3. – B.4.  – D.1. – D.2.
• Engage – A.3. 

Common Core English Language Arts Standards –
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• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.10.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.10.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.8.

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