Grade 5 English: Research and Digital Literacy
Free Grade 5 English unit on Research and Digital Literacy: 10 lessons in order, starting with Research planning. Includes practice questions and answer keys.
10 lessons in this unit
Research planning
Plan a research project by choosing a topic, setting goals, listing steps, and organising time and materials.
Lesson 2Research questions
Write focused research questions that guide an investigation and cannot be answered by yes or no.
Lesson 3Locating sources
Find sources of information in books, libraries, reliable websites, interviews and multimedia, using keywords and tools such as indexes and search engines.
Lesson 4Evaluating source usefulness
Judge whether a source is useful and reliable by checking author, date, purpose, accuracy and relevance.
Lesson 5Note-taking
Take organised notes from reading and listening using keywords, abbreviations, headings and graphic organisers.
Lesson 6Paraphrasing
Restate information from a source in your own words and sentence structure while keeping the meaning.
Lesson 7Avoiding plagiarism
Understand plagiarism and avoid it by crediting sources, quoting accurately, paraphrasing and listing references.
Lesson 8Research reports
Write a short research report with a title, introduction, organised sections, conclusion and sources.
Lesson 9Multimedia presentations
Create a multimedia presentation that combines text, images, audio or video clearly and purposefully.
Lesson 10Presenting findings
Present research findings to an audience with clear structure, evidence, visuals, eye contact and answers to questions.