Assignment Templates

The following sample assignments are provided to give some practical suggestions for how information literacy might be incorporated into your course. Please feel free to

  • use the assignments as they are presented,
  • make them your own by modifying topics or specific resources, or
  • take general ideas from these and create your own assignments.

Reference Source Assignments

Periodical Source Assignments

Source Evaluation Assignments

  • Evaluate Internet Sites
    Presents evaluation criteria in an online tutorial and asks students to evaluate two Internet sites 

Other Assignments

  • Subject Headings
    Use MnPALS to generate successful search terms by learning about Subject searching 
  • Generate Topic Ideas (Group Activity)
    Provide ideas for topic angles and keywords in a group setting. 
  • Exploring a Research Topic
    Two part assignment asking students to stretch their views on a topic
  • Research Map
    A road map for conducting library research 
  • Concept Mapping
    Guides students to create a visual representation of their topic in a concept map or web 
  • MLA Ciataion Style (Group Activity)
    Active learning activity assembling the parts of a citation in correct MLA order and format 
  • Annotated Bibliography Rubric
    A basic how-to description of writing an annotated bibliography and a grading rubric
  • Integrating Sources (NPR)
    Presents an NPR broadcast and asks students to think about using sources - when to quote and when to paraphrase 


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