LA CONSOLACION COLLEGE

(Formerly: Sacred Heart Academy)

PACUCOA ACCREDITED LEVEL II
Bais City, Negros Oriental
Telefax No. (035) 541-5097 email: lccbaiscity@yahoo.com/www.lccb.edu.ph

MEDIA AND INFORMATION LITERACY

Content Standards The learners demonstrate an understanding of why there is a need for information,
and identify how to locate, access, assess, organize and communicate that information.

Performance Standards The learners shall be able to create a log containing the stages/elements of
information literacy.

Learning Competencies
• Define information needs; can locate, access, assess, organize, and communicate information.

• Demonstrate ethical use of information.

Specific Learning Objectives At the end of the lesson, the learners are able to:
• Define elements of information.

• Recognize pertinent guide questions leading to information literacy.

• Create a log of the stages and elements of information literacy in a given scenario.
 LA CONSOLACION COLLEGE
(Formerly: Sacred Heart Academy)
PACUCOA ACCREDITED LEVEL II
Bais City, Negros Oriental
Telefax No. (035) 541-5097 email: lccbaiscity@yahoo.com/www.lccb.edu.ph

MEDIA AND INFORMATION LITERACY

Information Literacy - a set of individual competencies needed to identify, evaluate and use information
in the most ethical, efficient and effective way across all domains, occupations and professions. It refers
to the ability to recognize when information is needed and to locate, evaluate, effectively use and
communicate information in its various formats.

Plagiarism: Using other people’s words and ideas without clearly acknowledging the source of the
information

 Plagiarism has legal implications. While ideas themselves are not copyrightable, the artistic
expression of an idea automatically falls under copyright when it is created. Under fair use, small
parts may be copied without permission from the copyright holder. However, even under fair
use - in which you can use some parts of the material for academic or non-profit purposes - you
must attribute the original source. What is considered fair use is rather subjective and can vary
from country to country.

Strategies in Avoiding Plagiarism

 Submit your own work for publication. You need to cite even your own work.
 Put quotation marks around everything that comes directly from the text and cite the source.
 Paraphrase, but be sure that you are not simply rearranging or replacing a few words and cite
the source.
 Keep a source journal, a notepad, or note cards- annotated bibliographies can be especially
beneficial
 LA CONSOLACION COLLEGE
(Formerly: Sacred Heart Academy)
PACUCOA ACCREDITED LEVEL II
Bais City, Negros Oriental
Telefax No. (035) 541-5097 email: lccbaiscity@yahoo.com/www.lccb.edu.ph

MEDIA AND INFORMATION LITERACY

 Use the style manual in properly citing sources
 Get help from the writing center or library

Common Knowledge: Facts that can be found in numerous places and are likely to be widely known.

Example: John F. Kennedy was elected President of the United States in 1960. This is generally known
information. You do not need to document this fact.

Interpretation: You must document facts that are not generally known, or ideas that interpret facts.

Example: Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player ever to have played the game. This idea is not
a fact but an interpretation or an opinion. You need to cite the source.

Quotation: Using someone’s words directly. When you use a direct quote, place the passage between
quotation marks, and document the source according to a standard documenting style.

Example: According to John Smith in The New York Times, “37% of all children under the age of 10 live
below the poverty line”. You need to cite the source.

Paraphrase: Using someone’s ideas, but rephrasing them in your own words. Although you will use your
own words to paraphrase, you must still acknowledge and cite the source of the information.