11th Grade AP English

Mission:

The mission of the CBA Markert Library program is to teach information literacy in collaboration with classroom teachers within the context of the content curriculum, inspire and develop a love of reading, and provide diverse materials and services to enable students to become life-long learners and effective users of information.

**Big 6 Research Method**
	1.1. Define the problem 1.2 Identify the information requirements	Make a point and debate it on a world issue. General- Where is this issue happening? What is the history of the situation up to current times? Why is it a problem? What is the important data (scientific, economic, human)? Who is the affected party? Who are the major players – what are their agendas? Is there a money trail to any of the players – how does that affect position? What resolutions have been proposed? What are the effects of some of the proposed solutions? Specific issues: Wars – what is the history of the conflict? Who are the warring parties? What incident(s) started/re-awakened it? What are the motives (goals/agendas) of the parties? Is there a religious element? Is there a land dispute? Are there philosophical differences between the parties (socialist vs capitalist, etc.)? Economics – what countries have fair trade – are they capitalist (define the economic system) Human rights - how many have been killed? How many people have been displaced? What is the genocide based on (racial/religious/tribal)? Who is trying to solve it? Which groups are fighting? History – how long has this been going on? Where is this occurring? How long has this been occurring? How might the situation be resolved? Format: text, maps, pictures, audio and video, charts and graphs
	2.1 Determine kinds of sources 2.2 Prioritize sources	Books, Internet, magazines, encyclopedia, documentaries, newspapers, interview (experts), databases
	3.1 Locate actual resources 3.2 Locate information	Books: 300's for issues, 600's for science information, 900's for background information regarding any nations Databases: Ebsco, Wilson, Gale, Proquest Internet: Google, but be sure to credential your sources
	4.1 Engage (read, view, interview) 4.2 Extract (make notes)	Take notes electronically, making sure to capture info for citation. Citation generator You are responsible for the accuracy of your citation, not the generator. Check against citation examples.
	5.1 Organize information 5.2 Present information
	6.1 Judge the product 6.2 Judge the process
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Big 6 Research Method

1.1. Define the problem

1.2 Identify the information requirements

Make a point and debate it on a world issue.

General- Where is this issue happening? What is the history of the situation up to current times? Why is it a problem? What is the important data (scientific, economic, human)? Who is the affected party? Who are the major players – what are their agendas? Is there a money trail to any of the players – how does that affect position? What resolutions have been proposed? What are the effects of some of the proposed solutions?

Specific issues:
Wars – what is the history of the conflict? Who are the warring parties? What incident(s) started/re-awakened it? What are the motives (goals/agendas) of the parties? Is there a religious element? Is there a land dispute? Are there philosophical differences between the parties (socialist vs capitalist, etc.)?

Economics – what countries have fair trade – are they capitalist (define the economic system)

Human rights - how many have been killed? How many people have been displaced? What is the genocide based on (racial/religious/tribal)? Who is trying to solve it? Which groups are fighting? History – how long has this been going on? Where is this occurring? How long has this been occurring? How might the situation be resolved?

Format: text, maps, pictures, audio and video, charts and graphs