7th Grade Crispin Research

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	Task: Determine the kind of world Crispin lived in by looking at the major influences for events (1377-England) - find 5 for the project Major influences: plague (sickness), class structure, technology limitations, education, religion, political struggle Event: war, Plague, politics and power Format: text, pictures, map, charts or graphs
	2.1 Determine kinds of sources 2.2 Prioritize sources	Books, map, Internet, databases Database Books Internet Atlas
	3.1 Locate actual resources 3.2 Locate information	Books: 940.1 Databases: Nettrekker Internet: Google, but remember that you will need to make sure the site is academically acceptable because you can find the proper credentials. (Remember that Wikipedia is NEVER academically acceptable.) Reminder: your web sites will be graded for academic acceptability.
	4.1 Engage (read, view, interview) 4.2 Extract (make notes)	Take notes electronically using Microsoft Word and save them to a flash drive or your network folder. Look for key concepts and good quotes. Citation generator Be aware that websites from a database must be cited differently than just websites: Website from a subscription service (MLA 5.9.7) Author last name, Author first name . "Web page title". Institution or organization. Database name. Service name. Library, City, ST. Date of access. URL. Wallace, Susan. "God and War: Introduction and Index at Mostly Medieval - Exploring the Middle Ages". netTrekker. Thinkronize. Christian Brothers Academy, Syracuse, NY.21 Sep 2009 <http://www.skell.org/explore/gnwintro.htm>. MLA citation date format: day month year example: 21 Sep 2009
	5.1 Organize information 5.2 Present information	What are your major influences? What is the connection to the event(s) ? Did you do your Works Cited page? PDF of sample works cited page with notes and highlights PDF of sample finished works cited page- this is what your page should look like If you are having trouble with the hanging format in Microsoft Word for your works cited, click here
	6.1 Judge the product 6.2 Judge the process	What did you learn about England in 1377? How does that affect the way that you view the book? What did you learn about research?
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Big 6 Research Method

1.1. Define the problem

1.2 Identify the information requirements

Task: Determine the kind of world Crispin lived in by looking at the major influences for events (1377-England) - find 5 for the project

Major influences: plague (sickness), class structure, technology limitations, education, religion, political struggle

Event: war, Plague, politics and power

Format: text, pictures, map, charts or graphs

2.1 Determine kinds of sources

2.2 Prioritize sources

Books, map, Internet, databases

Database
Books
Internet
Atlas

3.1 Locate actual resources

3.2 Locate information

Books: 940.1

Databases: Nettrekker

Internet: Google, but remember that you will need to make sure the site is academically acceptable because you can find the proper credentials.

(Remember that Wikipedia is NEVER academically acceptable.)

Reminder: your web sites will be graded for academic acceptability.

4.1 Engage (read, view, interview)

4.2 Extract (make notes)

Take notes electronically using Microsoft Word and save them to a flash drive or your network folder.

Look for key concepts and good quotes.

Citation generator

Be aware that websites from a database must be cited differently than just websites:

Website from a subscription service (MLA 5.9.7)

Author last name, Author first name . "Web page title". Institution or organization. Database name. Service name. Library, City, ST. Date of access. URL.

Wallace, Susan. "God and War: Introduction and Index at Mostly Medieval - Exploring the Middle Ages". netTrekker. Thinkronize. Christian Brothers Academy, Syracuse, NY.21 Sep 2009 <http://www.skell.org/explore/gnwintro.htm>.

MLA citation date format: day month year

example: 21 Sep 2009

5.1 Organize information

5.2 Present information

What are your major influences? What is the connection to the event(s) ?

Did you do your Works Cited page?

PDF of sample works cited page with notes and highlights

PDF of sample finished works cited page- this is what your page should look like

If you are having trouble with the hanging format in Microsoft Word for your works cited, click here

6.1 Judge the product

6.2 Judge the process

What did you learn about England in 1377? How does that affect the way that you view the book?

What did you learn about research?