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	Finding information on the time period Crispin lived in. Event: Plague, change in leadership/power, war, church, rebellions Influences: feudalism (class structure), religion, unhealthy living, poverty, taxes, famine, jobs, education, judicial system and laws, security for everyday life, housing, economy, technology, war Format: text, pictures/painting, graphs or charts, video (documentary), maps
	2.1 Determine kinds of sources 2.2 Prioritize sources	Books, databases, encyclopedia, Internet, atlas Books Databases Internet
	3.1 Locate actual resources 3.2 Locate information	Books: 940.1 Databases: Nettrekker, Gale Student Resource Center, ONE encyclodpedia (Britannica, World Book or Grolier) Internet: Google, but remember that you will need to make sure the site is academically acceptable because you can find the proper credentials. Recommended sites: Annenberg Media Kidipede - MIddle Ages Minnesota State University E-museum (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 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 Remember that MLA format includes 1" margins, hanging format, and alphabetizing your citations. 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

Finding information on the time period Crispin lived in.

Event: Plague, change in leadership/power, war, church, rebellions

Influences: feudalism (class structure), religion, unhealthy living, poverty, taxes, famine, jobs, education, judicial system and laws, security for everyday life, housing, economy, technology, war

Format: text, pictures/painting, graphs or charts, video (documentary), maps

2.1 Determine kinds of sources

2.2 Prioritize sources

Books, databases, encyclopedia, Internet, atlas

Books
Databases
Internet

3.1 Locate actual resources

3.2 Locate information

Books: 940.1

Databases: Nettrekker, Gale Student Resource Center, ONE encyclodpedia (Britannica, World Book or Grolier)

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

Recommended sites:

Annenberg Media

Kidipede - MIddle Ages

Minnesota State University E-museum

(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 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

Remember that MLA format includes 1" margins, hanging format, and alphabetizing your citations.

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?