Religion 10 - World of Jesus

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: Make an interactive project to be presented to the class about an aspect of Jesus’s world. Daily life: types of food and cooking food, farming and agriculture, domestic animals, housing, family and marriage customs, recreation and entertainment, holidays, clothing, education, communication (language), hygiene & sanitation, hospitality (inns), art (statues, paintings), music, dance, health care (illness, medicine, leprosy), transportation, communication, currency (different kinds), occupations, pace of life Geography: regional diversity, terrain (mountains, water, etc.), villages, towns, and cities, topography, climate Government: Roman Empire/provincial government (Pontius Pilate), local rulers (King Herod), Sanhedrin (religious), ethnic groups (Samaritans), different political/religious groups (Zealots), wars & defensive capabilities, security, weapons, leaders or important people, laws and punishments, Jewish law, taxes, role of government in criminals’ death, style of gov’t, taxes Literature: poems, historical documents Religion: temples (Roman vs. Jewish), polytheism, different Jewish groups, restriction on diet and behavior, holy places, holidays and ceremonies (bar mitzvah, marriages, circumcision), daily practices, rituals Technology: travel/transportation (boats, animals, walking, roads), weapons, tools, punishment, medicine, agriculture , calendars, reading/writing communication Architecture: housing, temples, aqueducts, bridges, public buildings, worship/temples You must have no less than 5 and no more than 7 academically acceptable sources. If working with a partner, you may duplicate only 2 sources. Your paraphrased notes must be completely original and in your own voice. Notes are due Wednesday, December 1, 2010.
	2.1 Determine kinds of sources 2.2 Prioritize sources	Books, Internet, databases, newspapers, tv (news) Books: have older, but more carefully researched, information Databases: current and reliable information - depending on your topic, may be too limited Internet: more current information, but need to be careful; look for credentials
	3.1 Locate actual resources 3.2 Locate information	Books: 220-225 & 956.54; Rome: 937; atlas; don't forget about reference Databases: Facts on File Ancient and Medieval History Online; for Roman life, World Book's Early Peoples Internet: Google, but be careful of credentials - do NOT use travel agency sites! Search using "Judea"* - Palestine brings up modern Israel/Palestinian issues.* Recommended sites: Jewish Virtual Library PBS: Frontline: From Jesus to Christ PBS: Roman Empire Dutch historian Jona Lendering (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, 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	The Works Cited page will be the last page of your paper or notes. Make sure that your Works Cited page is following MLA formatting: 1" margins, 12 point Times New Roman font, with resources in alphabetical order in hanging format. Be careful to use MS Word View>Header and Footer for the pagination. Use proper MLA date formatting: Heading: 21 October 2009 Citation: 21 Oct 2009 PDF example of Notes/Works Cited
	6.1 Judge the product 6.2 Judge the process	Did you use credentialed sources? Did you paraphrase correctly, putting ideas and facts in your own words? Did you check your spelling? What did you learn about organizing research?
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Big 6 Research Method

1.1. Define the problem

1.2 Identify the information requirements

Task: Make an interactive project to be presented to the class about an aspect of Jesus’s world.

Daily life: types of food and cooking food, farming and agriculture, domestic animals, housing, family and marriage customs, recreation and entertainment, holidays, clothing, education, communication (language), hygiene & sanitation, hospitality (inns), art (statues, paintings), music, dance, health care (illness, medicine, leprosy), transportation, communication, currency (different kinds), occupations, pace of life

Geography: regional diversity, terrain (mountains, water, etc.), villages, towns, and cities, topography, climate

Government: Roman Empire/provincial government (Pontius Pilate), local rulers (King Herod), Sanhedrin (religious), ethnic groups (Samaritans), different political/religious groups (Zealots), wars & defensive capabilities, security, weapons, leaders or important people, laws and punishments, Jewish law, taxes, role of government in criminals’ death, style of gov’t, taxes

Literature: poems, historical documents

Religion: temples (Roman vs. Jewish), polytheism, different Jewish groups, restriction on diet and behavior, holy places, holidays and ceremonies (bar mitzvah, marriages, circumcision), daily practices, rituals

Technology: travel/transportation (boats, animals, walking, roads), weapons, tools, punishment, medicine, agriculture , calendars, reading/writing communication

Architecture: housing, temples, aqueducts, bridges, public buildings, worship/temples

You must have no less than 5 and no more than 7 academically acceptable sources. If working with a partner, you may duplicate only 2 sources. Your paraphrased notes must be completely original and in your own voice.

Notes are due Wednesday, December 1, 2010.

2.1 Determine kinds of sources

2.2 Prioritize sources

Books, Internet, databases, newspapers, tv (news)

Books: have older, but more carefully researched, information

Databases: current and reliable information - depending on your topic, may be too limited

Internet: more current information, but need to be careful; look for credentials

3.1 Locate actual resources

3.2 Locate information

Books: 220-225 & 956.54; Rome: 937; atlas; don't forget about reference

Databases: Facts on File Ancient and Medieval History Online; for Roman life, World Book's Early Peoples

Internet: Google, but be careful of credentials - do NOT use travel agency sites!

Search using "Judea" - Palestine brings up modern Israel/Palestinian issues.

Recommended sites:

Jewish Virtual Library

PBS: Frontline: From Jesus to Christ

PBS: Roman Empire

Dutch historian Jona Lendering

(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, 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

The Works Cited page will be the last page of your paper or notes.

Make sure that your Works Cited page is following MLA formatting: 1" margins, 12 point Times New Roman font, with resources in alphabetical order in hanging format.

Be careful to use MS Word View>Header and Footer for the pagination.

Use proper MLA date formatting:

Heading: 21 October 2009

Citation: 21 Oct 2009

PDF example of Notes/Works Cited

6.1 Judge the product

6.2 Judge the process

Did you use credentialed sources? Did you paraphrase correctly, putting ideas and facts in your own words? Did you check your spelling?

What did you learn about organizing research?