7th Grade Persuasive 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: Get information about your issue Brainstorming from the classroom will guide your topic research. Details: consider the audience (relevancy); why is it a big issue? (money); history;data (statistics); arguments of the two sides; agendas of the sides; who it affects;money; history/geography (where it occurs)
	2.1 Determine kinds of sources 2.2 Prioritize sources	Books, Internet, databases Databases and books are credentialed; if you use the Internet you will need to make sure your sites are academically credentialed.
	3.1 Locate actual resources 3.2 Locate information	Books:Social issues are in the 300's; use the catalog to locate books on your topic. Databases:CQ Researcher &Gale have newspapers, magazines, and some books in their databases; Newsbank has newspaper articles; Facts on File databases will have background info. *Note: only ONE encyclopedia entry will be acceptable* - you can't use both World Book and Grolier, or multiple articles from either source. Internet encyclopedias count as one encyclopedia entry. Internet: Google for general searching, but remember that you will need to make sure the site is academically acceptable - make sure you can find the proper credentials. Recommended sites: Politico FactCheck.org Real Clear Politics Political Wire ABC NBC CBS PBS CNN FoxNews Washington Post NYTimes LATimes Slate League of Women Voters Christian Science Monitor National Public Radio
	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 MLA date format: day month year Heading example: 21 September 2010 Works Cited example: 21 Sep 2010
	5.1 Organize information 5.2 Present information	Make sure that your Works Cited page follows MLA formatting: 1" margins, 12 point Times New Roman font, with resources in alphabetical order in hanging format. See the video for 7th grade hanging format Example Works Cited MLA basics for 7th grade Did you find all the information required? Are you being careful to be neat in your presentation?
	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

Task: Get information about your issue

Brainstorming from the classroom will guide your topic research.

Details: consider the audience (relevancy); why is it a big issue? (money); history;data (statistics); arguments of the two sides; agendas of the sides; who it affects;money; history/geography (where it occurs)

2.1 Determine kinds of sources

2.2 Prioritize sources

Books, Internet, databases

Databases and books are credentialed; if you use the Internet you will need to make sure your sites are academically credentialed.

3.1 Locate actual resources

3.2 Locate information

Books:Social issues are in the 300's; use the catalog to locate books on your topic.

Databases:CQ Researcher &Gale have newspapers, magazines, and some books in their databases; Newsbank has newspaper articles; Facts on File databases will have background info.

Note: only ONE encyclopedia entry will be acceptable - you can't use both World Book and Grolier, or multiple articles from either source. Internet encyclopedias count as one encyclopedia entry.

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

Recommended sites:

Politico FactCheck.org

Real Clear Politics

Political Wire

ABC NBC CBS PBS CNN FoxNews

Washington Post NYTimes LATimes

Slate League of Women Voters

Christian Science Monitor

National Public Radio

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

MLA date format: day month year

Heading example: 21 September 2010

Works Cited example: 21 Sep 2010

5.1 Organize information

5.2 Present information

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

See the video for 7th grade hanging format

Example Works Cited

MLA basics for 7th grade

Did you find all the information required?

Are you being careful to be neat in your presentation?

6.1 Judge the product

6.2 Judge the process