9th Gr. Global

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: Summarize and expand the chapter in the textbook. Your product could be a power point, poster, video, etc. Formats: text, charts and graphs, tables Remember: You need 6 text sources and 6 visual sources. All sources need to be academically credentialled. You may NOT use any image from the textbook. You may use an image from a book or website. *Each image must be cited.* In EasyBib, click all 59 types on the far right side. Use photograph for a picture (scanned from a book, database, or web) and digital image for a photo, chart, graphic, etc. from a website.
	2.1 Determine kinds of sources 2.2 Prioritize sources	Books, Internet, databases, newspapers, tv (news) Books: have older, but more carefully researched, information Internet: more current information, but need to be careful about credentialing. Databases: current and reliable information - depending on your topic, may be too limited
	3.1 Locate actual resources 3.2 Locate information	Books: 940.2. Databases: Facts on File databases (Modern History, American Indians, & Ancient History) *Note: NO General ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLES: No World Book, Britannica, or Grolier.* Internet: Google, but be sure to establish the credentials of the information source. *Recommended sites:* 1492: An Ongoing Voyage European Voyages of Exploration
	4.1 Engage (read, view, interview) 4.2 Extract (make notes)	Take notes electronically, making sure to capture info for citation. Copy and paste into a Word document, then save to the server and a flash drive. Email database articles to yourself Citation generator
	5.1 Organize information 5.2 Present information	The Works Cited page will be a seperate document, unless you choose the Text Summary Booklet. In that case, the Works Cited will be at the end of the document. Make sure you follow MLA formatting: 1" margins 12 point Times New Roman font MLA heading resources in alphabetical order hanging format Pagination correctly formatted and placed Use proper MLA date formatting Heading: 21 October 2009 Help with Microsoft Word (2003 and 2007) Example of Works Cited page
	6.1 Judge the product 6.2 Judge the process	What did you learn about the chapter? Did you address the questions raised in step one? What did you learn about research? What would make you more efficient?
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Big 6 Research Method

1.1. Define the problem

1.2 Identify the information requirements

Task: Summarize and expand the chapter in the textbook. Your product could be a power point, poster, video, etc.

Formats: text, charts and graphs, tables

Remember: You need 6 text sources and 6 visual sources. All sources need to be academically credentialled.

You may NOT use any image from the textbook.

You may use an image from a book or website.

Each image must be cited. In EasyBib, click all 59 types on the far right side. Use photograph for a picture (scanned from a book, database, or web) and digital image for a photo, chart, graphic, etc. from a website.

2.1 Determine kinds of sources

2.2 Prioritize sources

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

Books: have older, but more carefully researched, information

Internet: more current information, but need to be careful about credentialing.

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

3.1 Locate actual resources

3.2 Locate information

Books: 940.2.

Databases: Facts on File databases (Modern History, American Indians, & Ancient History)

Note: NO General ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLES: No World Book, Britannica, or Grolier.

Internet: Google, but be sure to establish the credentials of the information source.

Recommended sites:

1492: An Ongoing Voyage

European Voyages of Exploration

4.1 Engage (read, view, interview)

4.2 Extract (make notes)

Take notes electronically, making sure to capture info for citation.

Copy and paste into a Word document, then save to the server and a flash drive.
Email database articles to yourself

Citation generator

5.1 Organize information

5.2 Present information

The Works Cited page will be a seperate document, unless you choose the Text Summary Booklet. In that case, the Works Cited will be at the end of the document.

Make sure you follow MLA formatting:

1" margins
12 point Times New Roman font
MLA heading
resources in alphabetical order
hanging format
Pagination correctly formatted and placed
Use proper MLA date formatting

Heading: 21 October 2009

Help with Microsoft Word (2003 and 2007)

Example of Works Cited page

6.1 Judge the product

6.2 Judge the process

What did you learn about the chapter? Did you address the questions raised in step one?

What did you learn about research? What would make you more efficient?