7th Grade Big 6 Project

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	1.1 Define the problem on your Big 6 sheet (front) (back) 1.2 Answer your author question sheet (PDF of author question sheet) Fill out both the Big 6 sheet AND the author question sheet. Both sheets are due FRIDAY April 26, at the end of class. The Works Cited page is due MONDAY APRIL 29.
	2.1 Determine kinds of sources 2.2 Prioritize sources	From our class discussion, we know that the database is the most likely source of information on the author. However, some people may use the book jacket or a website, as needed. We are prioritizing the database.
	3.1 Locate actual resources 3.2 Locate information	Database: : Book: Jacket of book Web: If Mrs. Albicelli has given her permission for you to use Google, make sure you are using a credible website. Prioritize the author's own website or the website of the publisher of the book.
	4.1 Engage (read, view, interview) 4.2 Extract (make notes)	Fill out your author question sheet as notes for this project. Citation generator MLA date format: day month year Heading example: 21 September 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?
	6.1 Judge the product 6.2 Judge the process	Did you answer all the author questions? What did you learn about the Big 6? Did you pay attention to the MLA rules? What did you learn about making a citation?
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Big 6 Research Method

1.1. Define the problem

1.2 Identify the information requirements

1.1 Define the problem on your Big 6 sheet

(front) (back)

1.2 Answer your author question sheet

(PDF of author question sheet)

Fill out both the Big 6 sheet AND the author question sheet.

Both sheets are due FRIDAY April 26, at the end of class.

The Works Cited page is due MONDAY APRIL 29.

2.1 Determine kinds of sources

2.2 Prioritize sources

From our class discussion, we know that the database is the most likely source of information on the author. However, some people may use the book jacket or a website, as needed.

We are prioritizing the database.

3.1 Locate actual resources

3.2 Locate information

Database:

Book: Jacket of book

Web: If Mrs. Albicelli has given her permission for you to use Google, make sure you are using a credible website. Prioritize the author's own website or the website of the publisher of the book.

4.1 Engage (read, view, interview)

4.2 Extract (make notes)

Fill out your author question sheet as notes for this project.

Citation generator

MLA date format: day month year

Heading example: 21 September 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?

6.1 Judge the product

6.2 Judge the process

Did you answer all the author questions? What did you learn about the Big 6? Did you pay attention to the MLA rules?

What did you learn about making a citation?