7th Grade Summer Reading Book File

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	Make a file that has the following: Front cover with title of the book, author, and a creative illustration Inside, your summary and critique of the book Back cover with any review and MLA citation PROJECT DUE FRIDAY September 21
	2.1 Determine kinds of sources 2.2 Prioritize sources	The book you chose from summer reading
	3.1 Locate actual resources 3.2 Locate information	Take your information (quotes and situations) from your book.
	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 good quotes from your summer reading.. 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? Are you being careful to be neat in your presentation?
	6.1 Judge the product 6.2 Judge the process	Did you pay attention to the MLA rules? Did you express your opinion about your book? 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

Make a file that has the following:

Front cover with title of the book, author, and a creative illustration
Inside, your summary and critique of the book
Back cover with any review and MLA citation

PROJECT DUE FRIDAY September 21

2.1 Determine kinds of sources

2.2 Prioritize sources

The book you chose from summer reading

3.1 Locate actual resources

3.2 Locate information

Take your information (quotes and situations) from your book.

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 good quotes from your summer reading..

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?

Are you being careful to be neat in your presentation?

6.1 Judge the product

6.2 Judge the process

Did you pay attention to the MLA rules? Did you express your opinion about your book?

What did you learn about making a citation?