7th Gr. Social Studies

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 for 1491 Research**
	1.1. Define the problem 1.2 Identify the information requirements	Pick an explorer and research his life; provide a picture or map. Product: due Format: text, pictures, video, graphs, timeline, maps
	2.1 Determine kinds of sources 2.2 Prioritize sources	Encyclopedia, database, books, Internet, atlas (historical) Books and databases are credentialed from the publisher; remember that Internet sites will require the student to check the credentials to make sure the site is academically appropriate. ONE Encyclopedia article only.
	3.1 Locate actual resources 3.2 Locate information	Books: 941.2, European history Databases: FOF Ancient and Medieval History Online, Modern History Online, and American Indians + World Book Early Peoples Internet: Google, but be careful of the credentials (Remember that Wikipedia is NEVER academically acceptable.) Reminder: your web sites will be graded for academic acceptability; also, you are limited to ONE encyclopedia article.
	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. Take notes electronically using Microsoft Word and save them to a flash drive or your network folder. Citation generator How to fill in EasyBib for websites (For encyclopedias, use database: encyclopedia; for pictures from the web or database, use DIGITAL IMAGE) The Internet can be used but be sure to use credentialed sources. 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. Double space everything - no more than double space. PDF of sample works cited page with notes and highlights PDF of sample finished works cited page- this is what your page should look like If you are having trouble with the hanging format in Microsoft Word for your works cited, click here
	6.1 Judge the product 6.2 Judge the process	What did you learn about these explorers? How are they alike and different? What did you learn about research?
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Big 6 Research Method for 1491 Research

1.1. Define the problem

1.2 Identify the information requirements

Pick an explorer and research his life; provide a picture or map.

Product:

due

Format: text, pictures, video, graphs, timeline, maps

2.1 Determine kinds of sources

2.2 Prioritize sources

Encyclopedia, database, books, Internet, atlas (historical)

Books and databases are credentialed from the publisher; remember that Internet sites will require the student to check the credentials to make sure the site is academically appropriate.

ONE Encyclopedia article only.

3.1 Locate actual resources

3.2 Locate information

Books: 941.2, European history

Databases: FOF Ancient and Medieval History Online, Modern History Online, and American Indians + World Book Early Peoples

Internet: Google, but be careful of the credentials

(Remember that Wikipedia is NEVER academically acceptable.)

Reminder: your web sites will be graded for academic acceptability; also, you are limited to ONE encyclopedia article.

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.

Take notes electronically using Microsoft Word and save them to a flash drive or your network folder.

Citation generator

How to fill in EasyBib for websites

(For encyclopedias, use database: encyclopedia; for pictures from the web or database, use DIGITAL IMAGE)

The Internet can be used but be sure to use credentialed sources.

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. Double space everything - no more than double space.

PDF of sample works cited page with notes and highlights

PDF of sample finished works cited page- this is what your page should look like

If you are having trouble with the hanging format in Microsoft Word for your works cited, click here

6.1 Judge the product

6.2 Judge the process

What did you learn about these explorers? How are they alike and different?

What did you learn about research?