Information+Seeking+Strategies-+4-8


 * John Newbery Elementary School**
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 * >> === **Big6™ Information Skills Guide** === ||


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 * **Step 1:** **TASK DEFINITION** ||
 * **Questions** **to guide you** || **Resources** **and** **strategies** **to help you** ||
 * * **What** is my **task?**
 * **What** is the **problem** I need to solve, or **question** I need to answer?
 * **What** do I **already know** about my question or problem.
 * **What** do I **need to know** to solve the problem or answer the question? || * Graphic organizers - topic triangle, KWL chart ||
 * * **What types** of **information** do I need? facts, opinions, pictures, primary sources? || * Brainstorming ||
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 * **Step 2:** **INFORMATION-SEEKING STRATEGIES** ||
 * **Questions** **to guide you** || **Resources** **and** **strategies** **to help you** ||
 * * **What** are all the **possible sources** for finding this information? || * Graphic organizer - brainstorming
 * Information pathfinders
 * posters in library
 * keywords ||
 * * **Which**of the **possible sources** are best for me to use? || * Index and table of contents
 * Web site evaluation form ||
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 * **Step 3:** **LOCATION and ACCESS** ||
 * **Questions** **to guide you** || **Resources** **and** **strategies** **to help you** ||
 * * **Where** will I find these sources?
 * **Who** can help me find the sources? || * classroom
 * school library
 * public library
 * community
 * Internet ||
 * * **What** do I need to use to access this information? || * Library Online Catalog (OPAC)
 * Internet Browser
 * Telephone or other equipment ||
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 * **Step 4:** **USE of INFORMATION** ||
 * **Questions** **to guide you** || **Resources** **and** **strategies** **to help you** ||
 * * **How** will I **record** the information that I find? (take notes? draw pictures? use an audio or video recorder?) || * graphic organizers
 * trash and treasure
 * Notebook or note cards ||
 * * **What** information in each source is useful.
 * **How** will I give credit to my sources? (bibliography? notes at end of presentation?) || * "Keeping Track of Sources" sheet
 * "Citing Sources" on Library Webpage
 * Writer's Express page ||
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 * **Step 5:** **SYNTHESIS** ||
 * **Questions** **to guide you** || **Resources** **and** **strategies** **to help you** ||
 * * **How** can I **organize** the information? || * Graphic organizers
 * Outling skills
 * Inspiration software ||
 * * **How** can I **present** the results?
 * **What** **product** or **performance** should I use? (written report, multimedia presentation, art project?) || * Student Product Possibilities
 * Multimedia equipment ||
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 * **Step 6:** **EVALUATION** ||
 * **Questions** **to guide you** || **Resources** **and** **strategies** **to help you** ||
 * * **Did** I **complete** the task?
 * **Did** I do my **best** work? || * Rubric ||
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 * Big6™ Skills Approach was developed by Eisenberg and Berkowitz. The phrases "Big6 Skills" and "Big6 Skills Curriculum" are all copyrights of Michael B. Eisenberg and Robert E. Berkowitz. ||