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=**INFORMATION PROBLEM SOLVING**=

Day One | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4


 * Day One – Introduction to Big 6 Information Problem-solving Model**

--to avoid frustration, anxiety, failure --to prepare for future research --to avoid intentional/unintentional plagiarism
 * Discussion:** Why do we need an information problem solving model?

"What should I wear to the homecoming dance?"
 * Review** Big Six Handout (Document Camera)
 * Model** “Real Life Example: “How can I find a summer job?”
 * Practice Activity:** My Real Life Example
 * Students Present**


 * Handouts**

Big 6 Introduction[| Big6Handouts.pdf] Big 6 Steps Worksheet [|Big6 Steps.doc] Project Introduction [|Romeo and Juliet Research Project.docx] Project Rubric [|shakespearebig6rubric-1.doc]


 * Day Two - Introduction to Selecting Sources and Skimming and Outlining**


 * Review** Skimming Outlining Process
 * Model** Skimming Outline Process - Article One
 * Activity**: Students Practice - Article 2
 * Introduce** Research Project
 * Provide** Project Guidelines: Rubric
 * Assign** Topics

[|3 Column Graphic Organizer.doc]
 * Handouts**


 * Day Three – Search & Retrieval & Citing Sources**

**Agenda Research Strategies** What Information Do I Need? Browse! Skim! Take Notes! Doodle! Brainstorm!
 * Introduce** [|RADCAB]
 * Master** Key Word Searching. What is a key word? Basically, they are synonyms or related topics.
 * Review** Available Databases @ WHS
 * Review** Citing Sources, MLA 7th Edition |[| In-text Citations]
 * Assignment:** Searching Databases & Citing Sources


 * Key Words**
 * Use** a Thesaurus > [|Thinkmap]
 * Use** [|Google's Keyword Tool].
 * Google** > [|Search Specific Domains using Advanced Search]

**In-Text Citation = Parenthetical Reference (i.e., Reference in Parenthesis)**
 * Citing Sources**

References in the text **MUST** clearly point to specific sources in the list of works cited. The information in your parenthetical references in the text must match the corresponding information in the entries in your list of works cited.

SOURCE: http://www.mlahandbook.org/private/handbook/hb6

"They use the author's last name followed by the page number referenced in the work. The reference is placed in parentheses usually at the end of the sentence before the period."

Source: http://library.williams.edu/citing/styles/mla.php


 * Assignment**
 * 1) Locate two database articles from one of the following: Library Databases (Topics and Resources) or Web Databases (listed above on this wiki), and one Internet resource (3 total) that support the research related to your prompt.
 * 2) Print Article (Use preview/pages), skim, highlight, annotate.
 * 3) On a separate sheet of paper, following the format of the Sample Assignment
 * 4) Summarize one or more points in the article related to your research point.
 * 5) Use in-text citations and create a works cited entry (bibliographic citation).

Sample Assignment


 * Works Cited** **Format**
 * In alphabetical order
 * Double spaced
 * Indent all lines after first line!

Mrs. Torrise's Citation Guidlines WHS Databases
 * Handouts**

[|Citing Online Sources PowerPoint] Sample Articles [|CitingSourcesArticle.pdf] [|CitingSourcesArticleII.pdf]
 * Day Four – Review of Citing Sources**

//Big 6 lesson plans adapted with permission by Alicia Duell, Media Specialist, Riverside Brookfield High School//