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Big6 #1 Task Definition (What?)
What is my topic?
What is my task or essential question?
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What do I already know?
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What information do I want to know? (List in question format)
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Big6 #2 Information Seeking Strategies (How?)

How can I find ideas?
What resources will I use?
(Check the appropriate ones)
Printed Resource: Encyclopedia              
Electronic Source: Encyclopedia
Printed Resource: Book                           
Subscription Services: ProQuest, SIRS, EBSCO
Printed Resource: Magazine                   
Electronic Source: World Wide Web
Printed Resource: Dictionary                   
Electronic Source: Databases
Printed Resource: Almanac                     
Electronic Source: CD ROM
Printed Resource: Atlas                         
Electronic Source: E-mails
Printed Resource: Thesaurus
Electronic Source: Mailing Lists
Printed Resource: Newspaper  
Electronic Source: Newsgroups
Other Sources (such as videos; Businesses; Non-profit Agencies; Community Resources)
Be sure to note the name of the resource:

Web Site Evaluation Web Evaluation Guide
If you are using a web site, you must evaluate it for relevance, accuracy and authority. Use the following evaluation checklist. Web Evaluation Guide

Big6 #3 Location & Access (Where?)
Where will I find each source?
School library
Print material On-line data base
On-line databases: ProQuest, SIRS, EBSCO
personal library
provided by my teachers
Internet
Awesome Library Ask Jeeves Ask Jeeves Kids KidsKonnect
Search Engines and Directories
Alta Vista Yahoo Yahooligans Google
If you are using a search engine, list your keywords:
Topic Synonym Synonym Related Terms
other:

Big6 #4 Use of Information (Look)
Read, listen, and look.
How will I be Taking Notes of the information that I find?
Keep track of your resources as you work. Use a Citation Worksheet. (Online biblio programs can help)

Big6 #5 Synthesis (Show)
Make something to show what you learned.
How will I do this?
Written paper
Multimedia Presentation (Power Point, movie)
Oral presentation
Other:

What visual aides will you include?
Graphics Posters
Charts Simulations
Maps Overheads
other:

You must give credit for the resources that you have used.
How will I do this? Plagiarism Statement
Noodletools or EasyBib
How to Cite Sources Worksheetfor print media sources online resources and Nido samples

Big6 #6 Evaluation (Well?)
Did you do your job well?
Before turning in my assignment, I need to check off all of these items (on the printed Organizer):
Credit is given to my sources, written in standard citation format
my work is neat
my work is complete and includes factual information
I would be proud for someone to view this work
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