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K-2 |
3-5 |
| Define
task: |
- Conferences with teacher
- Uses KWL model to develop research question(s)
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Understands what is required by teacher
Understands research question provided by
teacher
Reads background information provided by
teacher |
| Plan: |
Follows directions |
Follows a schedule for completion provided
by teacher |
| Identify
appropriate resources and their locations: |
- Searches OPAC by subject
- Differentiates between fiction and
non-fiction
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- Distinguishes
among selected resources (e.g., encyclopedias, dictionaries, print
books, magazines, and newspapers)
- Searches OPAC and WLS
catalogs
- Searches subscription
databases (e.g., SIRS)
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| Gather,
evaluate and Organize
information: |
- Takes information from teacher-selected
resources
- Differentiates between fiction and non-fiction
- Interviews "experts"
- Uses simple graphic organizers to record
information
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- Interviews "experts"
- Uses index and table of contents to locate
information
- Skims resources to locate relevant information
- Uses graphic organizers to take notes/organize
information
- Paraphrases information
- Records information needed for Works Cited
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| Think,
apply and do: |
- Shares sources of information orally
- Shares the answer orally and in writing
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- Forms a conclusion using teacher models
- Shares results in assigned format
- Completes a Works Cited including title,
author, publisher, place of publication, and copyright date
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| Reflect
on work: |
- Demonstrates awareness of the steps of the
research process
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- Evaluates work using established criteria
(e.g., checklist, rubric)
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