What is the assignment?What is the assignment?

What is the essential question?What is the essential question?

What is my hypothesis/thesis statement? (Pre-research / Post-What is my hypothesis/thesis statement? (Pre-research / Post-research)research)

Brainstorm ideas / begin looking for information and see what Brainstorm ideas / begin looking for information and see what developsdevelops

Is there enough information to do justice to my topic? Is there enough information to do justice to my topic?

For More information:For More information: Deep Web Search: Deep Web Search: http://clusty.com can help you narrow your topic can help you narrow your topic Searching tutorial: Searching tutorial: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/558/03/ Thesis builder: Thesis builder: http://www.tommarch.com/electraguide/ Use Inspiration to create a mind map of possible topicsUse Inspiration to create a mind map of possible topics Graphic organizers: many types available here:Graphic organizers: many types available here:

http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/actbank/torganiz.htm http://www.graphic.org/goindex.html

Essential questions: Essential questions: http://janetsinfo.com/ask.htm

What are the best sources of information for my project?What are the best sources of information for my project? Begin by searching the Begin by searching the Destiny catalog or or

LAUSD Digital Library for resources.for resources.

How will I know if the sources are accurate and How will I know if the sources are accurate and authoritative? Consider:authoritative? Consider:

Who? Qualification of the authorWho? Qualification of the author What? Accuracy of information and coverageWhat? Accuracy of information and coverage Where? Address, design, and technical qualityWhere? Address, design, and technical quality When? CurrencyWhen? Currency Why? Purpose of the informationWhy? Purpose of the information

More information on searching and analyzing sources:More information on searching and analyzing sources: Information Literacy Tutorial from CalState LA: Information Literacy Tutorial from CalState LA:

http://web.calstatela.edu/library/tutorial/new/map.htm Search Tutorial from UC Berkeley: Search Tutorial from UC Berkeley:

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html Analyze websites: UC Berkeley interactive form: Analyze websites: UC Berkeley interactive form:

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html

Use this site to learn to recognize an informational website: Use this site to learn to recognize an informational website: http://www3.widener.edu/Academics/Libraries/Wolfgram_Memorial_Library/Evaluate_Web_Pages/Checklist_for_an_Information_Web_Page/5720/

Please visit the following websites. After perusing each website, take a moment to complete a Google survey about the site.

Website 1:http://www.dhmo.orgSurvey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1q8qJrAfGMcBa-tPaO_Yrq4B9AFxVsW8yh4AHJwoPujI/viewform

Website 2:http://www.thedogisland.comSurvey:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/10P9EKn_rtsLhW-GN9yc_49S_EFPSflMJQKRTL2y-3lg/viewform

Where will I find the best sources?Where will I find the best sources?

How will I access the sources?How will I access the sources? Ask a librarian for helpAsk a librarian for help Print sourcesPrint sources InternetInternet

Free web vs. database (called the “deep Free web vs. database (called the “deep web” or “invisible web”)web” or “invisible web”)

Use a search Use a search engine when engine when you:you:

Want to go to a specific websiteWant to go to a specific website

Have a narrow or unusual topic Have a narrow or unusual topic or have several keywordsor have several keywords

Want to retrieve a large Want to retrieve a large number of documents for your number of documents for your topictopic

Want government information Want government information and formsand forms

Want to search for particular Want to search for particular types of documents, file types, types of documents, file types, languages, etc.languages, etc.

Are willing to evaluate the web Are willing to evaluate the web site’s content!site’s content!

Use databases Use databases when you when you want:want:

Newspaper articlesNewspaper articles

Magazines/journal articlesMagazines/journal articles

Encylopedia articlesEncylopedia articles

Biographical informationBiographical information

Published material that has Published material that has gone through a review and gone through a review and editing process, ensuring a editing process, ensuring a greater likelihood of greater likelihood of accuracy and reliability!accuracy and reliability!

Write a sentence about your topicWrite a sentence about your topic I want to do my project about some kind of ocean mammal I want to do my project about some kind of ocean mammal

such as whales or dolphins.such as whales or dolphins.

Pull out key words/ phrasesPull out key words/ phrases Ocean mammal, whales, dolphinsOcean mammal, whales, dolphins

Expand your list with synonyms and related wordsExpand your list with synonyms and related words Ocean-sea-marineOcean-sea-marine Mammals-arm-blooded animalsMammals-arm-blooded animals Ocean mammal-marine mammalOcean mammal-marine mammal Dolphins-porpoisesDolphins-porpoises

ETC.ETC.

Larger categories:Larger categories: Ocean Mammal-ocean life, marine life, mammals, animalsOcean Mammal-ocean life, marine life, mammals, animals

Smaller categoriesSmaller categories Whales-blue whale, killer whale, humpback whaleWhales-blue whale, killer whale, humpback whale Dolphins-bottle nose dolphinDolphins-bottle nose dolphin

Now you have a list of terms to Now you have a list of terms to begin searching for information.begin searching for information.

Synonyms and related termsSynonyms and related terms

Ocean, sea, marine, ocean mammal, marine mammal, Ocean, sea, marine, ocean mammal, marine mammal, whales, cetaceans, dolphins, porpoiseswhales, cetaceans, dolphins, porpoises

Larger CategoriesLarger Categories

Ocean life, marine life, mammals, animalsOcean life, marine life, mammals, animals

Smaller CategoriesSmaller Categories

Blue whale, killer whale, humpback whale, bottle nose Blue whale, killer whale, humpback whale, bottle nose dolphindolphin

Use of Information: Extracting what you need

How will I gather and record the How will I gather and record the information for my project?information for my project?

How will I give credit to my sources?How will I give credit to my sources?

More information on extracting More information on extracting information and citing sourcesinformation and citing sources How to paraphrase:How to paraphrase:

http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/QPA_paraphrase2.html QPA_paraphrase2.html

http://www.utoronto.ca/ucwriting/paraphrase.html http://www.utoronto.ca/ucwriting/paraphrase.html Taking notes, use Cornell Notes as recommended by Taking notes, use Cornell Notes as recommended by

David BurkeDavid Burke Citation machine: http://citationmachine.net/Citation machine: http://citationmachine.net/

What product or performance will I What product or performance will I create to finish the assignment?create to finish the assignment?

How will I give credit to my sources How will I give credit to my sources in my final project?in my final project?

More informationMore informationCitation machine: http://citationmachine.net/Citation machine: http://citationmachine.net/