You will need the following: The handouts at the door Yesterday’s handout Animals in Translation chapter Your composition book

English 9 and 9H Research methods I can Assess Sources I can Take Notes

Review Three parts of Research Process Section 1: Defining an Area of Investigation Section 2: Gathering and Analyzing Information Section 3: Organizing, Synthesizing, & Drawing Conclusions Step 1: Brainstorm Topics Step 2: Create Inquiry Questions and Vet them with Criteria Criteria: The questions should lead to rich and relevant knowledge and information. They should be questions you want to answer. They are questions that can truly be answered through research. They should be questions that are clear or easily understood. The questions should lead to multiple answers or more questions. 6. They are questions that you do not already know the answer to.

Developing your Inquiry Generate at least five specific inquiry questions that will guide your research. For example: How do researchers measure animal intelligence? How can animal intelligence be used to benefit humans? What characteristics do the animal and human brain share? What kinds of complex decisions do animals make? What does animal intelligence look like and how is it different from human intelligence?

Developing your Inquiry – Research Frame What questions need to be answered in order to answer your larger question? Instead of thinking in terms of topics, think in terms of all the questions that need to be answered.

Research Frame Topic: Animal Intelligence Area of Investigation: Your overall big evaluative question Reference: IP# 1, 2, or 3 (for the sections of your research based on your three main interpretive questions) Name this Inquiry Path in the form of a question List all the questions that need to be answered about this Inquiry Path

Where to find information Articles Interviews Speeches Books Videos Charts Blogs

Where to search for credible information for this search? Science journals and magazines EBSCO Unbiased News Organizations if doing in-depth reporting Educational organizations Research organizations Professional journals NPR

Assessing Credibility of Source

Animals in Translation Use the Assessing Sources Tool to analyze the Credibility, Accessibility, and relevance of the chapter.

Step 3: Record Potential Sources

Assess the potential sources Look at each of the articles provided and assess each as to its credibility. Use the page on Assessing Sources Fill out the information for each of the sources.

Taking Notes  Once researchers have identified and assessed several sources that have relevant, credible, and accessible information, they begin reading the texts closely. Close reading for the purpose of gathering and analyzing information is often done in two steps: annotating and taking notes. The standard that is assessed in this lesson states, “assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question.” Preliminarily assess your sources by skimming. Next you will read the sources closely to determine if a source is truly useful in addressing an aspect of the research question/problem.

Step 4: Taking Notes by focused questions

Fill in your Inquiry Path notetaking sheets One of your three questions on each page Number your sources on the Potential Sources page Record Details and write Commentaries