FROM THE DRIVING QUESTION TO SOURCE TO NOTECARD NLCP INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECTS: HOW TO GATHER RESEARCH

SAMPLE DQ Should states have curfews to keep teens out of trouble?

IMAGINE THE STRUCTURE OF YOUR INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT’S FINAL DRAFT… Introduction Background Information A1A1 A2A2 A3A3 O1O1 O2O2 Conclusion Or Introduction Background Information A1A1 O1O1 A2A2 A3A3 Conclusion O2O2 Block MethodAlternating Block Method

SO, WHAT DO YOU NEED TO GATHER FROM YOUR SOURCES? Background Information on Your Topic Use Your Topic Map to Point You Toward What You Need to Learn More About Support for Your Reasons: A 1, A 2, A 3, A 4 … Use Your Topic Map to Point You Toward What You Need to Learn More About Support for Your Opposition : O 1, O 2 … Use Your Topic Map to Point You Toward What You Need to Learn More About

SAMPLE: TWO POSSIBLE BOOKS DQ: Should states have curfews to keep teens out of trouble?

GATHERING THE SOURCE INFORMATION DQ: Should states have curfews to keep teens out of trouble?

READING YOUR SOURCE FOR INFORMATION DQ: Should states have curfews to keep teens out of trouble? 1. Start with the Table of Contents

READING YOUR SOURCE FOR INFORMATION DQ: Should states have curfews to keep teens out of trouble? 2. Read with a Purpose: to gather Background Information, to gather A s, or to gather O s – or to do all three.

FROM SOURCE TO NOTECARD DQ: Should states have curfews to keep teens out of trouble? 3.Paste Quotation into Noodletools 4. “Paraphrase” the Quotation 5. Create your “My Ideas”