1. Mindsets for Success Do Now: KWL Chart – Research
What do you know about research? What do you want to know?

2. Do Now: KWL Chart on Research – What do you Know & Want to know?
Mindsets for Success
Do Now:
KWL Chart on Research –
What do you Know & Want to know?

3. Objectives
I understand the components of the research process.
I can decipher the meaning of words based on context and prior knowledge.
I can read closely and summarize ideas.
I can listen carefully and present information professionally and clearly. 

4. Agenda
Do Now – KWL
I DO: Research Overview; Close Reading Strategy
WE DO: Close Reading
YOU DO: Journal
EXIT TICKET

5. What is research
Research is a process to discover new knowledge by systematically studying materials and sources in order to establish facts and draw your own conclusions.

6. Basic Research Process
Choose a topic
Create a search strategy
Find Information/Sources
Read Closely
Summarize, Paraphrase and Quote key information
Synthesize and Evaluate information
Cite Your Sources

7. Close Reading Instructions
Before Reading:
Number paragraphs on each page.
Read headlines/headings, subheadings, charts, etc. to get a sense of what the text is about. Turn them into research questions.
Separate reading into chunks by headings or sections 2-3 paragraphs long.
Financial aid is money for educational expenses for college or career school.
Grants do not have to be repaid (they are often called “gift aid”).
Loans have to be repaid with interest.
Work-study is money earned by the student at a job (often on campus) that helps the student pay his or her educational expenses. This money does not have to be repaid and is not taken into account in assessing a student’s eligibility for financial aid the following year.
Scholarships are funds that do not have to be repaid. Scholarships are usually based on academic merit but can be based on a student’s interests, hobbies, religion, ethnicity, and/or financial need.

8. 5. Read second time and annotate:
WHILE READING:
4. Read once for overview
5. Read second time and annotate:
Underline and * interesting information - write the topic/key word in the margin
Write ? by sections you want to learn more about - write the topic/key word in the margin
Write “ ” by 1 sentence that you want to quote - - write the topic/key word in the margin
Circle unknown words, look up/use context and define
Financial aid is money for educational expenses for college or career school.
Grants do not have to be repaid (they are often called “gift aid”).
Loans have to be repaid with interest.
Work-study is money earned by the student at a job (often on campus) that helps the student pay his or her educational expenses. This money does not have to be repaid and is not taken into account in assessing a student’s eligibility for financial aid the following year.
Scholarships are funds that do not have to be repaid. Scholarships are usually based on academic merit but can be based on a student’s interests, hobbies, religion, ethnicity, and/or financial need.

9. Close Reading Instructions
AFTER READING:
6. Look up unknown words and write synonyms above the words or in margins.
7. Read a final time and summarize in 1-3 sentences, trying to answer the questions you created before reading.
Financial aid is money for educational expenses for college or career school.
Grants do not have to be repaid (they are often called “gift aid”).
Loans have to be repaid with interest.
Work-study is money earned by the student at a job (often on campus) that helps the student pay his or her educational expenses. This money does not have to be repaid and is not taken into account in assessing a student’s eligibility for financial aid the following year.
Scholarships are funds that do not have to be repaid. Scholarships are usually based on academic merit but can be based on a student’s interests, hobbies, religion, ethnicity, and/or financial need.

10. Mindsets for Success Divide into 7 groups
Use the close reading strategy and annotate important or questionable ideas.
Circle and define challenging vocabulary.
Summarize the section in you own words
Evaluate: Write a statement agreeing or disagreeing with the ideas in your section.

11. Group – Mindsets for success
Choose a quote from the article.
Decide whether you agree or disagree with the quote. Prepare a statement to present to the class explaining your decision.

12. EXIT TICKET – KWL Chart
What have you learned about research and close reading?