1. Search and Search Again!
RESEARCH
What does the prefix “re” mean?
Do it again!
So what do we do with the “search”?
Search and Search Again!

2. RESEARCH ORGANIZER ROW YOUR WAY TO BETTER GRADES!
ROW YOUR WAY TO BETTER GRADES!
Name ______________________________
Class ______________________________
Teacher ____________________________
Today’s Date ________________________
Assignment Due Date _________________
Focus on the information needed
Investigate resources for information
Note and evaluate information
Develop information into knowledge
Score your presentation and research process

3. 1. I need to find out about: __________________________________
FOCUS on the information needed.
1. I need to find out about:
__________________________________
I will find my information in:
___ books
___ online databases
___ web sites
___ other
2. I need to focus on the following questions
to find my information:
___ Who ___ Where ___ All
___ What ___ How ___ Other
___ When ___ Why
3. The kind of information I need to find to
answer the question is:
___ general facts ___ statistics
___ details ___ criticism
___ opinions ___ graphics
4. I need to focus on the following key
words in my search to find information:
_________________________________
5. I can focus on the following search
strategies to help me find information:
Books: Use Athena to find books in the
library; Use the Index in the book to find
your specific information
Computers: Use school-offered
databases before search engines for some
subjects; Use “” around multi-word
subjects to narrow search results, ex.
(“circulation system”); Use + between
words that you need to link but don’t
need to be together, ex. (Greece +
Olympics)

4. 1. Which are the best sources of information
INVESTIGATE and explore resources for the answers to your questions.
1. Which are the best sources of information
to investigate for my answers?
___ almanac ___ encyclopedia
___ atlas ___ newspaper
___ books ___ online databases
___ www sites ___ magazine articles
2. Where will I investigate and explore
these sources?
___ classroom ___ school library
___ home ___ public library
3. Which online databases and/or CMMS
sites will I use to investigate and explore
my information?
___ Answers.com
___ CultureGrams
___ Cumbre
___ E-book Reference Library
___ Grolier Online
___ Infotrac
___ K-12 Teaching & Learning Center
___ Learn NC
___ NC WiseOwl
___ NoveList
___ Scribner Writers Series
___ SIRS Decades
___ United Streaming
4. Which search engines will I use to
investigate and explore my information?
___ alltheweb ___ hotbot
___ altavista ___ kanoodle
___ ask ___ lycos
___dogpile ___ metacrawler
___excite ___ raging
___google ___ yahoo

5. 1. How will I know the information is:
NOTE and evaluate facts and ideas found to answer the questions.
1. How will I know the information is:
accurate? (same info found in 2 sources)
current? (date of information)
relevant? (written by an “expert”)
2. I will note the information I find on:
___ chart ___ graphics
___ database ___ note cards
___ digital note cards ___ outline
___ graphic organizer ___ spreadsheet
3. I will avoid plagiarizing in my notes by:
___ quoting direct text
___ properly paraphrasing
___ crediting ideas, opinions, theories,
facts, statistics, graphs, drawings
4. I will need to use this format to note the
sources I use:
___ MLA citation
___ Bibliography/Works Cited page
___ other _________________________
5. I will need to note the following
information for each source I use:
___ author’s name
___ title of book, article, or Web page
___ title of magazine or newspaper
___ date of book, Web page, magazine,
or newspaper
___ volume/issue number
___ page number(s)
___ place of publication
___ name of publisher
___ URL (web page address)

6. 1. I will present my information by: ___ bookmark ___ poem
DEVELOP information into a presentation.
1. I will present my information by:
___ bookmark ___ poem
___ brochure ___ poster
___ debate ___ Power Point
___ display ___ skit/play
___ graph/chart ___ speech
___ mural ___ timeline
___ music ___ video/DVD
___ paper ___ Web page
___ picture ___ other _________
2. I will need the following materials and/or
equipment for my presentation:
_________________________________
Other Important Information:

7. research process. SCORE your presentation and your
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8. Taking Notes
by RAPN!

9. R stands for: Read it one sentence or paragraph at a time.
Don’t pick up a pen or pencil!

10. A stands for:
Ask yourself:
“What is important?”
“What are the facts?”

11. Think about how you could say this
P stands for:
Put it in your own words.
Think about how you could say this

12. N stands for: Note it down! Now pick up your pen or pencil.
No complete sentences
No punctuation
Not for anyone to understand but you!