1. Tell me about… Researching for and Conducting an Interview
Intermediate Writing
CCSS: 3/4/5.W.8 Recall or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; take notes and categorize information, and provide a list of sources.
Use this process often throughout the year to have students gather information about either a topic being studied or an independent research project. The activity combines the search of secondary resources with a firsthand interview to provide students with a learning experience that provides rich information with which to write or speak about.
What’s included:
□ Task Card in WORD (click on slide to open in WORD for editing OR open the separate TASK CARD DOC on the website)
□ Anchor Chart (Types of Resources)
□ Activity Sheets for student planning
□ Step by Step Rubric
□ Technology Connection:
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3. Primary Sources First hand Interviews Diaries Autobiographies Memoirs
Primary sources allow researchers to get as close as possible to original ideas, events and studies as possible.
First hand Interviews
Diaries
Autobiographies
Memoirs
Speeches
Patents
Experimental research results
Observations

4. Secondary Sources Biographies Review articles Literature reviews
Secondary sources analyze, review or restate information in primary resources or other secondary resources.
Biographies
Review articles
Literature reviews
Historical studies

5. Tertiary Sources Encyclopedias Chronologies Almanacs Textbooks
Tertiary resources provide overviews of topics by combining information gathered from other resources. Tertiary resources often provide data in a convenient form.
Encyclopedias
Chronologies
Almanacs
Textbooks
Search engines

6. Primary Sources First hand Interviews Diaries Autobiographies Memoirs
Primary sources allow researchers to get as close as possible to original ideas, events and studies as possible.
First hand Interviews
Diaries
Autobiographies
Memoirs
Speeches
Patents
Experimental research results
Observations

7. Secondary Sources Biographies Review articles Literature reviews
Secondary sources analyze, review or restate information in primary resources or other secondary resources.
Biographies
Review articles
Literature reviews
Historical studies

8. Tertiary Sources Encyclopedias Chronologies Almanacs Textbooks
Tertiary resources provide overviews of topics by combining information gathered from other resources. Tertiary resources often provide data in a convenient form.
Encyclopedias
Chronologies
Almanacs
Textbooks
Search engines