1. Literacy Skills for Research, Reading, and Writing

2. What is literacy? Finding Resources to Meet Needs Extracting Information from Resources Determining Informational Needs

3. Big6 Questions 1.What question(s) do I need answered? 2.What are the possible sources to provide answers to the question? 3.Where can I find the information I need within the source(s)? Back

4. Big 6 Questions 4.Which pieces of information from the source are useful? 5.How will I organize my information? 6.Did I answer all Big6 questions and do what was required?

5. What & Where Scenario: Your teacher assigns a research paper to the class. Typically, she lets you pick your own topic, but this time, she wants everyone to write an essay on a team sport because she is a huge sports fan. She will, however, allow you to focus on whatever aspect of the sport you like.

6. Where?

7. Print Resources - Where? Magazine Articles Newspapers (primary sources) Books –Reference (Encyclopedias, Atlases) –Biographies

8. Non-print Resources - Where? Teachers Media (radio, television)radio Internet (databases, websites 1, 2, 3)databases123

9. Internet Searching

10. Which & How Decide which pieces of information answer your original question. Decide on a note- taking method. Record key words and phrases.

11. Note-taking Methods Outline Thinking Maps/Graphic Organizers Stream of Consciousness Columns

12. Title of Notes (Team Sports) I.First Topic (Basketball) A.Sub-topic (History) i.Detail (Naismith) ii.Detail (YMCA) B.Sub-topic (Rules) i.Detail (Violations) ii.Detail (Shooting) II.Second Topic (Baseball) Back Outline

13. Team Sports BaseballBasketball HistoryRules History Rules Back Graphic Organizers

14. Team Sports Basketball was invented by James Naismith. It was first played, popularly, in YMCAs across America. There are five players from each team on the court, each trying to score in each other’s baskets. Baseball is the American pastime. It requires 9 defensive players and only one offensive player on the field. Stream of Consciousness Back

15. Team Sports Topic: 1.Basketball 2.Baseball 3.Hockey Notes: 1.Rules: shooting, violations History: Naismith, YMCA 2.Rules: 9 players, innings History: American pastime Ex: 1.Duke, Michael Jordan 2.Braves, Babe Ruth

16. Big6 Questions 1.What question(s) do I need answered? 2.What are the possible sources to provide answers to the question? 3.Where can I find the information I need within the source(s)? 4.Which pieces of information from the source are useful? 5.How will I organize my information? 6.Did I answer all Big6 questions and do what was required?

17. To sum up... Information literate people are those who have learned how to learn. They are prepared for life long learning because they can always find the information needed for any task or decision at hand.