Big 6 Assignment Organizer Name____________________________ Per.________ Project__________________________________

Fill in blocks 1-5 BEFORE you begin work on your assignment:

#1 TASK DEFINITION

What is my task?

What do I know?

1.

2.

3.

4.

#3 LOCATION & ACCESS

Locate Sources – Find information using sources

Where can I find sources?

____ School Library

____ Public Library

____ Provided by my teachers

____ Internet - List likely key words: ________

__________ ____________ ____________

__________ ____________ ____________

____ Other ____________________________

______________________________________

#5 SYNTHESIS

Organize & Present Information

What final product or performance will complete my assignment?

How will I give credit to my information sources in my final product or performance?

_____ Include a works cited page (bibliography)

_____ Tell sources after my performance

_____ Other ____________________________

#2 Information Seeking Strategies

Evaluate Sources		Best	I can use it	Need help
Atlas
Almanac
Biographies (920, 921)
Non-fiction books # ______ ______ _____ ______ ______ _____ ______ ______ _____ ______ ______ _____
Encyclopedia (print)
Periodicals
Computer & Network resources
	Grolier’s on-line
	SIRS
	Internet web sites (list on the back)
	NewsBank
	EBSCO
	Other

#4 Use the Information

Examine Sources & Extract Information

Important: Rewrite information in summary form! NO word for word copying.

How will I record the information I find?

_____ Take notes using note cards

_____ Take notes on notebook paper

_____ Take notes on a graphic organizer

_____ Cut and paste from electronic sources

_____ Draw pictures (make a story board)

_____ Talk into a tape recorder

_____ Other __________________________

How will I record my source information?

_____ write source information on note cards

_____ write source information on paper

_____ write source information on graphic

organizer

_____ Other ___________________________

#6 Evaluation

Judging My Results & Information Problem Solving

Complete the following when the assignment is completed:

How will I know I have done my best? (ALL of these must be accounted for before turning in your assignment)

_____ My final product (#5) used the I

information I recorded (#4( to answer the

questions I asked (#1)

_____ I gave credit to ALL of my sources.

_____ My work is neat.

_____ My work is complete and includes my

name and the date

_____ My work meets all of the standards and

requirements required by my teacher

Mark Hampson , Library Technology Educator, Jenkins Middle School