Next steps…….
When I next need information I will……….
Religions of
the World
J6 Information Literacy
Information Literacy
Information literacy is about
knowing when and why you need information.
where to find relevant information.
how to evaluate information and decide if it
is useful to you.
using information and showing what you have found
out.
Information Literacy and me………….
How good do you think you are now at finding,
selecting and using information. (be honest!)
I’m very good at this
Information Literacy and you…………..
Information literacy is important. It involves you
learning and developing lots of different skills that will
help to make you very good at finding and using
information.
At the end of this project you will have learned how to:
have a thought shower about the topic and record your ideas as a
mind map.
decide on research questions.
identify keywords most relevant for searching
books and the internet.
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I’m OK at this
I am not very good at this
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When you search the internet or books you are not just
searching for Buddhism, for example, you are searching
for specific information about Buddhism.
How good do you think you are at finding, selecting
and using information. (be honest!)
I’m very good at this
Thinking about keywords
To focus your research take each one of your research
questions in turn and underline the keyword/s.
(remember keywords are words that will help to focus
your search)
I’m OK at this
I am not very good at this
Use your keywords when you are searching the internet
and the index of a book.
Use your keywords when you are reading the
information. Scan for your keywords.
Use your keywords when you are looking at illustrations.
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Research Questions
Setting the scene
You are a journalist for the Religious Times. Your
assignment is to research a popular world religion for a
feature display/article in the journal.
From the ideas you have recorded on your mind map
select an aspect of the religion you are going to
research in depth for your article.
Write it here. (customs—birth, marriage etc.)
You call a meeting of your fellow journalists.
At the meeting you decide to thought shower what you know
about the religion and to think about aspects of the
religion that are important. (customs, beliefs ….etc…..)
Having made this decision you must now think of
research questions to focus your research.
( What happens after a baby is born? How are weddings
celebrated? ….. etc)
You decide to record your thoughts and ideas as a mind
map.
Write 5 research questions here.
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