Big6 Research Project - Biography
Big6 Step #1 – Task Definition
1.1
Students will select a biography on their level to read from the media center.
After reading the biography and passing the AR test with a 70 or higher students
will research and take notes on their famous person. Students will organize their
note cards in tree map form. Students will choose an activity or product to
present their research.
1.2
What information do students need to know in order to accomplish the task?
Background
Adulthood
Where were they born?
What was their childhood like? (youth)
How many people were in their family?
What did their parents do?
What were their parents like?
What was their career? (job, profession)
What are they known for?
Did they have obstacles to overcome?
What was their goal? (purpose, target,
aspiration)
How did they accomplish it? (achieve, carry
out, complete)
How is their goal important to us?
What did this person do to help society?
(culture)
What obstacles, if any, did they overcome?
(problem, barrier, obstruction)
How did they make a difference?
Why is it important for us to remember
them?
What are some important events in their
lives?
Imagine how the world would be if this
person didn’t exist.
What do you think of your person’s
accomplishment? (achievement, success,
triumph)
What is your opinion of your person?
Schooling
Did they have an education? (schooling)
Where did they go to school?
How far did they get in school?
Did they go to college?
Big6 #2.1 and 2.2 Information Seeking Strategies
Students will use 3 resources for their research and notes.
1) The biography read from the library
2) A Website of their choosing
3) A print resource of their choosing – Encyclopedia, Magazine Article,
Almanac, Other Library Book or Reference Book
Big6 #3 Locate and Access
All research materials for this project will come from the North Cove Library.
Big6 #4 Use of Information
Students will create note cards from each source.
Students must have 5 to 10 Note Cards from each resource. Students must put
the source on the back of each Note Card.
Students will organize their note cards in tree map form.
Example
Person
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Early Life
Influences
Accomplishments
Later Life
Students will create a bibliography using Citation Maker showing the complete
citation for all 3 resources used.
Big6 #5 Synthesis
Students will choose a way to present information on their famous person from
the list below or other ideas may be submitted to Ms. Olson for approval.
Written
Oral
Game
Diary
Play
Poem
ABC Booklet on Person
Interview
Oral report
Play
Puppet Show
Skit
Speech-1st Person
Story
Dress a Potato as person and give 1st person
oral report
Visual
Display
Painting
Poster
Slide Show
Computer-based
Power Point presentation
Brochure
Trading Card
Big6 #6 Evaluation
Students will be evaluated on using the Big6 process as well as their note cards,
citation, and presentation. Evaluation will be by students, teacher, and librarian.