Big 6 Research Organizer
Name______________________ Teacher/Period_______________
Project____________________________
Fill in blocks 1-4 BEFORE you begin working on your assignment - use the back of the paper or separate sheets as needed.
1. Task Definition (in class) (continue on back 3. Location & Access
5. Synthesis
Locate
Sources
–
Find
information,
using
sources,
Organize & Present Information (with LTE and
if needed)
(with the LTE)
on your own)
Prewriting: Write the assignment here in your
Where can I find sources?
Reading: thoroughly read your resources
own words:
____ School Library
Prewriting: highlight and annotate your notes
____ Public Library
Drafting: create your thesis and outline
____
Provided
by
my
teachers
Rough Draft
What do I already know about the subject?
____ Internet - List likely key words to help with Final Copy
your search:
__________ ____________ ____________ How will I give credit to my information sources
What information do I need to include? Write a
list of questions (more than one or two) to which __________ ____________ ____________ in my final product?
Other _________________________________
_____ Creating citations
you need to find answers:
_______________________________________ _____ Include a works cited page
_______________________________________
2. Information Seeking Strategies
4. Use the Information
6. Evaluation
(with the Library Technology Educator (LTE)
Examine Sources & Extract Information (with
LTE and on your own)
Judging My Results & Information Problem
Solving
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)
_____ Other __________________________
How will I know I have done my best? (ALL of
these must be accounted for before turning in
your assignment):
How will I record my source information?
_____ Create a draft page of sources
_____ write source information on note cards
_____ write source information on paper
_____ write source information on graphic
organizer
Other _________________________________
_____ I gave credit to ALL of my sources.
Evaluate Sources
Internet resources (list
below)
Books, magazines, etc.
I can
Best use it
Need
help
_____ My final product (#5) used the
information I recorded (#4) to answer the
questions I asked (#1)
_____ My work meets all of the standards and
requirements of my teacher