Step 1: Question
What do you know about your assignment?
What do you know about your topic?
What do you want to know?
What's the question or problem you will focus on?
By Friday May 1, 2009 Write a specific research question or hypothesis.
Step 2: Gather
About this step
Where will you look for information?
What search tools will you use to find the best information to answer your question?
What keywords will you use?
How will you identify the best sources?
How will you record what you find?
How will you give credit to your sources?
By Sunday May 3, 2009 Create an annotated bibliography and record notes from sources.
Step 3: Conclude
What did you learn from reading, listening, and viewing?
How will you organize the information you found to answer your question or defend your hypothesis?
By Sunday May 3, 2009 Confirm thesis and outline main points.
Step 4: Communicate
Oral presentation with slides
Storyboard
Create visuals
Create slides
Rehearse
Present
By Monday May 4, 2009 Prepare final presentation
Step 5: Evaluate
How did you do?
How can you improve next time?
Step 1: Question
What do you know about your assignment?
What do you know about your topic?
What do you want to know?
What's the question or problem you will focus on?
By Friday May 1, 2009 Write a specific research question or hypothesis.
Step 2: Gather
About this step
Where will you look for information?
What search tools will you use to find the best information to answer your question?
What keywords will you use?
How will you identify the best sources?
How will you record what you find?
How will you give credit to your sources?
By Sunday May 3, 2009 Create an annotated bibliography and record notes from sources.
Step 3: Conclude
What did you learn from reading, listening, and viewing?
How will you organize the information you found to answer your question or defend your hypothesis?
By Sunday May 3, 2009 Confirm thesis and outline main points.
Step 4: Communicate
Oral presentation with slides
Storyboard
Create visuals
Create slides
Rehearse
Present
By Monday May 4, 2009 Prepare final presentation
Step 5: Evaluate
How did you do?
How can you improve next time?
