Are you drowning in the sea of information?

THEN YOU NEED THE BIG 6!

“But he never could think which he ought to do first and so in the end he did nothing at all”

A. A. Milne

WHAT IS THE BIG

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Task Definition: What is your question?

Information Seeking Strategies: Information Seeking Strategies: How & Where will you look for information?How & Where will you look for information?

Location & Access: Finding relevant informationLocation & Access: Finding relevant information

Use of Information: Extracting what you need

Synthesis:Constructing

your product

Assessment: How will you judge your product?

Social Issue: Torture

Question 1

Question 2

Question 3

Question 4

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Works Cited (example)

Innes, Brian. The History and Methods of Torture. Mason Crest: Broomall, PA, 2006.

Melchiore, Susan. The Spanish Inquisition. Chelsea House: Philadelphia, 2002.

Millet, Kate. The Politics of Cruelty. Norton: New York, 1997.

"Prison and punishment." Compton's by Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica, 2009. Web. 8 Dec. 2009 <http://school.eb.com/comptons/article-206885>.

Mancow Waterboarded. YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. 08 Dec. 2009. <http://www.youtube.com>.

Water torture during inquisition. Digital image. Lighthouse Patriot journal. 2008. Web. 8 Dec. 2009. <http://lighthousepatriotjournal.wordpress.com>.

Works Cited

Eisenberg, Michael, and Robert E. Berkowitz. Teaching Information & Technology Skills: The Big6 in Secondary Schools. Worthington, OH: Linworth Pub., 2000. Print.

WHAT IS THE BIG 6???

• An EASY way to do research and solve problems!

• A great way to stay organized and finish your task fast! And get an “A”!

The Big 6 model consists of six basic steps:

1. Define the Task2. Decide what information you

need3. Locate your sources4. Use the information5. Pull everything together6. Give yourself a grade

How can the Big 6 help us in the

classroom?

Have you ever had trouble understanding what the assignment is

all about?

BIG 6 #1• DEFINE THE TASK wil l help you

define their problem and decide what information you need to solve the problem

Do you ever turn in work that is not what the teacher wanted?

Do you usually want to use the Internet when the books and the encyclopedia might be the best sources to answer

the question?

BIG 6 # 2• INFORMATION SEEKING wil l help you think of several different sources, then choose the most appropriate one for the task

Do you ever have trouble f inding the right information to answer the

question assigned?

Big 6 #3

• LOCATION AND ACCESS will help you learn strategies for f inding the information you need

Do you ever need help learning to put information into your own words, rather

than copying directly from the source you are using?

Big 6 #4• USE OF INFORMATION will help

you learn when it is appropriate to copy and when it is not. You wil l learn citation and note-taking strategies.

Do you need help organizing information from various sources?

Big 6 #5

• PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER wil l help you summarize and organize your information in clear ways

Do you ever feel disappointed by the grade you receive for a

project?

Big 6 #6• GIVE YOURSELF A GRADE will

help you stay on task and evaluate your work as you progress, making sure you are fulf i l l ing the requirements of the assignment