How do I find the Answers to my Questions? Using the Big6.
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How do I find the How do I find the Answers to my Answers to my
Questions?Questions?
How do I find the How do I find the Answers to my Answers to my
Questions?Questions?
Using the Big6Using the Big6
What is the Big6?• It is simply an Information Seeking
Strategy made up of six basic step!
•Task Definition•Information Seeking Strategies•Location and Access•Use of Information•Synthesis•Evaluation
Big6 & Thinking Strategies
This process is easy if you use theThinking Strategies you already
knowabout!
Task Definition
• What do you need to do?• What is the question or problem?
(Questioning)• What do you already know about
the topic? (Activate your Schema)
Task Definition
• How do I find a good question?
General
Narrower
Narrower
Specific
Kentucky
Regions
Important Cities
Lexington
Task Definition
• Let’s practice!
General
Narrower
Narrower
Specific
Space
Task Definition
• Put it in the form of a question.• A GOOD questions requires more
than a one-word answer.
Space
Why?How?
When?
Where?
Information Seeking Strategies
• Decide where you will look for the information
• What are the best resources?– Nonfiction books– Encyclopedias– Internet
Information Seeking Strategies
• Make sure the source you choose is reliable and a “good fit.”
• http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/hints-on-print/index.html
Information Seeking Strategies
• Make sure the source you choose is reliable and a “good fit.”
• Is the information current? (check copyright date on back of title page)
• Is there an Index or Table of Contents?• Are there headings or subheadings?• Are there pictures and diagrams that are
helpful?
Location and Access• Once you know what type of materials you are
going to look in, then you have to find the information within the resource.
• What KEY WORDS will you use?
• Use what you know about TEXT FEATURES.– Index– Table of Contents– Bold Print– Headings & subheadings– Captions
Use of Information
• Engage in the information – READ, hear, touch, view
• (Visualize, Infer, Question)
• Extract relevant information• (Determine Importance)
Use of Information
• Extract relevant information (Determine Importance) – What does this look like?
• How do I record my information when I find my answers?
• http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/factfrenzy/opening.html
Synthesis
• Combine your understanding with knowledge from other sources (Synthesizing)
• Organized your information• Create final product for sharing
information
Evaluation
• Look over your work.• Did you find the answer to your
question?• Did you share the information in a
way that you and others can understand?
• Did you do your best?