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Research: Foundational Skills and Inquiry

Research: Foundational Skills and Inquiry. English I: Winter 2014. Research Assignment. Project Details. Goals: Foundational skills in research Inquiry project (similar to senior project—smaller scale) T opic of your choice P ose important questions—broad and narrow

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Research: Foundational Skills and Inquiry

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  1. Research: Foundational Skills and Inquiry English I: Winter 2014

  2. Research Assignment

  3. Project Details Goals: Foundational skills in research Inquiry project (similar to senior project—smaller scale) Topic of your choice Pose important questions—broad and narrow Seek credible information Product: Present 2-4 min PowerPoint due Mon/Tues Feb 3-4 Homework for this unit is to work on project!

  4. Possible Project Topics • Military • Parenting • Privacy • Racism/ Bias • Social Justice • Steroids • Technology • Terrorism • Vaccines • Wages Airport Security Animal Rights Bullying Censorship Child Soldiers Drug Abuse Education Food Holocaust Immigration

  5. Important Vocabulary

  6. What is research? Researchis… diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc. Dictionary.com

  7. Activating Question What do the words primaryand secondarymean? In what contexts have you encountered these words?

  8. What vocabulary do I need to know? • Credibility • Evaluation of Sources • Sources • Primary • Secondary

  9. Credibility Definition: The quality of being believable or worthy of trust Dictionary.com

  10. Evaluation of Sources With so much available information, students must decipher what is credible and useful for their purposes. • Where to look • What to look for • What to accept

  11. Evaluation Questions: General Does the author have expertise to write on the topic? Is the information in this source up-to-date? Does the publisher affect the information? What do reviewers say about the source? Is the source appropriate for your research?

  12. Evaluation Questions: Internet • Who is the owner of the site—the producer of the content? Does that owner have anything to gain from you using the site? • advertising links • potential purchase • Is the information consistent with book sources? • Is there a prejudice or bias that is readily apparent? • advocacy or hate group • Does the site have a professional, reputable appearance? (Note: Many websites are software now and not self-created, so they generally appear more professional; thus, this cannot be the only criteria for judgment.) • no flashy ads or pop ups • no malicious links

  13. Sources Source: Something that supplies information Primary Source: a document/ physical object written/ created during the time under study…present during an experience or time period & offer inside view of event Secondary Source: interprets and analyzes primary sources…one+ steps removed from event & may have pictures, quotes or graphics of primary sources in them

  14. Sources (continued) Primary sources Secondary sources • Artifacts (coins, fossils, furniture, tools, clothing, etc.) • Audio recordings • Diaries • Internet communications on email • Interviews • Journal articles w/ NEW research findings • Letters • Newspaper articles from the time • Original documents (birth certificate, will, etc.) • Photographs • Records • Speeches • Survey research • Art, literature, music • Bibliographies • Biographies • Commentaries/Criticisms • Dictionaries, Encyclopedias • Histories • Journal articles reviewing previous findings • Magazine/ newspaper articles digesting information after the fact • Textbooks • Website

  15. Great Places to Find Information Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/index.html The National Archives: http://www.archives.gov/index.html Sweet Search: http://www.sweetsearch.com/ Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com/

  16. Main Parts of a Book Title Page —Title, author(s), edition, publishing company, place of publication Table of Contents —chapters, subheadings, page numbers Appendix —charts, documents, tables, illustrations, and/or photographs Glossary —dictionary of words found in a book Index —end of book—shows topics and page numbers Bibliography —titles, authors, and publishing information for references/resources used to write book

  17. APPLICATION Individually: Identify primary and secondary sources As a small group: Evaluate the credibility of sources (use evaluation questions)

  18. Directions Part 1 Work individually to determine if sources on handout are primary or secondary (we will review as a class) 10 minutes

  19. Directions Part 2 • In small groups of 2-3, identify as primary/secondary and evaluate the credibility of the source given to you on a scale of 1-5 (1= not credible; 5= very credible). • Be ready to defend your evaluation and explain how/when it might be useful. 10 minutes

  20. Wrap-Up:Thinking Questions Why is research important? Why is distinguishing between primary and secondary sources helpful?

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