1. Lesson 11: The Research Cycle Gathering Notes Do Now: Get out your Research Packet. You should have completed Section 1 [Questioning] and Section 2 [Planning]

2. Aims SWBAT take detailed Cornell Notes to GATHER information about the Climate/Region of their choosing. SWBAT choose four good sources – one book or online article and three good websites.

3. Climate Travel Brochure

4. Gathering Information Four Sources 1. Book or online journal 2. Website 3. Website 4. Website

5. Cornell Notes See attached template Include SOURCE at the top of the page One source per Cornell Notes page Use CRITERIA to set up notes in Key Points (Left) Section Source #: _________ Author: ______________________________________________ Editor: _______________________________________________ Title: ________________________________________________ City of Publication: ______________________________________ Name of Publisher: ______________________________________ Copyright Date: ________________________________________

6. Cornell Notetaking Why should you take notes? To minimize your “rate of forgetting”  Dr. Walter Pauk, Cornell University Reading Center  Don’t take notes = Forget 60 % in 14 days  Take some notes = Remember 60 %  Take organized notes and do something with them= Remember 90-100% indefinitely! The More the Better!

7. Cornell Notetaking What else could I place on the left side? Key terms, vocabulary words, or dates Diagrams or figures Reference pages in a text Steps in a solution process Notes to myself about actions I need to take

8. Cornell Notetaking What are some good tips for taking the notes on the right? Write only what is most important:  listen for repetition, change in pace or volume, numbering, explicit clues (“this is important,” or “on the test”);  watch for gestures, or clues to organization;  look for material being written down by instructor or shared in a visual manner

9. Cornell Notetaking What are some good tips for taking the notes on the right? Write in your own words (paraphrase) Write using abbreviations (check a dictionary for these and create your own) Draw a figure or diagram Leave space where you think you might need to “fill in” info later Use bullets, arrows, and indenting to list key ideas Write legibly

10. Cornell Notetaking What are some good tips for taking the notes on the right? Actively listen  Maintain eye contact with the speaker, group, or presentation source  Nod your head at appropriate times  Frown when you do not understand  Ask relevant questions  Answer questions posed by the instructor  Make a written record

11. Cornell Notetaking What are the steps to taking Cornell Notes? S et up your page  Draw your margins  Label clearly T ake notes  Use your best strategies A ctively listen, analyze, ask questions R eview, revise, reflect  Look over notes and highlight, edit, or add info  Write your questions and reflection

12. Cornell Notetaking What types of questions should I place on the left side? Questions which are answered in the notes on the right Questions you still need the answer to--ask a friend or the teacher after class Questions the teacher might ask on a test Higher level thinking questionsHigher level thinking questions

13. Climate Travel Brochure Criteria is on attached sheet that will be handed out Due on Monday, October 7 th Must include: (CRITERIA) – City, Country Continent – Climate Type – Geographical features of that city – A map of the city within the country – At least three animals that live there – At least three plants that live there – Recreational activities to do in that area.

14. The Research Cycle Questioning – Develop an Essential Question about what you want to study – Create a KWL Chart Planning – Develop a research Plan – Figure out where you are going to look Gathering – Take notes from multiple sources Sorting and Sifting – Organize your notes – Sift out information you don’t need Synthesizing – Put all information together in a nice, neat package Evaluating – Did I do the best I could? Can I change things before I hand in my work?

15. The Research Cycle