1. Library Skills Mrs. Geist

2.  5.9 The student will find, evaluate, and select appropriate resources for a research product. ◦ a) Construct questions about a topic. ◦ b) Collect information from multiple resources including online, print, and media. ◦ c) Use technology as a tool to research, organize, evaluate, and communicate information. ◦ d) Organize information presented on charts, maps, and graphs. ◦ e) Develop notes that include important concepts, summaries, and identification of information sources. ◦ f) Give credit to sources used in research. ◦ g) Define the meaning and consequences of plagiarism.

3.  (noun) The collecting of information about a particular subject  (noun) The systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.  (verb) To search or investigate exhaustively

4.  1) A visual presentation or product  2) A typed list of information sources  3) an oral presentation to your Language Arts class. The first two parts are due May 6th. Oral presentations will be made in June.

5.  Can be in any format you choose. Mrs. Parrott would prefer you to use technology. ◦ Powerpoint presentationPoster ◦ MovieWeb page ◦ DioramaSkit ◦ SongTimeline ◦ PamphletGame like Jeopardy or ◦ Book Fling the Teacher  Here are some examples:

6. Poster Timeline

7. Travel Brochure Science Experiment

8. Book Web Page

9.  Must be factual, demonstrating your research.  Should be creative and original. YOUR TOPIC MUST RELATE TO 5 TH GRADE!!!

10.  Part 2 of your project is a typed list of the sources that you have used for information.  You will need to use at least three sources ◦ Nonfiction book-reference or other, library book or personal book ◦ Website ◦ Other-magazine, newspaper, video, personal interview, etc.

11. Here’s what it might look like: Jude Geist Alligators Project Resources May 6, 2013 Book: All about alligators by Jack Smith, 2010. Pages 20-40. Website: “American alligator”, www.nationalgeographic.com, 2012www.nationalgeographic.com Magazine article: “Alligators invade Florida,” Science News Magazine, Jan. 2013, page 11-15.

12.  The first two parts of your project are due to your Language Arts teacher on Monday,  May 6 th.  You will present your project to your class in June. Basically you get to “teach” the class what you have learned in your research.  Your teacher will let you know exactly when. You WILL NOT turn in your materials to me.

13.  Home  Specials – Library and Keyboarding  Language Arts Lab  Afterschool Enrichment, starting Feb. 11, sign up today

14. Learn some fun programs and get some extra help with your Research Project. Learn : Every Monday Research Techniques & Sources 3:20 to 4:30 Microsoft PowerPointBeginning Feb. 11th Movie MakerIn the library with Creating a Web SiteMrs. Geist You may not come if you are already assigned to Tutorial!!!

16.  Although there are no hard rules to deducing a source’s value, the following are some good rules to keep in mind:  A good source usually has an author.  A good source is unbiased.  When using the internet, remember that the better sites will likely end in “.edu” or “.gov”.  A good source has been published/peer reviewed.  A good source is either of a time period (historical) or up to date (contemporary).  A good source does not push an agenda.

18.  quoting is when you use the exact words from the source in your text. Quotes should be placed with quotation marks and offset with a proper introduction. Paraphrasing is taking someone’s idea and putting it in your own words. This does not mean simply replacing one or two words (this is plagiarism); proper paraphrasing changes sentence structure, style, and word choice. Instances of both paraphrasing and quoting should be sited!