-Syllabus-

7th Grade Research Skills 2025-26

Mrs. Bockting DMS Library: 683-2368

8th Hour, Daily mbockting@dillonelem.k12.mt.us

Research skills is a class where you:

• Investigate something that interests you

• Learn to ask good questions

• Choose the best information sources to answer your questions

• Locate information using print and electronic sources

• Use information sources to get the most out of them

• Present the information results to others 

• Record where you found your information

• Evaluate your own research process and the end result

Content for the course:

Two main topics for this class:

• Internet safety- During this unit, we will be discussing how to keep our information and ourselves safe while using the internet, including healthy online relationships.   

• The Big 6 Research Process- During this unit, we will be discussing a process which allows us to break down a project to make it easier to research.   

What do I believe?

As your teacher, I believe that all of you have the potential to be successful, and I look forward to working with you the next quarter.  I promise to do my best to improve your knowledge and skills with research so that you are better prepared to cope with whatever challenges await you after school.  

My Responsibilities:  

• Treat you with respect and care as individuals.  

• Provide you an orderly classroom environment 

• Provide you with necessary discipline.

• Provide you with the appropriate motivation.

• Teach the required content.

Your Responsibilities:

• Treat classmates and I with respect and care as individuals.

• Attend class regularly and participate in daily activities.

• Be cooperative and not disruptive.

• Study and do what is asked of you.

Expectations:

In this class I expect you to:

• Come to class on time and be prepared with a pencil/pen, your planner, paper, a folder or section of a notebook that is just used for this class, a library book or AR book, and any assigned homework that is due.

• Fill out your planner in every class.  Planners will be checked weekly.  

• Do your work, assignments and homework neatly, on task, and on time.

• Respect the teacher’s right to teach and the students’ right to learn.  Be considerate and courteous of others.  Rudeness will not be tolerated.     

• Participate in class by staying on task, being a good listener, and discussing respectfully.  

• Follow all school policies and expectation for behavior.

• Find out about something that really interests you. 

Consequences:  

If you are not meeting the expectations, I will:  

• Discuss the problem with you in class or after class.

• Make a plan with you to correct the problem.

• Call your parents/guardians to discuss the problem.  

• Write you up, so that Mr. Rogers may discuss the problem with you.  

Grades: 

I will base your Quarter grade on:

• Daily assignments in class.

• Research practice activities.

• Quizzes.

• Individual projects.  

• Possibly group projects.