Research Process
Teaching Research Strategies Grades 1-12
This took me several years to develop & is based on I-Search and definitely founded on reading comprehension strategies. It is just exactly the steps I take when teaching research to students and works for grades 1 -12. I recently discovered Bib Me for building Bibliographies and I like it better than Citation Machine: http://www.bibme.org so I would make this change next time I teach research. (Catherine Trinkle)
KWHL Chart
Here is a chart I use, a variation of the popular KWL chart. (Catherine Trinkle)
Narrowing a Topic
Many students choose a topic that is too broad (sometimes too narrow). Here is a lesson to help students with the skill of narrowing a topic. This also works to teach students how to come up with keywords to use when looking for print and online resources. (Catherine Trinkle)
All the Information in the Known Universe
Be sure to share this interactive tutorial from the Kentucky Virtual Library with your students -climb aboard the research rocket and find great explanations and fun graphics for each step of the research process. (Nancy Alibrandi)
Research and Citations from Oregon School Library Information System
Great resources from the Oregon School Library Information System:
I Need to Learn ... How to Do Research
Free MLA Citation Maker from Oregon School Library Information System
(Nancy Alibrandi)
I Need to Learn ... How to do Research