Step 2: Find Out ~ Locate ~ Gather

Go to Step 1  ~  Go to Step 3

1. Use different sources of information

• Text Sources (information books, primary sources (firsthand interviews), dictionaries, encyclopedias, media (video, tapes, etc.), literature, almanacs, biographical dictionaries, atlases, classroom collections, World Wide Web, geographical dictionaries, periodicals, ESD, CIMC, CRC, special subject sources, computer software)
• Human Sources (interviews, field studies, television, surveys, radio, speech/presentation)
• External Sources (telephone, public library, other libraries)

2. Use subject, author, title, and keyword searches to find materials using the online catalog
3. Identify key facts and information after reading several passages or articles on the same topic
4. Use skim & scan reading techniques to find information and support understanding: pick out key words and phrases; identify fact boxes, charts, graphs, diagrams, maps, captions, tables, bold headings, pictures and captions
5. Select relevant information by comparing it with the focus questions
6. Use note-taking strategies to paraphrase and synthesize appropriate information (Understands that information must be in his/her own words)
7. Complete note-taking process with one source before locating another source so student knows what other information is needed
8. Differentiate between fact and opinion
9. Understand that not all information is credible
10. Begin to be aware of different people’s point of view
11. Cite sources using bibliographical format (link to appropriate sample)