Plant+Research

=Big6 and Plant Life Story Project: Follow these 6 steps to plan, research, create & evaluate your project. =

1. Task Definition
What is my assignment?

What information do I need to create my story?


 Brainstorm a possible list of sources you can use to get the information you need to create your story.


 Where are the sources listed in Step 2 located?   (Suggested online resources: DISCUS: Britannica online and Kids Infobits, World Book Online and Discovery Education)  How will I find the information I need within the sources? Create a list of keywords to help you in your search within your sources.

4. Use of Information
Read, view and/or listen to the sources you find. 

 How will I record the information that I find? Hint: when taking notes- think like a caveman . <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">caveman commercial break <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> How will I give credit to my sources? Use these tools to help cite your sources in MLA format: EasyBib [|citation_handout_for_bms.doc] The Owl at Purdue

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<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Organize your information and plan your project. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Decide if you will create a plant story book with illustration, a story book with images in PowerPoint, write a skit & act out, create a poster with illustrations or some other creative story format!

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">6. Evaluation
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Before turning in your assignment, compare it to your teacher's requirements (grading rubric).

For example:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Did you do and include everything that was required?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Did you give credit to all of your sources, and did you write it the way your teacher requested?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Is your work neat?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Would you be proud for anyone to view this work?

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">The “Big6™” is copyright © (1987) Michael B. Eisenberg and Robert E. Berkowitz. For more information, visit: www.big6.com

Image credits: plant image by epSos.de caveman image by Imoman