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Big 6 Research
Big 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Big 6? | research process for organizing, gathering, and making sense of information on a topic |
| Why is it called Big 6? | there are 6 steps |
| What is Step 1? | task definition |
| What is Step 2? | information seeking strategies |
| What is Step 3? | location and access of infomation |
| What is Step 4? | use of information |
| What is Step 5? | synthesis |
| What is Step 6? | evaluation |
| What is plagiarism? | presenting someone else's work as your own, theft of information |
| What is a source? | a book, website, magazine, or other place to find accurate information |
| What is paraphrasing? | writing information from a source in your own words |
| What is a citation? | to write down the required information about a source used in order to give credit to the source used |
| What is a bibliography? | a place to list all the source and source information in alphabetical order |
| What is a note card? | a place to paraphrase the information on a topic |
| What is a source card? | a placeto giver credit for the information site used |
| What is a primary source? | a first hand account or eye witness account |
| What is a secondary source? | a second hand account |
| What is "Trash and Treasure"? | skimming information and taking notes on only what is needed |
| Name three types of places to locate information on a topic: | print, databases, internet |
| Newspaper: primary or secondary? | secondary |
| Autobiography: primary or secondary? | primary |
| Interview: primary or secondary? | primary |
| Biography: primary or secondary? | secondary |
| Textbook: primary or secondary? | secondary |
| What is a database? | accurate information that has been gathered and organized |
| What does "in print" mean? | books, textbooks, magazines |
| What is the internet? | search engines that help locate information |
| What is a key word? | a word related to a subject that helps to narrow a topic |
| What does credibility mean? | information can be trusted as accurate |
| What guide do we use for bibliographies and works cited? | MLA (Modern Language Association) |
| What is the best site to get cridible information? | .edu |
| What is the purpose for doing research? | to inform |
| What is a URL? | the address of the website |
| note card, position 1? | write the question |
| note card, position 2 | source number |
| note card, position 3 | paraphrased information |
| note card, position 4 | your name |
| note card, position 5 | page number of book or the word website |
| source card, position 1 | type of source being used (book, website, encyclopediea, etc.) |
| source card, position 2 | the source number that corresponds to the note card |
| source card, position 3 | the bibliography or works cited page |
| source card, position 4 | your name |
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jennifersarria
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