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__Discuss how to do research__ – Have students ask these questions of themselves any time they have a paper to do. What do I already know? What questions do I have? How do I find out? What did I learn? · Understand that information (i.e.internet sites) can sometimes be slanted by “Special Interest Groups” to promote their on opinions and agenda. · How do I know the information is good (i.e. the person writing about the subject knows more about it than you do)… I explained Wikipedia. __Use of Note Cards__ · Use Note Cards (i.e. graphic organizer) 1. Make sure each card is cited – (Numbering each card with corresponding number from Bibliography serves as graphic organizer. 2. Just the fact – No complete sentences 3. Equal number (5 required) from each type of source. Monograph Reference Computer Website __Bibliography__ · Make a list (or citation) of all sources that you look at during your research even if you end up not using all of them for your “fact” cards. See you teacher for the format they want you to use. · Each entry should be numbered so that the students can put that number on the corresponding fact card. Teacher should have example for students to use as model.
 * 5th grade has been working in the library the week. We have covered the following material in conjunction with Civil War Research**.

**Parts of Research Paper** __Beginning__ Short paragraph explaining the “Big Idea” of the research topic and if the topic was chosen by the student an explanation of why this topic was chosen. __Middle__: Things you’ve learned · Use Note Cards 1. Make sure each card is cited – (Numbering each card with cooresponding number from Bibliography serves as graphic organizing. 2. Just the fact – No complete sentences 3. Equal number from each type of source. Monograph Reference Computer Website · Organize into order in which you feel they should appear in your paper. (If made into PPT make sure only 1 fact per slide.) · Put note cards together that should be in a paragraph together. · When completing paper make sure all facts are turned back into complete sentences and use paragraphs to organize like facts together. __End__: Give a summary of what you learned in your research. If you now have an opinion about the topic you have researched now is the time to give an opinion (or reason) and support it by citing evidence gathered during your research.

Do not put “THE END” at the end of a research paper or for that matter any kind of writing assignment. If you have to tell us you’ve finished then YOU ARE NOT THROUGH.

Teacher has an large envelop for each student with their name on it so that all fact cards and printed research can be kept together until all research is completed and their paper is turned in. This helps show their thought processes and will let you know if they have “skipped” steps above.

I n addition to the steps above, we also reviewed search skills for the internet, how to copy and paste files into Word documents, and they will be making Powerpoint presentations in the near future. Those will be posted here on Haley's Kids webpage.