Day 156: 5/23/22 - Research Project Day #1

Good day 6th Graders,      

        Today we will begin working on our research Projects. 

                        Thank you,
                        Mr. Trumble

Do Now: 

1. Write down your homework

2. Open your Notebook to page 86

Homework:

•  Work on your Research Project (Due June 8)

Activity #1

Outlining & Organizing Information

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Password: search

Mrs. Bostick's Library Page through Clever

Research: 

Once you have 4 - 6 resources you will use the "Gathering Info" graphic organizer to record important information for your research essay and project. Read each article & use one graphic organizer per article. Be sure to record all the important information from your article onto the graphic organizer, including:

- Title of the article

- Name of the resource

- Important Info

- Quality of the resource

You are specifically looking for information that will help you explain:

• The Problem/Issue
• The Causes (or the Pros)
• The Effects (or the Cons)
• The Solutions

Outlining & Organizing:

Now that you have gathered information it is time to organize it to make it easier to put together your Learning Fair Presentation.

Your Goal:

Take all of the information you gathered and organize it according to:

• Problem/Issue
• Causes (or Pro's)
• Effects (or Cons)
• Solutions 

Steps:

• Begin with 1 article at a time
• Read each piece of information you gathered
• Write it in the appropriate category
• Repeat
• You should be able to explain each of these categories in your own words
• You should also be able to explain why you care about your topic, or why the topic is important

Working on Research Projects

***Review the Judges Evaluation Form***

Key Questions:

What do you need to include in your project?

How will your project be evaluated?
(Review Judges Evaluation Form)

*Preview project boards from previous years

Key Questions:
What did they do well?
What could they have done better?

Activity #2

Research Projects

• Work on Research Project
• Planning
• Headings & Sub-headings
• Problem & Solution
• Causes & Effects
• Pros & Cons
• Use the Decorative tape to create sections on your Tri-fold board
• Information
• Work on making printed materials for your research projects
• That may include:
• Headings (large, Bold, Various Fonts)
• Subheadings (Large, Bold, Various Fonts)
• Making bulleted lists
• Printing picture, images, graphs, & diagrams
• Bulleted lists can be Typed or Hand written
• Images w/captions
• Graphics like: Charts, Graphs, & Diagrams
• Make them LARGE and use Colored backing paper to make them stand out.
• Model
• Notecards