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Research & the Common Core Learning Standards (CCLS)
Gathering Information
The teacher works with students to determine organizing strategies, and types and locations of sources in order to plan for searches.
General Resources
- ODELL EDUCATION Literacy Curriculum: Research
- ODELL EDUCATION Research Framework 9-10
- ODELL EDUCATION Research Framework 11-12
- Network Team Institute Materials: May 13-16, 2013: ELA 9-12 Professional Development
- Topic Repository G9-10_Technology.pdf
- Topic Repository G11-12_Food.pdf
Gathering InformationStudents determine what they want to know about a topic and develop inquiry questions that they will investigate. |
Student MaterialThese are ODELL EDUCATION's materials for students as they move through the Gathering Information phase of the research process. |
Teacher MaterialThese are ODELL EDUCATION's materials for teachers as they help students move through the Gathering Information phase of the research process. |
- Planning for Searches
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The teachers and librarians work with students to determine organizing strategies, and types and locations of sources in order to plan for searches.
PLEASE SEE YOUR LIBRARIAN.
PLEASE SEE YOUR LIBRARIAN.
- Assessing Sources
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The teacher explains and models how to assess sources to determine their credibility and relevance to Inquiry Questions.
The Assessing Sources Handout is a tool that can be used to help students analyze sources based on their credibility, accessibility and interest, relevance and richness.
Students can record the resulting assessment of their sources on their Potential Sources form.
- 9-10
- Use text #2 in conjunction with the Assessing Sources handout to model how to do a quick analysis of a source.
The History of Social Networking by Gordon Goble
Use texts #5 and #6 to model and discuss assessing sources of uncertain credibility or suitability for specific Inquiry Questions.
Text #5
The Positive Impact of Social Networking Sites on Society by Dave Parrack
Text #6
The Uses of Social Media by brillblonde
Text #3
Use text #3 to have students practice the use of the Assessing Sources process in pairs and talk through their preliminary analysis of the texts.
How Twitter Works by Jonathon Strickland - 11-12
- Use text #2 in conjunction with the Assessing Sources handout to model how to do a quick analysis of a source.
Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition & Health by Sylvia Matthews Burwell
Use texts #5 and #6 to model and discuss assessing sources of uncertain credibility or suitability for specific Inquiry Questions.
Text #5
The Facts About High Fructose Corn Syrup by Corn Growers Association
Text #6
Farmer In Chief by Michael Pollan
Use text #3 to have students practice the use of the Assessing Sources process in pairs and talk through their preliminary analysis of the texts.
Text #3
How the Potato Changed the World by Charles C. Mann
- Making and Recording Notes
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The teacher explains hwo to annotate sources and record key information, personal impressions and ideas for further exploration of the Area of Investigation.
The Taking Notes tool helps students make and organize notes on sources with respect to their Research Frame.
Taking Notes- Annotated guides teachers as they help students make and organize notes on sources with respect to their Research Frame.
- 9-10
- Use texts #1-5 to model the process of annotating a source.
Text #1
Why I Take Good Care of My Macintosh by Gary Snider, American Beat poet
Text #2
The History of Social Networking by Gordon Goble
Text #3
How Twitter Works by Jonathon Strickland
Text #4
The Negative Impact of Social Networking Sites on Society by Dave Parrack
Text #5
The Positive Impact of Social Networking Sites on Society by Dave Parrack - 11-12
- Use texts #1-5 to model the process of annotating a source.
Text #1
The Meaning of Food by Sue McLaughlin
Text #2
Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition & Health by Sylvia Matthews Burwell
Text #3
How Twitter Works by Jonathon Strickland
Text #4
So God Made A Farmer by Paul Harvey
Text #5
The Facts About High Fructose Corn Syrup by Corn Growers Association
- Building an Initial Research Framework
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Students reflect on their research strategy based on their findings and build a Research Frame that will guide their further investigation.
The Research Frame is the result of the students' exploration of the research topic and the chosen Area of Investigation. It guides students throughout the research process and helps them organize their findings.
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- Conducting Searches Independently
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Students use their Inquiry Questions and Paths to conduct strategic searches for potential sources annotating, making, and recording notes.
The Research Criteria Matrix outlines the key proficiencies and habits of the research process that students need to build. It is a tool that can be used to evaluate student performance. Student products can be examined for ability to set the direction for their research, pose inquiry questions and build a research base.
Contact the Office of Network Team/ Catie Reeve at CReeve@ocmboces.org for more information.
