LA6 RESEARCH PROJECT HOOTBOARD

RESEARCH PROJECT LEARNING TARGETS

Use technology to produce and publish writing
Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research
Conduct a short research project
Gather information from multiple sources and assess the credibility of each source
Quote and paraphrase information providing a basic bibliographic information
Present claims and findings sequencing ideas logically and using descriptions, facts, and details.
Use appropriate eye contact, volume, tone, and pronunciation while presenting
Include Multimedia components and visual display for presentation
Include Multimedia components and visual display for presentation

HANDOUTS

6th Grade Research Project Timeline

List of project due dates

Animal Research Outline

Outline & note-taking sheet for this project

Project Grading Sheet

Rubrics for all three components of the project

RESEARCH RESOURCES

Reliable Resources

Book Collection Nonfiction: Middle School Edition
Full text non-fiction e-books (provided by Badgerlink)

Britannica School - Middle
Online encyclopedia articles for middle school students (provided by Badgerlink)

Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia
Online encyclopedia articles for students & adults (provided by Badgerlink)

Google Custom Search
Search engine customized specifically for this project

Mas Ultra: School Edition
A database containing books, articles and multimedia (provided by Badgerlink)

Destiny Quest
Books you can check out from O-F LMC

Science Flix
Full text non-fiction e-books and videos (provided by CESA 10)

Science Reference Center
Full text science reference books and periodicals (provided by Badgerlink)

You will need usernames and passwords to access some of the resources listed above (O-F Google login required to access this link.)

RESEARCH GUIDES

BrainPop: Research
Learn about research tools and resources

BrainPop: Internet Search
Learn how to narrow and exclude items from your search

Badgerlink: Research Guide
Learn the six steps to completing a research report

McDougal Littell: Doing Research on the Web
Learn the tools and strategies for doing Internet research

Common Sense Media: Strategic Searching
Learn strategies for effective Internet searches

Colorado State University: Boolean Searches
Learn how to do effective searches by using AND, OR, NOT

Research Building Blocks: Choosing the Best Print Resources
Click on "Go to Demo" to learn how to analyze the reliability of print sources

How to Judge the Reliability of Internet Information
Learn how to analyze the reliablity of Internet sources

WRITING GUIDES

PREWRITING RESOURCES

Starting the Writing Process
Tips for starting the writing process from Purdue OWL

Prewriting (Introduction)
Processes and strategies to help you get started from Purdue OWL.

Prewriting (General Questions)
General questions to help you get started from Purdue OWL

Prewritng (More Questions)
More questions to help you get started from Purdue OWL

How to Outline
Why outlining is important and how to create one from Purdue OWL

Animal Essay Outline
An outline for your essay provided by Mrs. Richards

ESSAY-WRITING RESOURCES

Symptoms & Cures for Writer's Block
An explanation of writer's block and activities to help you get past it from Purdue OWL

More Writer's Block Strategies
More suggestions for beating writer's block from Purdue OWL

Essay Writing
An explanation of what an essay is from Purdue OWL

Thesis Statement Tips
Tips for writing a thesis statement from Purdue OWL

On Paragraphs
Tips for writing good paragraphs from Purdue OWL

Paragraphs (Length Consistency)
Tips for writing well-balanced paragraphs from Purdue OWL

6 Ways to Avoid Plagiarism in Research Papers
Tips for avoiding plagiarism from Write Check

REVISION RESOURCES

Steps for Revising
Tips of things to look for when revising your essay from Purdue OWL

Revising for Cohesion
Steps to take and questions to ask during the revision process from Purdue OWL

EDITING RESOURCES

Beginning Proofreading
Suggestions for proofreading from Purdue OWL

Proofreading Suggestions
Strategies for proofreading from Purdue OWL

Proofreading for Errors
Tips for locating and correcting mechanics, usage and grammar errors.

PRESENTATION & POSTER RESOURCES

Sound Effects Free of Copyright

The following sites contain music and/or sound effects that are free from copyright, so you don't have to ask for the creator's permission to use them. Remember that all of the music/sound effects that you use should be cited on your works cited page unless the source specifically states that attribution is not required!

Animal Sounds
Browse by category only: no search box

Nifter Animal Sound Effects
Browse only: no search box.

SoundBible Animal Sounds
Music & sounds from Creative Commons and Public Domain

Please note that Google Presentation does not support music and sound effects the way Microsoft PowerPoint does. Watch the video below or use this handout to learn how to create a link to a sound effect from the Internet.

PHOTOS FREE OF COPYRIGHT

CodeThe following sites contain photos that are free from copyright, so you don't have to ask for the photographer's permission to use them. Remember that all of the photographs you use should be cited under the picture and included on your works cited page unless the source specifically states that attribution is not required!

CopyrightFreePhotos: Animals
Browse photos: no search engine available

FreeDigitalPhotos
Only allows a small picture download for free

IM Free
Be sure to use the search box in the center of the page

MorgueFile
Select "Free Photos" from the dropdown menu to the right of the search box

National Marine Sanctuaries Media Library
Photos are Public Domain

Pixabay
Note that sponsored pictures from Photostock are NOT copyright free!

StockSnap.io

Unsplash