Persuasive Presentationwith the

Big6 Skills Research Method

College Guide for High School Students

Submitted by:Corina Galvan and Dámaris Thorn

LS 5443: Librarians as Instructional PartnersDr. Judi MoreillonOctober 22, 2010

Skill 1: Task Definition

• What is my task?

• What am I supposed to do?

• Where do I find the information?

Skill 2: Information Seeking Strategies

• What are all the possible sources?

• What is the best source in this particular situation, in this particular context?

Skill 3: Location and Access

• Locating the information source

• Accessing the information in the source

Skill 4: Use of Information

• Using and engaging the information

• Pulling out what’s relevant

Skill 5: Synthesis

• Organizing information

• Presenting information

Skill 6: Evaluation

• Evaluating the product

• Evaluating the process

I Need

INFORMATIONAbout

COLLEGE

WHATAm

ISupposed

To

DO?

WHEREDo

IFindThis

INFORMATION?

Did I

recognize the FIRST SKILL

of The Big6 Skills

Research Model?

BRAINSTORM

What do I already know about college?

Now

I

continue

with the next skills of

The Big6 Skills

Research Model

I Need Sources

Where are the sources?

How do I use my sources?

How do I organize my sources?

How do I present my sources?

How do I evaluate my research?

Did I

recognize The Big6 Skills

Research Method?

Other Big6 Projectsfor High School Students

The Scholarship Guide for High School SeniorsHow do I apply for scholarships?

The Financial Guide for High School SeniorsHow do I save money for my college years?

The College Housing Guide for High School Seniors

Should I live on-campus or off-campus during my college years?

Works Cited

• Berkowitz, Bob, and Mike Eisenberg. The Big6.12 October 2010 <http://www.big6.com/>.

• Champlin, Connie, and Nancy A.S. Miller With David V. Loertscher. A Painless Guide to Research Using Web 2.0 Tools. Under the Umbrella of 21st Century Learning Skills. Salt Lake City, UT: Hi Willow Research & Publishing, 2009.

Works Cited

• Champlin, Connie, and Nancy Miller. The Savvy Seven Research Model. 12 October 2010 <http://www.lmcsource.com/pages/savvy7.html>.

Works Cited

• Eisenberg, Dr. Mike. Information Literacy. The Most Basic of Basics! University of Washington. June 2009 <http://uweoconnect.extn.washington.edu/publicmbeinfolit

• Wordle. 16 October 2010 <www.wordle.net>.