Focus



Google/TED Talk Video

Teaching Channel Video https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/teaching-strategies-internet-research


 * F ** ocus on the information need
 * What is my assignment or the information problem to be solved?
 * What are my questions and/or thesis sentence?
 * What types of information will be needed?
 * How will I organize my search plan?
 * What keywords and alternate search terms would be best for my topic?
 * What search terminology and techniques should I use?

FOCUS CCSS Alignment By Grade Level Resources:
 * [[file:CCSS_FINDS_1_313_rev.xls]] || [[file:CCSS_FINDS_2_313_rev.xls]] || [[file:CCSS_FINDS_3_313_rev_3.xls]] ||  ||
 * [[file:CCSS_FINDS_4_313_rev.xls]] || [[file:CCSS_FINDS_5_313_rev.xls]] || [[file:FINDS Secondary AASL CCSS Correlation.doc]] ||  ||
 * [[file:FINDS Research Project Checklist.doc]] || [[file:Scamper Poster.pdf]] || [[file:RAN.doc]] ||  ||
 * [[file:FINDS Research Project Checklist.doc]] || [[file:Scamper Poster.pdf]] || [[file:RAN.doc]] ||  ||

Elementary
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 * Selecting a Topic for Your Research Project - Website - Reviewed by Netherton []
 * Focusing topics for Science Research Paper, students take a survey to create a list of research topic Ideas - Reviewed by Netherton

Secondary

 * [[file:TopicSelectionWorksheetInteractive.pdf]] (writable pdf) - Reviewed by Netherton[[image:new1.gif]]
 * Developing a Research Thesis - Website - Reviewed by Waller []
 * Start exploring ideas, Choose your topic, Develop research questions @http://library.wrdsb.ca/research/research-process/exploring/[[image:new1.gif]]
 * What is a research paper thesis statement? - Website - Reviewed by Drew []