General+resources

Begin with a pre-assessment from this site. You will need to set up the assessment ahead of time, but the site is very user-friendly, and it's free. [| http://www.trails-9.org/index.php?page=home] Remember to assess again after the project is completed.

[] Lesson plans on Info Literacy from SOS

[] Wonderful site with lots of info. Check under In the Classroom for both Lesson Plans and Student Interactives. Examples of the latter are Bio-Cube, Essay Map, Comparison and Contrast Guide, Wading Through the Web, ReadWriteThink Notetaker, Persuasion Map, Web Site Evaluation Form, Basic Character Analysis Questions, and more.

An introductory web video that answers basic questions about the research paper: []

Research lesson plans from Institute for Library & Information Literacy Education: []

Research Info lessons from CyberSmart:[| http://cybersmartcurriculum.org/researchinfo/lessons/]

Purdue University's Online Writing Lab:[| http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/]

Indiana University (Bloomington) has several online pamphlets as part of their Writing Tutorial Services: [|http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets.shtml]

Research tools from an award-winning school library in Texas: []

Scaffolding Methods for Research Paper Writing: []
An alternative for struggling students or a project to introduce the paper: []

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Great Research Guide from Springfield (PA) High School Library: []

Joyce Kasman Valenza, the librarian at Springfield High School, has written //Power Tools Recharged// (American Library Association, 2004), which contains many helpful, reproducible forms pertinent to the research process. Available for purchase from ALA or from Amazon.

Research Skills for Students, a set of video lessons from Schlessinger Media. 6 DVD's. 23 minutes each. Check with SCS Media Library.

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