Gwinnett County Research Process

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Gwinnett County Research Process

• Lilburn Elementary
• by Lisa Campbell
• Media Specialist

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Five Basic Steps

• The Well, Duh! approach.

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obvious
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logical
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Step 1. Planning
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Pick a topic!

• (Well, Duh!)

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Your topic is no doubt too large, so you must
narrow it down
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so you dont go crazy
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Trying to write a report on a huge topic is like
trying to take a sip from a fire hose
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Information Overload

• The internet doubles every three months!

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Lets say you want to do research on the
Revolutionary War.
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You check our catalog and see that we have 137
books on the Revolutionary War.
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The county databases have hundreds and hundreds
of articles
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Too much! Where do you start?
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How to narrow the fire hose
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What small part of the revolutionary war really,
really interests you?
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Uniforms?
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Weapons?
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Hospitals?
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One battle?
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One person?
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You get the idea
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Now youre ready to pull your materials.
Its no longer a fire hose of information, but a
digestible amount of information.
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That's it! Step 1 of the Research Process is
simply this

• Pick a topic
• Narrow topic
• Select your materials

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Step 2. Drafting
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Take notes!

• (Well, Duh!)

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Youll never remember all the things you are
reading.
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Every time you pull something from a website,
book or magazine, write down the source. This
will make step 4 much easier.
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Ok, youve got notes.
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great stuff, but it is kind of a mess
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Organize your cards and papers so it sounds good
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and makes your point
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Now you can write your first draft.
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So, Step 2 is this

• Take notes (with source information)
• Organize notes
• Write draft

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Step 3. Revising
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Read it to your parents, friends or teacher
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They might have suggestions for you
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Revise your report. Make it better.
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Step 3 again

• Share it.
• Get feedback.
• Revise it.

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Step 4 Final Editing
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Prepare the final version of your research.
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Double check
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grammar
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spelling
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Make sure the bibliography is complete and in the
correct format.
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Ask Ms. Campbell for example sheet
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Step 4 is

• Finalize
• Double check grammar and spelling
• Check Bibliography

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Step 5. Publishing/Presenting
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Present your final report
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Graciously accept the applause
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think
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How could you have improved it?
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Review

• Step 1 Planning
• Pick a topic
• Narrow it down
• Select Materials

• Step 3 Revising
• Read it to several people.
• Get their feedback.
• Rewrite paper.

• Step 5 Presenting/Publishing
• Present your research.
• Reflect on how it could have
• been even better.

• Step 2 Drafting
• Take notes
• (with sources!)
• Organize notes
• Write first draft

• Step 4 Editing
• Final stab at perfect spelling, good grammar,
  and a logical paper.
• Make sure bibliography is complete and in the
  right format.

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Quiz!

• What part of the research process involves taking
  notes?
• Step 1 Planning
• Step 2 Drafting
• Step 3 Revising
• Step 4 Editing
• Step 5 Presenting/Publishing

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Quiz!

• What part of the research process involves taking
  a final look at the grammar and spelling?
• Step 1 Planning
• Step 2 Drafting
• Step 3 Revising
• Step 4 Editing
• Step 5 Presenting/Publishing

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Quiz!

• What part of the research process involves
  rewriting your report after getting advice?
• Step 1 Planning
• Step 2 Drafting
• Step 3 Revising
• Step 4 Editing
• Step 5 Presenting/Publishing

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Quiz!

• In what part of the research process would you
  pull books for your report?
• Step 1 Planning
• Step 2 Drafting
• Step 3 Revising
• Step 4 Editing
• Step 5 Presenting/Publishing

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Quiz!

• In what part of the research process would you
  pick a topic?
• Step 1 Planning
• Step 2 Drafting
• Step 3 Revising
• Step 4 Editing
• Step 5 Presenting/Publishing

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Quiz!

• In what part of the research process would you
  read your report to your best friend?
• Step 1 Planning
• Step 2 Drafting
• Step 3 Revising
• Step 4 Editing
• Step 5 Presenting/Publishing

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Quiz!

• In what part of the research process would you
  take a bow and sign autographs?
• Step 1 Planning
• Step 2 Drafting
• Step 3 Revising
• Step 4 Editing
• Step 5 Presenting/Publishing