Research

Big 6 -excellent resources for teaching research and informational literacy

http://nb.wsd.wednet.edu/big6/big6_resources.htm  Big 6 Resources

Instructional Resources for Teachers

• Big 6 Posters, Student Organizers, lots of printables  http://www.pflugervilleisd.net/curriculum/libraries/ResearchandAssignmentTools.cfm
• Cute Project Ideas--all printables needed here http://schoolctr.hebisd.edu/education/components/docmgr/default.php?sectiondetailid=47731&

• The Big6 Home Page – Official Big6 site by developers Mike Eisenberg and Bob Berkowitz.

• Rubric   big6rubric.pdf 

• Citing Sources citations model.pdf 
  

• Big6 handouts – Elementary and secondary level 8½x11 posters listing Big6 steps.

• NewsBank's Big6 Resource Center – Resources and activities for Big6 skills.

• Big6 in other Languages – Afrikaans, Arabic, Catalan, Chinese (traditional and simplified), Dutch, English, Esperanto, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish.

• MORE project examples  http://big6.mcdowell.groupfusion.net/modules/locker/files/group_files.phtml?parent=530000&gid=122721&sessionid=0d120bc7a1

• Banana Split – Metaphor as a way to overview/intro the process.

Resources for Students

• Big6 Grades 3-6 – Interactive Web site for students to learn and use The Big6.

• Parent's Guide – How to Help with homework.

Writing Forms/Lesson Ideas   http://www.jmeacham.com/writing.mini.lessons.htm Works

Writing Workshop http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/writing_workshop.html

Writer's Workshop and Picture Book Lessons for 6 Traits http://writingfix.com/picture_book_prompts.htmand  http://writingfix.com/traits_primary.htm#

Research

Lesson Plans all areas using technology and often global awareness http://www.digitalwish.com/dw/digitalwish/view_lesson_plans?id=430

Animal Research Projecthttp://www.fayettevilleintermediate.org/4thgradeanimalresearch.htm

Research0Guidelines.pdf