QUESPER'S RESEARCH PLANNING GUIDE

Name:______________________ Date: _________________

A. KEEPING TRACK

_____ 1. Materials: pencils, notebooks, reference cards, instructions, worksheets 

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_____ 2. Notes and note-taking: plan, note-taking materials,  references

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_____ 3. Reference cards: Names and dates of resources: authors, titles, publishers, places, dates 

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_____ 4. Deadlines and Timelines _________________________________________________________

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_____ 5. Places to visit: Libraries, Computer labs, etc._______________________________________

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B. BASIC RESEARCH PLAN: QUESPER

    1. QUE: What information do I want to know?

    2. S: Where and how am I going to look for it?

    3. P: What am I going to make with the information?

    4. E: Do I have enough information to create my product?

    5. R: What did I learn?

C. SEARCH STRATEGIES: SMILKA, Sam-Sam The Index Man,  PROBE

1. Spelling

2. Meaning

3. Last names

4. Indexes

5. Keywords and searching techniques

  1. Ask for help

    7.  Try again

    8.   Evaluate the information: reliable, relevant, current

D. SOURCES and RESOURCES: DEARhearT

1. Dictionaries

2. Encyclopedias

3. Almanacs and Atlases

4. Reference sources, Books, Periodicals and Magazines

  1. Thesauruses

   6.    CD-ROMs

   7.    Online Sources

   8.    Resources in the community
 

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