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Time to Research: Gather Your Information:
1-As you find information for your project, don't forget to keep asking:
- Does this information answer your original questions?
- Revise and redefine your questions, as needed.
2-Don't forget as you research to Cite Your Sources
- Record titles, authors, publishers, dates and other relevant information for citation purposes.
3-Time to get busy!
- Evaluate the content of your sources. Be a good detective!
Gather your information: Collect what you can use.
- Skim and scan to identify relevant information.
- Record information that answers your questions.
Evaluate the content of your sources:
- Identify what is fact and what is opinion.
- Is the information accurate?
- Is the information biased?
- Is the information current?
AND
- Does this information answer your original questions?
- Revise and redefine your questions, as needed.
Don't forget!
- Record titles, authors, publishers, dates and other relevant information for citation purposes.
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