The Big6^TM Checklist

Information Literacy Skills

Name(s)___VICTORIA WEGENER________________

This checklist will guide you as you move through the Big6 Research Process. Answer all the questions completely before moving on to the next step. You may find that you need to go back to a previous step. You should be able to clearly explain your answers!

Step 1: Task Definition: define your information problem; identify information needed

What am I supposed to do? _____Plan/create/ produce a product/project on a topic that interests me and then write a reflective essay on it.  The main TO DO is to learn something new about a certain area which interests me and for which i would usually not have time for or wouldn't bother to approach._______________________________

What is my question/topic? _________Designing my own collection and discovering the process from simple sketches to the final product and catwalk. ______________________________________________________

Step 2: Information Seeking Strategies: determine all possible sources; select the best sources

What are the possible sources?

__Parents, Friends, People from the area, Contacts, Researching on the Internet, Magazines, Television, Movies, Music, Imagination, Teachers, fellow/older students ____________________________________________________________________

What are the best sources of information for this question/topic?

__Parents, Friends, Contacts, Fellow/ older students ____________________________________________________________________

Can I justify using these sources to my teacher and explain why I chose them?

__Yes, because I need support from people who are close to me and who are willing to support me because this isn't an easy project and it will take a lot of time so I will need a stable and trustworthy support system and I can best learn from people who are around me and can transfer their own wisdom and skills/ knowledge to me. Also, there is not much I can research on such subjects on the internet and I will need physical demonstrations.  My project is sort of a self-discovery project, where I have to go out and communicate with people and convince them to help me. :D ____________________________________________________________________

Step 3: Location and Access: locate sources; find information within sources

Where can I find these sources?

_____In my surroundings_______________________________________________________

I found a variety of sources, including:

Non-fiction books __HOW TO DRESS___________

DVDs or online video __Clueless, The Clique, The Roomate, tons of other movies, where the characters wear nice clothes________

Newspaper article (print or online) __no_______

Magazine article (print or online) __pictures and advertisements________

Reference article (print or online, from a library database) ___no___________

Website (meets CABU criteria) ___blogs, online shops, etc.___________

Step 4: Use of Information: engage with the source (read, hear, view, and touch); extract relevant information

Did I review my information question/topic to decide what kind of information I need from each source? __yes, but my sources were real/ alive people_____

Did I listen to/read/view each source and take notes, taking care to put information into my own words? ___I didn't have to research, because it was more about going to talk to people and investigate/experiment on my own.  It was a bit of a self discovery process._____________________

Did I find bibliographical information for each source and make a note of it? __I used no sources except for youtube videos and internet pictures from blogs.___________

Did I use NoodleTools to create a Works Cited page and list all my sources? ___not yet but I am going to._________

Step 5: Synthesis: organize from multiple sources; present the information

How will I organize my information? _I will show people this blog, I will show people my collages, photos, sketches, sketchbook, timeline, mindmaps, etc.
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How will I present my information? ______________I will use foam boards and bring my computer to school. __________________________________________________________

Did I create an outline that includes information from all of my sources? __I made a mindmap that summarizes the process of my project._________

Step 6: Evaluation: judge the product; judge the process

Did I answer my information question/topic? ____Yes, in a way I did achieve my goals, but I had planned too much for this project.  It was impossible to achieve everything.______________

Did others understand and enjoy my presentation? ___I haven't presented yet, the gala night is tomorrow :/_________________

Was I successful in completing the entire Big 6 process? Why or why not? ______Yes, I was because I could answer every single one of the questions as I completed my project step by step using the big six as a guide.  I fulfilled or am still working on fulfilling all its expectations. __________________________________________________________________

What could I have done differently? ____I could have sone some many things differently, that I don't even have time to list them all.  The main things, which I probably should have done differently is spend more time on the actual presentation than on the blog because even though I am ver proud of it other kids havent put that much effort into their wikis and mrs. kriss probably wont even read all of this and im not spending enough time on the things they will actually look at. ____________________________________________________________________

What did I learn?

______GO AND LOOK AT MY MINDMAP !
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The Big6TM is copyright Michael B. Eisenberg and Robert E. Berkowitz. Handout created by: Mischele Jamgochian, Upper School Librarian, Frankfurt Int’l School, Germany.

Works Consulted

Eisenberg, Mike, and Robert E. Berkowitz. “Big6 Skills Overview.” The Big6. 19 Nov. 2001.  26 May 2009 <http://www.big6.com/‌2001/‌11/‌19/‌a-big6%E2%84%A2-skills-overview/>.