Shows you the research process step-by-step. Includes a form that you can fill in each step of your research project.	Shows you how to fill in note cards and how to organize them	The Walter Reed Style Sheet. Shows you how to cite your sources using the current

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Walter Reed Middle School Research Curriculum

INTRODUCTION

Students often get frustrated when each one of their teachers take a different approach to research. When a student finally finds an approach to research that they are comfortable with they find they have to abandon it because the teachers they have in a new semester want them to do it “their way”.

At Walter Reed we take a school wide approach to the research process. In the fall of 1999 we instituted a sixth grade research curriculum. This curriculum is not unique. Much credit must go to Debbie Stanley of Central Middle School. It was from her workshops that the core of the research process was taken. The material has been adapted to the particular needs of our school. In the 2000/01 school year we phased in the seventh grade segment of the research process which focuses on the reference section. In the 2001/02 school year we brought in the eighth grade segment which focuses on advanced searching techniques, web site evaluation, and electronic resources.

To Parents: The links above will take you to pages that currently make up the core of the research process. Use them freely. These are especially helpful when your child seems to have left everything at school.
To Students: The links above will take you to the same forms we have available in the library.
To Visitors: The links above will lead you to forms that will help you to organize and focus your research . You may use them freely, but please do not remove the credit statement at the bottom of each form.

RESEARCH PROCESS OVERVIEW

1. Determine your topic, making sure it is not too broad or narrow

2. Pre-search - Familiarize yourself with your topic. Read an article from an encyclopedia to get an overview of the topic

3. Determine your sub-topics. Review encyclopedia articles, or books to see how the topic is broken up to help you determine your sub-topics

4. Select your resources. Remember you are never committed to one and can delete or add a resource at another time

5. Read and note take

6. Organize your notes

7. Write your rough draft and revise

8. Word process your final draft

9. Write a bibliography

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