Standard 5:  

Research and Information: The student will conduct research and organize information. ␣

     1.  

Accessing Information - Select the best source for a given purpose, locate information relevant to research questioning.

          a. Access information from a variety of primary and secondary sources, including electronic text, experts, and prime resources, to locate  

              information relevant to research questioning.

          b. Use text organizers, including headings, graphic features (e.g., boldface, italic type), and tables of contents, to locate and organize information.

          c. Use organizational strategies to learn and recall important ideas from texts, such as preview, questions, reread, and record, as an aid to    

              comprehend increasingly difficult content material.

          d. Note instances of persuasion, propaganda, and faulty reasoning in text.

     2.  Interpreting Information - Analyze and evaluate information from a variety of sources.

          a. Record, organize, and display relevant information from multiple sources in systematic ways (e.g., outlines, timelines, graphic organizers, or

              note cards).

          b. Analyze and paraphrase or summarize information from a variety of sources into a research paper.

          c. Identify and credit the sources used to gain information (e.g., bibliographies, footnotes, appendix).

          d. Identify and apply test-taking strategies by answering different types and levels of questions, such as open-ended, literal, and interpretive as

              well as test-like questions, such as multiple choice, true/false, and short answer.

          e. Interpret and use graphic sources of information such as maps, graphs, timelines, or tables to address research questions.