Penn Alexander Instructional Media Center
Big6 Organizer
Brainstorm answers to steps one through five before beginning to research your project.
When you have finished your project, use step six to check yourself before handing it in.
When you have finished your project, use step six to check yourself before handing it in.
I. Step #1: Task Definition
A. What am I supposed to do? What did the teacher assign?
B. What information do I need to do this?
II. Step #2: Information Seeking Strategies
A. What are the possible sources to find this information?
B. Which of the sources are the best ones for me to use?
III. Step #3: Location
A. Where will I find these sources?
B. Who can help me find what I need?
IV. Step #4: Use of Information
A. How will I record what I find? (Research Tools)
B. Do I have all the information I need to give credit to my sources?
1. Title
2. Author
3. Publisher
4. Copyright date
5. Page number
6. Web site URL
7. Database Access date
V. Step #5: Synthesis
A. What does my teacher expect my project to look like?
B. What can I make to finish my project?
C. How will I give credit to my sources?
VI. Step #6: Evaluation (Your own evaluation should come before your teacher's!)
A. My work is neat.
B. My work includes my name, my room number, the project title, and the date.
C. My work includes the information that I determined I needed in Big6 step #1.
D. I gave credit to my sources.
A. What am I supposed to do? What did the teacher assign?
B. What information do I need to do this?
II. Step #2: Information Seeking Strategies
A. What are the possible sources to find this information?
B. Which of the sources are the best ones for me to use?
III. Step #3: Location
A. Where will I find these sources?
B. Who can help me find what I need?
IV. Step #4: Use of Information
A. How will I record what I find? (Research Tools)
B. Do I have all the information I need to give credit to my sources?
1. Title
2. Author
3. Publisher
4. Copyright date
5. Page number
6. Web site URL
7. Database Access date
V. Step #5: Synthesis
A. What does my teacher expect my project to look like?
B. What can I make to finish my project?
C. How will I give credit to my sources?
VI. Step #6: Evaluation (Your own evaluation should come before your teacher's!)
A. My work is neat.
B. My work includes my name, my room number, the project title, and the date.
C. My work includes the information that I determined I needed in Big6 step #1.
D. I gave credit to my sources.
Adapted from an assignment organizer created by Barbara Jansen by J. Downing, LMS
Updated 2016
Updated 2016