Evaluating Web Sites Chart - once you have filled out the chart with the URL's and evaluated them, make a comment to this post listing the characteristics of an overall "best" web site as they relate to the 4 criteria - 1) Content 2) Authority/Credibility 3)Bias/Purpose 4) Usability/Design.

I-Search Web Site Evaluation - Go to Joyce Valenza's webquest http://mciu.org/~spjvweb/evalwebstu.html and use the 4 criteria for evaluating web sites to determine the best and worst web site on your topic. Make a comment and just list the URL's for these two sites without labeling them the best or worst. Then go to I-Search under the Library Practice Assignments and copy & paste the Evaluating Web Site Chart located under Evaluation into a word document. Once everyone has listed their two URL's, copy & paste them on to the chart and evaluate them.

I-Search #5 - When you have completed I-Search #5 using the keywords identified in I-Search #4, meet with Ms. Dooley/Daly to identify your Essential Question. Write a short description of your Topic and your Essential Question. After everyone has entered their topic description and Essential Question you must read them and make a comment suggesting a couple more possible questions each might ask. Respond to ELISE and BRYAN on this post.

I-Search #5 - When you have completed I-Search #5 using the keywords identified in I-Search #4, meet with Ms. Dooley/Daly to identify your Essential Question. Write a short description of your Topic and your Essential Question. After everyone has entered their topic description and Essential Question you must read them and make a comment suggesting a couple more possible questions each might ask. Respond to SICKMUTT and GAVIN on this post.

I-Search Assignment #4 Initial Exploration of Topic

In your learning log create the following organizer.

Topic:

1. What I know about the topic (before you read). This can be a brainstorm, a paragraph, or a list.

2. Spend at least one period reading about your topic in a general encyclopedia, books and/or magazine articles. (Magazine articles can be located using the Opposing Viewpoints Database or Tucson Public Library's EBSCO database). Get an okay on the article from Ms. Dooley or Daly. Print it out or copy it and highlight what you think might be keywords for your topic.

I-Search Assignment #3: Choosing a Topic - Writing Prompts

In your learning log repy to the following prompts:

1. I learned the following information about myself through my web:

2. I think webbing helped/did not help me find a topic because:

3. I want to consider the following two or three topics for my I-Search:

4. My first choice of a topic is _________________________ because:

Introduction to I-Search

Now that you have done your webbing. What would you consider to be your top 3 topic choices for your I-Search process?