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Identify and explore human, print, online, and multimedia resources.

Select resources based on subject, advantages and disadvantages of various formats, availability and ease of access, and the information need.

Refine or revise researchable questions based on access to and availability of resources.

Identify and follow the district's Acceptable Use Policy and school-based computer use rules.

Apply safe practices for both assignment-related and personal online searches.

Apply knowledge of catalogs, call numbers, pathfinders, links, and organizational structures (search strategies unique to various search engines and databases) to locate relevant sources.

Choose a citation style appropriate to the subject for a preliminary source list.

Select and record potential sources of print, online and multimedia resources and their locations.

Evaluate sources based on currency, authority, reliability, bias, point of view, relevance, authorship, purpose, and audience to select sources to meet the information need.

Select and use text features, background knowledge, keywords and key ideas to select sources that meet the information need.

Defend selected sources.

Generate and use effective search terms and strategies to find information within a specific source and defend choices.

Use technology tools to find data/information within a specific source.

Differentiate between fact and opinion within a specific source.

Confirm that information within a specific source matches the information need.

Generate effective criteria for observations and questions for interviews and surveys.

Generate information in an appropriate format (video or audio recording, notes, table, spreadsheet, graphic organizer, and other digital formats, etc.).

Exhibit intellectual integrity and ethical behavior in generating information.

Add any new sources to the existing source list.

Select and apply appropriate strategies for organizing data/information (e.g., alphabetical, chronological, part to whole, general to specific, main idea and supporting details, compare/contrast, cause and effect, categorizing, data table, tags and clusters).

Defend a format for organizing data/information.

Record only succinct and relevant information.

Avoid plagiarism by recording direct quotations, complete graphs, charts, and images and keeping track of sources used.

Avoid plagiarism by recording citation information about each piece of data/information.

Use technology to record and organize data/information.

Explain the purpose of giving credit to sources of information.

Independently and accurately give credit to sources of information.

Use all the features of a citation generator to create a source list.

Reflect on and revise or refine research questions, theses, hypotheses, or positions based on new information discovered in the inquiry process.

Assess recorded information against prior knowledge and make personal connections.

Evaluate and analyze recorded information for relevance, completeness, accuracy, and discrepancies.

Analyze recorded data/information to ensure that each section of the information product will contain data/information from multiple sources.

Find and record missing or additional data/information.

Verify the validity and accuracy of the recorded data/information regardless of its source.

Ethically and accurately summarize, paraphrase, and/or manipulate the recorded data/information.

Identify bias and point of view within the recorded data/information.

Identify how the recorded data/information can be crafted to express an idea or draw a conclusion.

Identify and analyze patterns to categorize the recorded data/information.

Make inferences using recorded data/information from multiple sources.

With guidance, use technology to support critical thinking skills and problem-solving strategies to meet the information need.

Practice digital citizenship and observe intellectual property rights.

Avoid plagiarism by citing all paraphrased, summarized, and/or manipulated recorded data/information.

Identify multicultural, alternative, and diverse perspectives and interpretations.

Use technology to support critical thinking skills and problem-solving strategies to meet the information need.

Synthesize recorded data/information from multiple sources.

Draw conclusions from the recorded data/information to create and articulate new understandings.

Reflect on and/or revise the researchable question/hypothesis or thesis to reflect research findings.

Prioritize recorded data/information to build a hierarchy.

Defend conclusions and recognize divergent thinking.

Organize and display findings/conclusions in a variety of formats, including the use of technology.

Design the presentation format and delivery for intended and/or diverse audiences.

Apply appropriate design criteria, which includes universal design principals, to the content and layout of the information product.

Use technology to present findings/conclusions in a variety of formats.

Edit/review/revise, and when appropriate, practice the presentation of, the information product.

Apply fair use, copyright laws, and creative commons attributions.

Identify and apply conventions distinct to a subject area and product format.

Contribute to a learning community.

Practice digital etiquette when sharing findings and conclusions.

Credit sources using an appropriate citation format as part of the information product.

Create and apply criteria to evaluate the information product.

Use audience feedback and/or peer review to reflect on the information product.

Reflect on the information need, new knowledge, and the need for additional information.

Reflect on the inquiry process and how to use it more efficiently.

Read, listen to, view, and discuss literature that reflects personal interests, provides imagined experiences, and validates individual concerns and experiences.

Analyze literature-to-self, literature-to-literature, literature-to-multimedia, and literature-to-world connections.

Read, listen to, view, and integrate information from non-fiction literature to appreciate fiction literature.

Use literature to answer questions, make decisions, or solve problems.

Use literature to evaluate historical problems, current social events, and personal decisions.

Establish criteria with which to critique or evaluate literature.

Follow circulation procedures and policies in the library media center and other libraries.

Locate and select literature and/or multimedia in a variety of styles and genres.

Explain the connection between reading, listening to, and viewing literature and/or multimedia and being successful in personal and academic pursuits/endeavors.

Defend literature and/or multimedia choices.

Explain why intellectual freedom is important and what we must do to preserve it.

Contribute to a learning community.

Adopt new technology or methodology to expand personal and academic pursuits/endeavors.