You will be doing research on your History topic in groups of two.

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Somethings you will do together, such as writing down words or phrases that indicate what both of you already know about the topic. . . . . Decide what you want ot know about the topic. (It helps to form questions. . . . . Brainstorm keywords here: . . Ask your librarian to look at them and get feedback from him or her as to how effective they might be. Get your librarian's initial's here: _______________________ Date: ___________

One of you (Notetaker)) will be writing down information and keeping track of the URLs on the left side of the next page. The other person (Observer) will be "lookingat the process from a distance." This means that the Observer needs to keep track of strategies that work or didn't work. For example, notice the questions on the bottom right of the next page. Be ready to conference with your librarian or your teacher at several points along the way. You should "learn" both jobs because you will switch jobs on the next project. . . . . . . . .

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