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Clarifying Questions:
What qualifies as power?
What factors create power in a nation?
What are the costs and benefits to holding power?
Who/Which group has power? What did they do to obtain power?
Are groups that are not in power oppressed? What is oppression?
How does scarcity lead to conflict?
How is economics tied to conflict being studied? |
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Causes of Conflict
Description (Word Doc.)
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Causes of Conflict Rubric
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Causes of Conflict Glossary (Word Doc.) |
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Historical Query
(Word Doc.) |
Primary or Secondary
Source (Ppt Doc.)
Analysis Worksheets from the National Archives
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The
Big6 Research Process and the World History CBA
Big6™
At a Glance -- (Word Doc)
Big6™ Research
Organizer -- (PDF) |
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1. Task Definition
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Determine the information problem to be solved |
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Reformulate a complete statement of the task |
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Pick out
key words embedded in the question
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Ask a
good question |
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Understand and follow printed and/or oral directions |
1. 2.
Task Def
Graphic organizer
(Word doc.)
Question Builder
Framework (Word doc.)
Topic Organizer
(Word Doc.) |
2. Information Seeking
Strategies
Brainstorm and Narrow
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Recognizes that information can be gathered from many sources,
including investigation, observation, and human resources |
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Determines which would be best to answer the question(s) |
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Uses
appropriate criteria for selecting sources |
Info Seek
Graphic organizer (Word Doc.)
Sources Checklist
(Word Doc.) |
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3. Location and Access
Searching strategies
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Determines which sources are available |
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Independently gathers sources |
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Determines if the source is usable |
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Access
appropriate information systems including online databases, online
public access catalog, electronic media |
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Analyze
and filter electronic information, rejecting what is not relevant |
3. Locate & Access
Graphic organizer (Word Doc.)
Key Word Searching
Graphic Organizer (Word Doc.) |
4. Use of Information
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Distinguishes fact from fiction and opinion |
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Skim or
scan information |
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Make
notes and develop annotations
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Re-read
notes and rewrite them in own words (summarize or
paraphrase) |
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Make
sure direct quotes are enclosed in quotation marks |
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Accurately cite sources
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4. Use of Info
Graphic organizer (Word Doc.)
RADCAB
(Information Evaluation guide -- Word doc.)
Notekeeper
(ppt doc. Save to desktop to
use) |
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5. Synthesis
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Classify
and group information
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Participate effectively in discussions and debates |
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Produce
personally designed product(s) to communicate what has been
learned (word
processing, electronic presentations, spreadsheets, etc. are all
formats for products) |
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Give
credit where credit is due with in the product(s) -- parenthetical
citiation |
5. Synthesis
Graphic organizer (Word Doc.) |
6. Evaluation
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Assess
the product for completeness, strengths, weaknesses (rubrics --
use of spelling and grammar checkers)
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Develop
criteria to determine the effectiveness of the process used to
solve the information problem |
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Provide
recommendations to improve results |
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Determine the need for further information |
6. Eval
Graphic organizer (Word Doc.) |
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Conflicts to Consider -- Resources |
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Exploration/Imperialism/Nationalism:
Persian Wars: Darius --> Alexander the Great
Pre-Columbian Cultures vs.
European exploration
Industrial Revolution vs.
the Luddites/Class conflict
World War I
World War II |
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Political Thought:
Rome: Republic --> Empire
The Rise of
Communism/Russian Revolution
The Cold War
Rise of Islamic Nationalism |
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Religious Conflicts:
The Crusades
The Protestant Reformation
The Arab-Israeli Conflict |
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