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STAR Search: How Do I Find the Book I Need?
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| Grades | 3 – 5 |
| Lesson Plan Type | Minilesson |
| Estimated Time | 30 minutes |
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Kristina Svenkeson
November 28, 2010
I thought that STAR would be an acronym for this great process, but I didn't see this anywhere, so I made one up to help the students and I remember:
S - Subject Headings in Search Ladder - narrow to broad or broad to narrow
T - Take call number and go to shelf - use section signs and knowledge, shelf/area labels, and spine labels to locate resources.
A - Actively analyze resources - look at table of contents, index, scan text and text features
R - Right Resources for me? - Is this text at a level that I can read and understand? Does it give me information that I need? Do I have a variety of sources (more books, encyclopedias, internet sites)?
Lisa Fink, RWT Staff
March 08, 2010
Thanks for the suggestion to add a template - we did just that!
Dorothy Harwood
March 01, 2010
In trying to develop a research curriculum for sour school, I came across this STAR search lesson. It mentions a 'search ladder' to be used to refine a topic and find key words for searching, yet does not give an example or template. Do you have a 'search ladder' format to share?
Thanks
Dorothy Harwood
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