Resources
I am providing the following links to help you in this course. If I refer to any future resources in class, they will be provided here. Check back often to see if new resources have been added. If you find a useful resource please provide a link to me on the comment page so that I can determine if it should be included.
Survival Tools- How Stuff Works
http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/10-survival-tools.htm
Since we will be researching survival tools in this unit, you may need some background information on common types of survival tools. This link will give you a brief overview of some useful tools.
Explicit Vs. Implicit Text
http://www.slideshare.net/mobile/elangler/explicit-implicit-questions
I have provided a podcast to help you understand our objectives for explicit and implicit text. This is a more visual representation of the concepts that I found on SlideShare. Please listen to the podcast first and then view this if you still have questions.
Theme- Cliff's Notes
http://www.cliffsnotes.com/cliffsnotes/writing/what-exactly-is-a-theme-of-a-story-and-how-can-i-recognize-it
Determining the theme of a story can be a difficult task. This brief explanation should help you understand the concepts in more detail. This is not the same thing as main idea. Main idea applies only to non-fiction text.
Big6 Info Model
http://big6.com/pages/about/big6-skills-overview.php
The Big6 is the model we will use to conduct our research projects. This page gives all of the steps of the process for your reference. Links from this page may also be helpful to you.
Survival Tools- How Stuff Works
http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/10-survival-tools.htm
Since we will be researching survival tools in this unit, you may need some background information on common types of survival tools. This link will give you a brief overview of some useful tools.
Explicit Vs. Implicit Text
http://www.slideshare.net/mobile/elangler/explicit-implicit-questions
I have provided a podcast to help you understand our objectives for explicit and implicit text. This is a more visual representation of the concepts that I found on SlideShare. Please listen to the podcast first and then view this if you still have questions.
Theme- Cliff's Notes
http://www.cliffsnotes.com/cliffsnotes/writing/what-exactly-is-a-theme-of-a-story-and-how-can-i-recognize-it
Determining the theme of a story can be a difficult task. This brief explanation should help you understand the concepts in more detail. This is not the same thing as main idea. Main idea applies only to non-fiction text.
Big6 Info Model
http://big6.com/pages/about/big6-skills-overview.php
The Big6 is the model we will use to conduct our research projects. This page gives all of the steps of the process for your reference. Links from this page may also be helpful to you.
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