INQUIRING INTO HK HISTORYYear 6

Adapted from Kath Murdoch’s Inquiry Model

TUNING INFOLLOW YOUR INTEREST, GET EXCITED, ASK QUESTIONS, SET GOALS

Get excited about your topic Get a general understanding of the

main idea of your topic Create an Inquiry question that will

guide your research Create some ‘small questions’ that will

lead-in to your ‘big’ question. Set targets and goals for yourself, as

necessary

FINDING OUTSEARCHING, SKIMMING, SCANNING, THINKING, READING, UNDERSTANDING

1. Use your big question as well as your ‘small questions’ to guide your research.

2. Remember, we want to use a variety of sources.

3. Record all of your sources of information

4. Do not copy! Read and understand, then write in your own words.

WHERE TO LOOK

At school we have…BooksThe InternetOld PhotosPostersPeople to talk to

At home you might…Visit a place in HKUse the InternetGo to the Public Library and look at old newspapersTalk to people who know more than youFind a museum linked to your topic in HK (there are lots!)

FINDING INFORMATION

From Books Record the title and

author for your source list.

Use the contents Use the index Bold words, pictures

and captions Skim and scan as

required Read and understand

first!

From the Internet• Specific searches in

Google – use speech marks

• ‘Show Search Tools’ in Google – Reading level, related searches, etc

• Skim and scan then read and understand

• Be critical• Record the web address

and article title for your source list

TAKING NOTESReminders Your notes should recap the important things

from what you’ve read. Use your own words Jot dot notes to save time Spell key words/names correctly Record the source of your information to your

notes so you know where they came from If you want to copy something exactly, use

speech marks so that you know it as actual quote from the book.

SORTING OUTORGANISE, PREPARE, THINK, CHOOSE, ASK MORE QUESTIONS, WRITE IN YOUR OWN WORDS

Organise your information Use headings Choose your information Do you need to ask more questions Write in your own words

ORGANISING YOUR NOTES

1. Review all the information you have collected

2. What are your main areas? Group information that goes together (by subject, by date, section, etc)

3. Use a system to help you (colours, symbols, etc)

4. Ensure all direct quotes are sourced exactly5. Reflect. What are you missing? What more

do you need? What don’t you need?

MAKING CONNECTIONS & DRAWING CONCLUSIONS

REFLECTING & ACTING

PRESENTING