Back to top One Example of Using the Big6 in Real Life is Bob Berkowitz's restaurant-choosing exercise. Task Definition Find a restaurant with food you want. Consider taste, cost, location, atmosphere, reputation, service, time. Information Seeking Strategies Consider friends, coupons, advertisements, the phone book, drive around, look at menus on walls, use the Internet. Synthesis Order, sit, relax, drink, spy on other diners, chat, have fun drawing on the placemat, eat.
Evaluation Consider the cost, taste, and ambiance.
Some teachers and librarians were concerned that the Big6 was too much for children. With the Super3, teachers are able to use vocabulary that children understand. Guidelines for Assisting Students in the Creation of Graphic Organizers 1.Discuss with students what graphic organizers are and how they can be used. 2.Show students examples and non-examples of graphic organizers. 3.Use a completed graphic organizer to teach a lesson or fill in a GO while teaching a lesson.