Students know the task or know the requirements of the assignment. Students know that they must work within a specified timeframe. Students broaden a narrow topic, or narrow a broad topic. Students modify the scope or direction of a question. Students know a librarian can assist in forming a focus.
Students list what they already know about a topic.
They then list the questions they still have about the topic that are most interesting to them. Students know that searching is a process. Students Identify keywords and related terms. Students can put terms and ideas together using Boolean logic to construct an effective and efficient search. Students investigate the scope, content and organization of information sources.