Sutherland & Korenyik: Afghanistan Project
Big6 Model:
1. Task Definition
1.1 Define the information problem
1.2 Identify information needed
2. Information Seeking Strategies
2.1 Determine all possible sources
2.2 Select the best sources
3. Location and Access
3.1 Locate sources (intellectually and physically)
3.2 Find information within sources
4. Use of Information
4.1 Engage (e.g., read, hear, view, touch)
4.2 Extract relevant information
5. Synthesis
5.1 Organize from multiple sources
5.2 Present the information
6. Evaluation
6.1 Judge the product (effectiveness)
6.2 Judge the process (efficiency)
1. Task Definition
1.1 Define the information problem
1.2 Identify information needed
2. Information Seeking Strategies
2.1 Determine all possible sources
2.2 Select the best sources
3. Location and Access
3.1 Locate sources (intellectually and physically)
3.2 Find information within sources
4. Use of Information
4.1 Engage (e.g., read, hear, view, touch)
4.2 Extract relevant information
5. Synthesis
5.1 Organize from multiple sources
5.2 Present the information
6. Evaluation
6.1 Judge the product (effectiveness)
6.2 Judge the process (efficiency)
Sources
Background on The Taliban
Ethnic groups, food & traditions
Music, art & dance
Education in Afghanistan - Past and Present
Poetry & the Legend of Malalai of Maiwand
Landminds in Afghanistan - Past and Present
Clothing & Housing
Geography of Afghanistan
Background on The Taliban
- Taliban Conflict - http://www.bbc.com/news/special_reports/taliban_conflict/
- Taliban - http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/734615/Taliban
- "Taliban declare 'defeat' of U.S., allies in Afghanistan" - http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/29/us-afghanistan-war-idUSKBN0K70UC20141229
- Burgan, Michael. Afghanistan. Vero Beach, FL: Rourke Publishing, 2009. eBook K-8 Collection (EBSCOhost). Web.
Ethnic groups, food & traditions
- "Afghanistan." Encyclopædia Britannica.
http://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/272743# - The World Factbook - https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/af.html
Music, art & dance
- http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/7798/Afghanistan/226138/The-arts-and-cultural-institutions
- http://freemuse.org/archives/1203
- http://www.afghan-web.com/
Education in Afghanistan - Past and Present
- "Afghanistan." Encyclopædia Britannica.
http://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/272743# - http://www.bbc.com/news/special_reports/taliban_conflict/
- http://www.afghan-web.com/
Poetry & the Legend of Malalai of Maiwand
- http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/biography/malalai.php
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MpDREEqsU4
- http://www.afghan-web.com/
Landminds in Afghanistan - Past and Present
- http://www.pbs.org/pov/afghanistanyear1380/legacy_feature02.php
- http://www.afghan-network.net/Landmines/
- http://www.unicef.org/graca/mines.htm
- http://www.unicef.org/sowc96/9ldmines.htm
- http://www.dw.de/hidden-enemies-afghanistan-combats-landmines/a-16716914
- http://www.landminefree.org/index.php/facts-about-landmines (not specific to Afghanistan)
Clothing & Housing
- Lands and People
- Owings, Lisa. Afghanistan. Minneapolis, MN: Bellwether Media, 2011. eBook K-8 Collection (EBSCOhost). Web.
- go to NC WiseOwl > Middle School > eBook K-8 Collection > search for "Afghanistan" and this title should come up first
- go to NC WiseOwl > Middle School > eBook K-8 Collection > search for "Afghanistan" and this title should come up first
- http://www.afghan-web.com/
Geography of Afghanistan
- Lands and People
- "Afghanistan." Encyclopædia Britannica.
http://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/272743# - http://www.afghan-web.com/
- The World Factbook - https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/af.html