Welcome to the Keeley Library  Assignment and Curriculum Resources Page.  This site created by Jane Constant, Reference Librarian, 1978-2001. Our MIssion: "Making the Keeley Library Work for YOU !"  This site last updated November 30, 2002. Honors

Guides for all classes  to help you  accomplish specific assignment  tasks, such as preparing for a debate, interview,  discussion,  long range project,  research report,  outline,  essay, etc.

See:Big Six Assignment Organizer, See also Critical Thinking Links 1. FOCUSING Focusing; Defining  the Topic:  "What do I need to find out?  "What problem do I need to solve?" "What kind of product will I be expected to produce? "What will be the best way to do it?' Assignment Key Words:  Key words are clues to what your teacher expects you to do for the assignment.

2. INFORMATION  GATHERING   Tools and Techniques Library Classification Systems Boolean Searching Citations, Abstracts, Full-Text Surveys Interviews   Extracting relevant information Use Note Cards  Summarizing Documenting  Evaluating Sources Evaluating Web Resources Film and Video Techniques Advertising Techniques

3. ORGANIZING INFORMATION Drafting final outline Using Graphic Organizers Using Computers Drafting Final Outline, Title 4 .ANALYZING AND 5. SYNTHESIZING Creating final product from organized notes. Revising. Formatting . Technical Reports Research Project Documenting: Bibliography See more Synthesis Guides: 6. EVALUATING COMPLETED PROJECT Rubrics Did I solve the problem?  Did I produce a good product?       See also Criticism Did I use the best way to find, organize and  present my information?

In addition to thinking skills guides,  the library has also created topic guides to support the curriculum. These are subject-specific assignment guides to help you locate information for projects.

Sample topic guides useful for any department:

Biography

Careers

Copyright

Note: This instructional resources site includes Keeley Library resources guides created since 1978 by the Reference Librarian. Also included are library resource guides created specifically for Durfee High School's curriculum,  which is being realigned to conform with Massachusetts standards, and NEASC requirements. These guides have been revised to include not only books, but also links to our library online catalog, online periodical and news databases, and Internet resources selected for their relevance to the curriculum. The library staff hopes that you will find them useful for your assignments.

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Jane Constant, Reference Librarian
Keeley Library, B.M.C.Durfee High School of Fall River
September, 1978  to  June, 2001
 

The Keeley Library Assignment and Curriculum Resources Web Site  has been included in Curriculum Hot Spots On The Web 2003, District Administration, (formerly Curriculum Administrator), is publishing this fifth annual guide to the outstanding teaching and learning resources on the Web. The completely revised compendium includes the best lesson plan collections, research sites, curriculum centers in every content area, sources for online projects, new search tools, and many of last year's Curriculum Web Site Award winners. In charge of this Curriculum Hotlist is Dr.Odvard Egil Dyrli, senior editor of District Administration and emeritus professor of education at the University of Connecticut.