Information Literacy and the Simple 4

Reading

Writing

Math

Social Studies

Science

PLAN (#1)

Read the questions.

Read the selection.

Determine the key words and/or concepts.

Identify information resources.

Develop ideas and content for audience, purpose, and/or occasion.

Determine voice.

Understand the problem.

Select a problem-solving strategy.

Identify issue, situation, or event for investigation.

Develop a plan for inquiry.

Define the problem.

Determine key words and/or concepts.

Identify information resources.

Write a hypothesis.

Design a method of inquiry or experimentation.

ACT (#2)

Choose appropriate words and/or sentences.

Select appropriate information from identified sources.

Refine voice, including strategies for flow.

Implement the selected problem-solving strategy.

Acquire and organize information.

Select appropriate information from identified sources.

Implement the inquiry method or perform the experiment.

ORGANIZE (#3)

Use selected information, words, and/or sentences to answer the questions.

Write draft.

Edit and proofread.

Proofread for conventions.

Submit to editor

Revise as needed.

Find the solution to the problem.

Report the solution or conclusion.

Make a decision about the information and take a position on the issue or event.

Present results of inquiry.

Justify the decision.

Interpret and communicate results of inquiry or experiment.

Communicate or present conclusions.

REFLECT (#4)

Check answers for understanding, accuracy, and completeness.

Publish.

Evaluate for audience reception.

Evaluate the solution or conclusion for reasonableness of results.

Evaluate the process and the product of the inquiry.

Gauge the effectiveness of the presentation by audience perception.

Evaluate results and conclusions for clarity, accuracy, and real-life applications.