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Library - ILSS: 5 steps to successful assignments

Year 7 Information Literacy & Study Skills

5 Steps

How to complete an assignment successfully and on time PDF

Step 1   Question

What am I being asked to do?

What are the keywords of the task?

What information do I need?

Do I need new IT skills to fulfil the task? (ask now)

Step 2   Find

Where can I find the information I need?

Which useful books, encyclopaedias, newspapers, Internet sites, video clips etc. can I find?

Where can I find what I need?

Step 3   Select

What information do I use?

Which information do I leave out?

How do I record the information I need in my own words?

Step 4   Create

Do I have enough information?

Do I have all the information I need?

Have I answered the question?

Step 5   Assess

What did I do well?

What did I find difficult?

What could I have done better? How?

What skills do I need to improve?