|Something I found on Google images...| Within a few seconds,
students were telling me they were ready to print. I looked at
their screens and sure enough, there was quite a bit of writing
about our topic. I asked each student what they had read. The
answer? Nothing beyond the title. They wanted to print so that
they could move on. This is not research; this is searching the
web. So I spent several lunch hours and planning periods putting
together binders of information for them. I would staple and
provide three copies of each research article I found. I even
hi-lighted the important parts. Each binder had one activity and
all the research provided. The task was for students to use the
research to answer and complete the activity. It was as terrible
as pulling teeth. They were very reluctant to do it. They didn't
know how. By seventh grade, students have completed several
"research projects'. Okay these are smaller, less independent
research projects. But they are supposed to read something
written by a publi