Inquiry and Research: Grade 9 Overall Expectations By the end of Grade 9, students will: prepare for research: define information needs using a variety of strategies explore information using a variety of group activities identify varied ways of organizing information relate prior knowledge to information tasks; access resources: locate a variety of appropriate resources from a variety of sources select information appropriate to needs using a variety of strategies gather information from resources using internal organizers and conventions of texts collaborate with others to share findings and ideas; process information: analyze and evaluate information using a variety of strategies test ideas to adjust research and problem solving strategies sort information using a variety of organizers and formats synthesize findings and formulate conclusions; transfer learning: revise product appropriate to purpose, audience and format present research findings in a variety of forms for a variety of audiences reflect on and evaluate product and process transfer new information skills and knowledge to solve problems and make decisions.

Expectations in Specific Areas
Reasoning	Organizing
By the end of Grade 9, students will: - begin to prioritize questions for significance, relevance and practicality - use planners independently - manage thoughts and feeling arising from research - select a variety of online databases - select handbooks, almanacs and directories - compare comprehensiveness of sources - analyze bias and suggest alternative sources - design criteria to evaluate information - begin to understand general principles of good research - begin to use journal to track product and process, including emotional and intellectual responses	By the end of Grade 9, students will: - describe how periodicals are indexed in print or electronic form - use varied dictionary entries to determine connotation, etymology and idiom - gather human resource information from directories, electronic yellow pages and email - begin to create advanced databases and spreadsheets and output information in a variety of ways - chart concept formation - begin to use advanced bibliographic conventions - edit product for emphasis - verify the logic of argument - begin to follow a standard format for a variety of formats
Communicating	Applying
By the end of Grade 9, students will: - conduct formal interview strategies to explore ideas during research process - complete delegated group work - use summaries in peer and teacher conferencing to check progress and test clarity of ideas - integrate varied forms of and approaches to information in presentations	By the end of Grade 9, students will: - use visual organizers such as mind maps - maintain a log of thoughts and feelings as a response to learning - use community resources and organizations for information - search the Internet using a range of strategies available in a variety of single search engines - make connections between sources to provide overview - regroup and organize data to make connections - analyze conflicting information - make judgments and draw conclusions to solve problems