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The Process and Resources Before you begin to design your memorial, you must look into the past and find memorials that have already been designed. Study these memorials in order to gain a deeper understanding of how a memorial is designed and constructed. A research process called the Big 6 will help you.

Step 1: Defining Our Task Our groups are made up of four experts. Each expert will research a specific question that relates to memorials. Be prepared to share your findings with your group members. Please don’t limit yourself at this point to only Holocaust memorials. There are other memorials out there that are just as powerful.

Step 2: Narrowing Our Topic Find the answers to one of the following questions:

1. How do you build a memorial? (How do you begin? What types of people are involved? How much does it cost?)

2. How do you design a memorial? (How are memorials designed?)

3. Who designs memorials? Can you change your ideas once you start?

4. What can a memorial stand for? Where are memorials found? (Don’t forget to give some specific examples.)

Step 3: Finding Our Information A good researcher knows that there are many ways to find information. For this quest, you must use at least: -1 print resource (either from our classroom, our media center, or the public library) -1 reference or database (an encyclopedia, dictionary, databases from our media center or public library) -1 online resource

Here are some search engines you will want to try: [|Google] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Quintura] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Spezify]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here are some websites you may want to try to get started:

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|National World War II Memorial] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|United States Holocaust Memorial Museum] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Paper Clips Movie Trailer] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, Florida] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|National Mall and Memorial Parks]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Don’t forget about online dictionaries and thesauruses:

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Visual Merriam-Webster Online] [|Visual Thesaurus]

Step 4: Using Our Information You need to document your notes either by hand or in a the notetaking sheet below. Remember to save often and write down the names and links to the websites you look at so you can come back to them later.