(1) An eighth grade student at the novice level in information literacy/library media is beginning to attain prerequisite knowledge and skills that are fundamental in information literacy/library media performance. He/she, with assistance:

(a) restates the task or problem to be solved;

(b) breaks down the task into manageable parts;

(c) brainstorms a search term to guide problem solving;

(d) narrows or broadens the topic to a manageable focus;

(e) identifies possible sources of information;

(f) compares two resources needed; and

(g) decides which resources will be the most appropriate for the problem to be solved.