Ms. Wood

Informative / Persuasive Research... 1/8 Research Steps:

1. Determine your keywords. Spelling counts! Use synonyms. Put quotes around any phrases or names (ex. "Board of Education" or "Michael Jordan")
2. OPAC... Do a POWER search for books on your topic
3. Reference books and books on the cart.
4. Online Resources
SIRS Researcher... Leading Issues
Thomson Gale Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Facts on File World News Digest... Issues & Controveries
(make sure that you check off the box next to "Issues and Controversies.")
Thomson Gale Student Resource Center Gold
World Book Online

To Kill A Mockingbird Literature Criticism... 01.08.07
1. Determine your keywords. Spelling counts. Put "quotes" around phrase or name.
2. OPAC... Do a POWER search for books.
3. Reference books and books on the cart.
4.Online Resources:

• Literature Resource Center a
  username: lusb44800, password: lub
• Proquest Learning: Literature
  password: welcome
• ProquestProfessional Education
• Thomson Gale Student Resource Center Gold
• Internet Public Library: Literary Criticism Collection
  

"Year Search" Research Project... 2.27.06
1. Determine your keywords. In this case, it may be the date, and anything you want to focus in on.
2. Go to the Thomson Gale Student Resource Center web site, and click on "Timeline." Type your year into the search box. This will give you a list of events and you can choose the 3 that you will focus on.
2. OPAC... do a POWER search for books on your topic.
3. Reference books and books on the cart.
4. Online Resources

• Thomson Gale Student Resource Center Gold
• World Book online encyclopedia
• History Study Center