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English III
Research |
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Fernandez |
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The assignment |
Use library resources to
select and explore the life of a famous person. Your research will
focus on discovering specific details about your person's life that you
will use to prove their character archetype. For
more information use your class research packet for additional
information on how to plan and work through your project. (
Partial Class Handout is provided here) |
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Information needed
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Steps in Planning Your Research
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Select your person
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Determine the character archetype to which you plan to compare this
person
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Decide which two characteristics of this archetype on which you will
focus
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Take notes or highlight information from your research that provides
specific details about the person that will fit into the archetype
characteristics you selected above.
As you gather these details you should use information from at least one book and
two database articles.
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You must use the library’s
subscription databases
as your electronic sources
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Record the sources you use on the
Library’s “Worksheet
for
Citing Sources."
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Resources |
The subscription databases shown on the
Research Resources page provide your electronic or "Internet"
resources for your project.
Reference books and other book
resources used during your library research will be placed on Ms.
Fernandez's class reserve cart to be held
throughout the project. Book that are not
reference books may be checked out after 7th period on the final day of
library research. |
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Evaluating Information |
Be sure to utilize credible and reliable
sources -- Resources found on the
Research Resources page have authority and can be considered
credible and reliable |
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Citing Sources |
Citing Sources (Noodle Tools)
Your
worksheet for citing sources will be used to input your source
information into NoodleTools where you will create your final Works
Cited page
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Library
Worksheet for Citing Sources
Help for
books, Subscription Databases and Free Web sources
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Teacher Evaluation and Due Dates |
Partial
class handout and project packet
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