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How Do I Create a Bibliography?
Watch BrainPop's "Citing Sources"
Click here for a sample Bibliography (also called Works Cited) page
For more help, click here for "Writing the Works Cited Page"
Click here for The Citation Machine
To Use the Citation Machine:
- Select "MLA" from left menu, then type of citation (Print or Non-Print)
- Select "Print" for Books, Encyclopedias, Magazines
- Select "Non-Print" for Online encyclopedia (Grolier), Websites, &
Magazines from Databases (InfoTrac)
- Fill in information
- Click submit
- Copy citation onto paper (exactly, including punctuation)
or
cut & paste into a Microsoft Word document
then...
- Arrange all citations in Alphabetical Order by Author's Last Name
- Indent all lines after first line of citation
- Write "Bibliography" at top of the page
- Double-space entire page
"The Big 6 Research Process"
The Best Way to Find Information!
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What is a Process? |
What is Research? | What is The Big 6? |
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The steps used to accomplish a task |
Finding information |
A 6-step research process |
"The Big 6"
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#1 - Task Definition ü What does my teacher want me to do? ü What do I need or want to know? (brainstorm questions) |
#2 - Information Seeking Strategies ü What are the best resources for my task? ü Encyclopedias, books, magazines, websites, databases, etc. |
#3 - Location & Access ü Brainstorm keywords to search with ü Find your resources using OPAC, internet, databases, etc. |
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#4 - Use of Information ü Read your resources ü Note taking & making source cards |
#5 - Synthesis ü Creating the final product (essay, PowerPoint, etc.) |
#6 - Evaluation ü What did I learn? What could I have done better? |
Online Research Resources
(#2: Which are the BEST for me to use?)
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What is It? Should I Use It?
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Kid-friendly resources include
The New Book of Knowledge Encyclopedia
& America the Beautiful. I recommend it for grade 3 and up.
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Kid-friendly database
with: book excerpts, encyclopedia entries, magazine articles,
biographies and pictures.
Covers all subjects! I recommend it for grade 3 or younger (with assistance).
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Kid-friendly database with: book excerpts,
encyclopedia entries, magazine articles, newspaper articles, primary
source documents, TV/radio transcripts, biographies, maps/flags and
photos/pictures.
Covers all subjects! This is a K-8 database but for independent use, I recommend it for grades 4 and up. |
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| How Do I Use It? |
Click on The New Book of Knowledge
Encyclopedia (LEFT).
Click on Alphabetical or Subject Browse (LEFT) for lists of topics. Or, type your keyword into the Find It Fast box (TOP)--make sure you've clicked "New Book of Knowledge Only." |
Type your keyword into
the Find box (TOP). Or, browse topics by clicking on subject headings listed. Once you have results, you can limit them by clicking on one of the categories in the Filter Results By box (filter for Books & Encyclopedias only, Magazines, Biographies & Pictures) |
Type your keyword into the Find box (TOP). Or, browse topics by clicking on subject headings listed. Once you have results, you can limit them by clicking on one of the categories in the Filter Results By box (filter for Books & Encyclopedias only, Magazines, Biographies & Pictures)
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| Home Access |
username: clarkstown password: ctown Click on above link & enter info You will be directed to "Electronic Resources" Click on "Set up a Grolier Home User Account" (upper right) Fill in information and submit You will receive an email with your username and password Follow directions in email Problems? Email Ms. P at lprotzma@ccsd.edu
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ID: strawtownel Password: strawtownel |
ID: strawtownel Password: strawtownel
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Password: Empirelink |
