Warm-Up “How should you approach reading and taking notes from an online article?”

We’ve already started with some Secondary Source research! Secondary Sources provide us with the context (story of HOW our country was taken over), the time frame, the key players (people’s names), when the colonized country got its independence, and the type of government it has now. Our textbook got us started BUT we need to read more to understand the “big picture” before we get specific. We need to do MORE secondary research: textbook – DONE, encyclopedia and/or wikipedia – TODAY!

ON-LINE DATABASES PORTALS WEBSITES “The Internet”

Keep in mind: Google, Yahoo, Ask Jeeves, etc. are NOT sources – they are the: Search Engines (It might help to think of them as online library card catalogs)

Watch your URLs!!! What do these URLs mean about the site???.edu =.com=.org=.gov= Educational institution Commercial (for profit; sells products or services or has advertisements for products/services Non for profit organizations (libraries, museums) Government sponsored/related Don’t get stuck at #1 or #2!!

INTERNET WARNING Not all internet sources are equal.com: “unauthored sites” not credible.org: some can be ok if it is credible and authored.edu and.gov – you can usually count on them, but be careful of which edu’s you use (it could be information posted by a 4 th grade classroom!) Find the REAL STUFF! Find the REAL STUFF! Find the REAL STUFF!

Superior websites give you real primary sources and are usually connected to universities, government, historical societies/museums, special collections

Take out your Wikipedia article: 1.Silently read your Wikipedia article and underline/highlight/star areas that cover our History Fair Theme: “Motivations/Methods/Experiences”. 2. Using the “HF Note Log” worksheet, review the three types of notes taken when researching: summary note, paraphrase, or a direct quotation. 3.Begin taking notes DIRECTLY in your notebook right after the BIBLIOGRAPHY for your previous source (textbook). (Have your Task #1 items out on your desk to be checked in for points during your Silent Note-taking Time)