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Graduation Project Topics
Research Intro Graduation Project Topics
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Develop a Research plan
Key search terms for indexes & online sites Questions to answer Identify appropriate types of sources Locate sources Cite sources Analyze source data – answers questions? REPEAT Synthesize all data – resolve conflict? Support needed? REPEAT as needed
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White Cards Front Back Name Teacher Class period Topic Focus Questions
Key terms
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Destiny Online catalog to library materials and other information
Icon on desktop of school computers Accessible from home Dixon High School website Library link in left sidebar Links on Library page Catalog link
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Destiny Tools Catalog FollettShelf ebooks link
Index for locating materials in media center Resource lists One Search FollettShelf ebooks link Username: Bulldog; Password: guest Gale Virtual Reference Library Password: holl60926 Database links: expert created
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Destiny Tools 2 Juried search tools links General Search Tool links
Sweet Search Infomine Internet Public Library General Search Tool links Google, Yahoo!. etc. NCWiseOWL.org link Additional databases: password: wiseowl Magazines, newspapers, encyclopedias, ebooks, subject specific Citation Maker
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Dewey Decimal Classes 000s General Works 100s Philosophy & Psychology
200s Religion 300s Social Sciences Women’s Rights, Civil Rights Law/Politics Education Fashion Military Folklore
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Dewey Decimal Classes 400s Languages 500s Pure Sciences
Biology, Chemistry, Physics, etc. 600s Applied Sciences/Technology Medical Issues Engineering Building Foods 700s Arts Music Sports Theater
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Dewey Decimal Classes 800s Literature 900s History Geography Biography
WWI and WWII 940s Persian Gulf War, Vietnam War 950s Native American 970 – 972 United States, General 973 973.1, etc. – adding .# is time period specific 973.7 Civil War 973.9 Twentieth Century
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Research Tips Check Destiny Find related Dewey numbers
Table of contents and index Browse shelves for similar content Check for books that cover multiple decades Do not limit yourself to only topic specific items; use broader terms if necessary Use Advanced Search options on search tools Check Google Books and Google Scholar
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Source Evaluation Who created the info?
What are their qualifications as topic experts? How old is the information? Does it agree with what you find in other sources? Are there spelling or grammar errors? Are the sounds/images clear and appropriate to topic?
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Web Source Evaluation Found a good source?
Related search in Google for similar pages related:nytimes.com No credentials or qualifications? Search name of person or organization Link search in Google or Yahoo! link:URL of site
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Source Citation: Print
Author Title of book/magazine City where published Publishing company Copyright date Page(s) For articles, include title of article
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Source Citation: Web Site/Page creator: person or group Web page name
Web site name Date of information Date information was accessed/used Web address/URL
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Know your timeline Get due dates from Eng. IV teacher Manage your time
Plan and schedule your interview Plan and schedule your faculty edit Due dates and Approval dates are BY not ON Being ahead of schedule provides “cushion” YOUR project, YOUR responsibility
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