End of the School Year Sanity! Activities & Resources for Teachers
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Ms. Doyle, District Librarian
Please take out notebooks or paper
Take notes where words and phrases are in red
You will have taken notes #1-8 by the end of the presentation
1.Start Your Research
A. Go to your school website
B. Click “Library”, then Library Home Page
Go to District Library Catalog -- WebCat
2. Find Books
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School pays for access – has information you just can’t get free on the web
Edited/fact checked, so more trustworthy
3. Passwords: Get bookmark or find links on Library Home Page
Use your library card to access public library research tools
Use a Database
Do Now: Circle Opposing Viewpoints and SIRS Researcher on your library bookmark.
At least three articles from magazines, newspapers, and databases (Viewpoints in Opposing Viewpoints or Leading Issues in SIRS Researcher)
Facts, statistics, quotes, and anecdotes for your notes
Talk to a partner for 30 seconds: do you see at least two different ways to search?
Talk to a partner for 30 seconds: do you see at least two different ways to search?
5. Use database citation tools to cite your sources (MLA)
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FWhich one is a statistic?Hold up 1 or 2 fingers
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FWhich one is an anecdote?Hold up 1 or 2 fingers
Which one would include a counter argument? Talk to a partner/choose one.
7. SIRS Researcher
Click on SIRS Knowledge Source
If you use a database, the citation is usually included. Copy and paste to a document or email and save for later.
Otherwise, use the OSLIS Citation Maker at:
cm.oslis.org
Click the MLA Secondary link
Choose your Source Type from the yellow box.
Enter information about the book or website
-- Look for place of publication, publisher, and publication date on the copyright page of the book
Note the difference between Title of Work and Title of Overall Website.
Identify the author, if possible
Who published/sponsored the site?
If you can’t answer either of those two questions, are you sure you trust this site?
What’s wrong with this Works Cited list? Help me find at least four errors.
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