10th Gr. English - Culture Research

Mission:

The mission of the CBA Markert Library program is to teach information literacy in collaboration with classroom teachers within the context of the content curriculum, inspire and develop a love of reading, and provide diverse materials and services to enable students to become life-long learners and effective users of information.

**Big 6 Research Method**
	1.1. Define the problem 1.2 Identify the information requirements	What is the impact of culture? Where and when am I researching? Who was in charge? Where was the power centered? What was the political structure? A monarchy? Dictatorship? Etc.What was/were the major religion(s)? What were the foods? Were there traditions associated with food? What customs and rituals did the culture have? What were the roles of the sexes? What was the family structure? How technologically advanced were they for their time? What was the language? Were there influences from other cultures? Did geography or climate affect the culture?
	2.1 Determine kinds of sources 2.2 Prioritize sources	Books - good for analysis and long-term view, not immediate reaction Newspapers - has information right after the event, but facts may be incomplete; feature articles are a reflection of that day, time, place Magazines - a little more thoughtful than newspapers, but still may have incomplete information; feature articles are a reflection of week, time, place Academic journals - professional conversations; some articles may be narrowly focused
	3.1 Locate actual resources 3.2 Locate information	Books: Search the catalog using keywords for your specific country/cultural concern Databases: Gale Student Resource Center, Ebsco Points of View, Wilson, Proquest Internet: Be VERY careful credentialing your sources. There are many excellent sources on the Internet, but an equal number of non-credentialed sites. Use keywords instead of natural language searching.
	4.1 Engage (read, view, interview) 4.2 Extract (make notes)	Take notes electronically, making sure to capture info for citation. Citation generator You are responsible for the accuracy of your citation, not the generator or the database vendor. Check against citation examples.
	5.1 Organize information 5.2 Present information	Set up the body of your paper correctly. The Works Cited page will be the last page of your paper. Make sure that your Works Cited page follows MLA formatting: 1" margins, 12 point Times New Roman font, with resources in alphabetical order in hanging format. Be careful to use MS Word View>Header and Footer for the pagination. *Use proper MLA date formatting:* Heading: 21 October 2009 Citation: 21 Oct 2009 REMINDER: Only one encyclopedia article (World Book, Britannica, Columbia, etc.) is acceptable - other articles will not count. *Be careful - some databases contain encyclopedias.*
	6.1 Judge the product 6.2 Judge the process	Did you answer the concerns you raised in the beginning? What did you learn about choosing resources? About credentialing websites?
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Big 6 Research Method

1.1. Define the problem

1.2 Identify the information requirements

What is the impact of culture?

Where and when am I researching? Who was in charge? Where was the power centered? What was the political structure? A monarchy? Dictatorship? Etc.What was/were the major religion(s)?

What were the foods? Were there traditions associated with food? What customs and rituals did the culture have? What were the roles of the sexes? What was the family structure? How technologically advanced were they for their time? What was the language?

Were there influences from other cultures? Did geography or climate affect the culture?

2.1 Determine kinds of sources

2.2 Prioritize sources

Books - good for analysis and long-term view, not immediate reaction

Newspapers - has information right after the event, but facts may be incomplete; feature articles are a reflection of that day, time, place

Magazines - a little more thoughtful than newspapers, but still may have incomplete information; feature articles are a reflection of week, time, place

Academic journals - professional conversations; some articles may be narrowly focused

3.1 Locate actual resources

3.2 Locate information

Books: Search the catalog using keywords for your specific country/cultural concern

Databases: Gale Student Resource Center, Ebsco Points of View, Wilson, Proquest

Internet: Be VERY careful credentialing your sources. There are many excellent sources on the Internet, but an equal number of non-credentialed sites. Use keywords instead of natural language searching.

4.1 Engage (read, view, interview)

4.2 Extract (make notes)

Take notes electronically, making sure to capture info for citation.

Citation generator

You are responsible for the accuracy of your citation, not the generator or the database vendor. Check against citation examples.

5.1 Organize information

5.2 Present information

Set up the body of your paper correctly.

The Works Cited page will be the last page of your paper.

Make sure that your Works Cited page follows MLA formatting: 1" margins, 12 point Times New Roman font, with resources in alphabetical order in hanging format.

Be careful to use MS Word View>Header and Footer for the pagination.

Use proper MLA date formatting:

Heading: 21 October 2009

Citation: 21 Oct 2009

REMINDER: Only one encyclopedia article (World Book, Britannica, Columbia, etc.) is acceptable - other articles will not count. Be careful - some databases contain encyclopedias.

6.1 Judge the product

6.2 Judge the process

Did you answer the concerns you raised in the beginning?

What did you learn about choosing resources? About credentialing websites?