8th Gr. Social Studies - Civil War 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	Check your worksheet for the information requirements of your topic.
	2.1 Determine kinds of sources 2.2 Prioritize sources	Books, databases, Internet Databases Internet Books
	3.1 Locate actual resources 3.2 Locate information	Books: Events: 973.7, but songs, foods, etc., will be under different call numbers. Search the catalog, using "civil war" as a keyword search. Remember that the official subject heading for the American civil war is "United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865" Databases: Gale Student Research Center, Nettrekker, an encyclopedia Internet: Google for general searching, but remember that you will need to make sure the site is academically acceptable - make sure you can find the proper credentials. Recommended sites: American Civil War Homepage Civil War (PBS) Library of Congress (Remember that Wikipedia is NEVER academically acceptable.)
	4.1 Engage (read, view, interview) 4.2 Extract (make notes)	Take notes electronically using Microsoft Word and save them to a flash drive or your network folder. Look for key concepts and good quotes. Citation generator Be aware that websites from a database must be cited differently than just websites: Website from a subscription service (MLA 5.9.7) Author last name, Author first name . "Web page title". Institution or organization. Database name. Service name. Library, City, ST. Date of access. URL. Wallace, Susan. "God and War: Introduction and Index at Mostly Medieval - Exploring the Middle Ages". netTrekker. Thinkronize. Christian Brothers Academy, Syracuse, NY.21 Sep 2009 <http://www.skell.org/explore/gnwintro.htm>. MLA date format: day month year example: 21 Sep 2009
	5.1 Organize information 5.2 Present information	Did you find all the information required? Are you being careful to be neat in your presentation?
	6.1 Judge the product 6.2 Judge the process	What did you learn about the Civil War? What did you learn about research?
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Big 6 Research Method

1.1. Define the problem

1.2 Identify the information requirements

Check your worksheet for the information requirements of your topic.

2.1 Determine kinds of sources

2.2 Prioritize sources

Books, databases, Internet

Databases
Internet
Books

3.1 Locate actual resources

3.2 Locate information

Books: Events: 973.7, but songs, foods, etc., will be under different call numbers. Search the catalog, using "civil war" as a keyword search. Remember that the official subject heading for the American civil war is "United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865"

Databases: Gale Student Research Center, Nettrekker, an encyclopedia

Internet: Google for general searching, but remember that you will need to make sure the site is academically acceptable - make sure you can find the proper credentials.

Recommended sites:

American Civil War Homepage

Civil War (PBS)

Library of Congress

(Remember that Wikipedia is NEVER academically acceptable.)

4.1 Engage (read, view, interview)

4.2 Extract (make notes)

Take notes electronically using Microsoft Word and save them to a flash drive or your network folder.

Look for key concepts and good quotes.

Citation generator

Be aware that websites from a database must be cited differently than just websites:

Website from a subscription service (MLA 5.9.7)

Author last name, Author first name . "Web page title". Institution or organization. Database name. Service name. Library, City, ST. Date of access. URL.

Wallace, Susan. "God and War: Introduction and Index at Mostly Medieval - Exploring the Middle Ages". netTrekker. Thinkronize. Christian Brothers Academy, Syracuse, NY.21 Sep 2009 <http://www.skell.org/explore/gnwintro.htm>.

MLA date format: day month year

example: 21 Sep 2009

5.1 Organize information

5.2 Present information

Did you find all the information required?

Are you being careful to be neat in your presentation?

6.1 Judge the product

6.2 Judge the process

What did you learn about the Civil War?

What did you learn about research?