8th Gr. Social Studies - 20th Century Change

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

Find information on the turn of the century (19th to 20th) on what life was like.

What kind of jobs did people have?What kinds of ethnicities, backgrounds, occupations, fashions can I see?
What kinds of technology are these people using? Transportation, communication, daily life.
Entertainment: need to find out how people were able to spend time – what did they do?
What are people buying? What are the important inventions? What are the important music and books?
Journal – what motivates this person, why this person is going to new location, things this person is concerned about (events – personal safety)

2.1 Determine kinds of sources

2.2 Prioritize sources

Books, databases, Internet

*Remember, you may use only ONE encyclopedia entry!

3.1 Locate actual resources

3.2 Locate information

Books: Events: 973.8-9, Search the catalog, using keywords; Fashion, 391

Databases: Gale Student Research Center, Nettrekker, ONE encyclopedia

Note: DO NOT use Ebsco Searchasaurus or Primary Search- that is for elementary students!

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:

PBS - America 1900

University of Houston's Digital History - links to maps, timelines, and more

SUNY Oneonta: Fashion History

Inventions

Gilder Lehrman Institute of History - Immigration

Gilder Lehrman Institute of History - Panama Canal

National Park Service: Thomas Edison

1876 World's Fair

(Remember that Wikipedia is NEVER academically acceptable because it cannot be credentialed.)

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.

Citation generator

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

Website from a subscription service

Author last name, Author first name . "Web page title". Institution or organization of website. Database name. Date of access. URL.

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

MLA date format: day month year

Header: 21 September 2009

Citation example: 21 Sep 2009

5.1 Organize information

5.2 Present information

Example of a correct "Works Cited"

You are required to have a Works Cited page - make sure it is in correct format, with 1" margins, 12 point Times New Roman font, with resources in alphabetical order in hanging format.

Remember, your Works Cited page will be in MLA format although your paper will NOT. (See requirements above.)

Only ONE encyclopedia entry will be accepted.

6.1 Judge the product

6.2 Judge the process

What did you learn about American life at the turn of the century?

What did you learn about research?