English 10H - The Good Earth 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	Find information on a topic from The Good Earth assignment sheet for a 2 page paper. You must have 2 credentialled sources.
	2.1 Determine kinds of sources 2.2 Prioritize sources	Books: Look in the index to see if your topic is listed. Internet and databases are also useful. How do I know if my site is credentialled?
	3.1 Locate actual resources 3.2 Locate information	Books: 951 for Chinese history, but check the catalog for arts, such as ceramics. Databases: Ancient and Medieval History, Modern History, World Geography and Culture; World Book's Early Peoples database (NOTE: IN WORLD BOOK, DO NOT USE THE ENCYCLOPEDIA - THE DATABASE IS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PAGE. THE ENCYCLOPEDIA IS ON THE LEFT.) Internet: Google. Beware of travel or club or family sites! Stick to university, museum, or official sites of the Republic of China. Your site must be academically credentialled. Recommended sites: CIA World Fact Book People's Republic of China official site China from the Inside - PBS How do I know if my site is credentialled? NO ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLES WILL BE ACCEPTED.
	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. Warning: Facts on File citations are usually incorrect.
	5.1 Organize information 5.2 Present information	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 2010 Citation: 21 Oct 2010 REMINDER: NO encyclopedia entries are acceptable as sources.
	6.1 Judge the product 6.2 Judge the process	Did you use proper attribution? Did you paraphrase correctly, doing more than simply changing a few sentences? Did you examine your topic thoroughly? What did you learn about resources? About China?
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Big 6 Research Method

1.1. Define the problem

1.2 Identify the information requirements

Find information on a topic from The Good Earth assignment sheet for a 2 page paper.

You must have 2 credentialled sources.

2.1 Determine kinds of sources

2.2 Prioritize sources

Books: Look in the index to see if your topic is listed.

Internet and databases are also useful.

How do I know if my site is credentialled?

3.1 Locate actual resources

3.2 Locate information

Books: 951 for Chinese history, but check the catalog for arts, such as ceramics.

Databases: Ancient and Medieval History, Modern History, World Geography and Culture; World Book's Early Peoples database

(NOTE: IN WORLD BOOK, DO NOT USE THE ENCYCLOPEDIA - THE DATABASE IS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PAGE. THE ENCYCLOPEDIA IS ON THE LEFT.)

Internet: Google. Beware of travel or club or family sites! Stick to university, museum, or official sites of the Republic of China. Your site must be academically credentialled.

Recommended sites:

CIA World Fact Book

People's Republic of China official site

China from the Inside - PBS

How do I know if my site is credentialled?

NO ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLES WILL BE ACCEPTED.

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. Warning: Facts on File citations are usually incorrect.

5.1 Organize information

5.2 Present information

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 2010

Citation: 21 Oct 2010

REMINDER: NO encyclopedia entries are acceptable as sources.

6.1 Judge the product

6.2 Judge the process

Did you use proper attribution? Did you paraphrase correctly, doing more than simply changing a few sentences? Did you examine your topic thoroughly?

What did you learn about resources? About China?