English 11 Honors - American Authors

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	Develop your research plan individually on your topic.
	2.1 Determine kinds of sources 2.2 Prioritize sources	Books will have in-depth information, and immediacy is not an issue. Newspapers are immediate and primary sources, but may not have all the facts Magazines, such as Time or Newsweek, are credentialed sources, and have more in-depth reporting than a newspaper. Academic journals have strong credentials and appear more frequently than books, but are designed for professors to debate other professors - the articles may be too narrowly focused. Databases have all of the above resources and are always credentialed. Websites need to be carefully credentialed, and also may be too shallow. How do I know if my site is credentialled?
	3.1 Locate actual resources 3.2 Locate information	Books: Literary criticism, 813.XX Historical aspects, 973.XX Databases: Gale (Twayne's American Authors, Facts on File American History Online for events; Pop Culture Universe Internet: Google, but be sure to credential your source. Primary sources are the book itself, and direct criticism. Criticism that references other critics is a secondary source. NO GENERAL ENCYCLOPEDIA (World Book, Grolier, Britannica) 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. Example paper (pdf) 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. Do you need help with using Microsoft Word 2003 or 2007? *Use proper MLA date formatting:* Heading: 21 October 2011 Citation: 21 Oct 2011 REMINDER: NO general encyclopedia entries are acceptable as sources.
	6.1 Judge the product 6.2 Judge the process	Did you research carefully? Find credentialed sources? Complete your MLA using the correct forms? Use parenthetical citations for all information and ideas you took from other people? Make a strong case for your issue? Check your spelling and grammar? 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

Develop your research plan individually on your topic.

2.1 Determine kinds of sources

2.2 Prioritize sources

Books will have in-depth information, and immediacy is not an issue.

Newspapers are immediate and primary sources, but may not have all the facts

Magazines, such as Time or Newsweek, are credentialed sources, and have more in-depth reporting than a newspaper.

Academic journals have strong credentials and appear more frequently than books, but are designed for professors to debate other professors - the articles may be too narrowly focused.

Databases have all of the above resources and are always credentialed.

Websites need to be carefully credentialed, and also may be too shallow.

How do I know if my site is credentialled?

3.1 Locate actual resources

3.2 Locate information

Books:

Literary criticism, 813.XX
Historical aspects, 973.XX

Databases: Gale (Twayne's American Authors, Facts on File American History Online for events; Pop Culture Universe

Internet: Google, but be sure to credential your source.

Primary sources are the book itself, and direct criticism. Criticism that references other critics is a secondary source.

NO GENERAL ENCYCLOPEDIA (World Book, Grolier, Britannica) 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.

Example paper (pdf)

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.

Do you need help with using Microsoft Word 2003 or 2007?

Use proper MLA date formatting:

Heading: 21 October 2011

Citation: 21 Oct 2011

REMINDER: NO general encyclopedia entries are acceptable as sources.

6.1 Judge the product

6.2 Judge the process

Did you research carefully? Find credentialed sources? Complete your MLA using the correct forms? Use parenthetical citations for all information and ideas you took from other people? Make a strong case for your issue? Check your spelling and grammar?

What did you learn about research?