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	To research things about the president and the decade in which he served. Fads, wars, housing, famous people, civil movements (riots, opposition to political events, wars, etc.), segregation, slang, music, fashions, technology, foreign affairs (military), athletics, growth of media, roles of men and women, roles of age groups, education You must have 4 academically acceptable sources. DUE MONDAY MAY 20
	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 and people of the decade: 973.9 ; Fashion, 391; Slang 427; Search the catalog, using keywords Databases: American History Online, PopCulture Universe, ONE 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:* 1950's - Lonestar College 1960's - Lonestar College 1970's - Lonestar College 1980's - Lonestar College 1990's - Lonestar College (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 Interviews on EasyBib: Choose ALL 59 OPTIONS, then INTERVIEW. Make sure you click the PERSONAL INTERVIEW button, then fill out the form. Make sure you choose INTERVIEWEE for the name of the person you interviewed. MLA date format: day month year Header: 21 September 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. Help on MS Word MLA formatting 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 in the last half of the 20th Century? After 2000? 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

To research things about the president and the decade in which he served.

Fads, wars, housing, famous people, civil movements (riots, opposition to political events, wars, etc.), segregation, slang, music, fashions, technology, foreign affairs (military), athletics, growth of media, roles of men and women, roles of age groups, education

You must have 4 academically acceptable sources.

DUE MONDAY MAY 20

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 and people of the decade: 973.9 ; Fashion, 391; Slang 427; Search the catalog, using keywords

Databases: American History Online, PopCulture Universe, ONE 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:

1950's - Lonestar College

1960's - Lonestar College

1970's - Lonestar College

1980's - Lonestar College

1990's - Lonestar College

(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

Interviews on EasyBib:

Choose ALL 59 OPTIONS, then INTERVIEW. Make sure you click the PERSONAL INTERVIEW button, then fill out the form.

Make sure you choose INTERVIEWEE for the name of the person you interviewed.

MLA date format: day month year

Header: 21 September 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.

Help on MS Word MLA formatting

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 in the last half of the 20th Century? After 2000?

What did you learn about research?