9th Grade Information Literacy

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9th Grade Information Literacy at
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Senior Project Research Paper Product Senior
Boards
Junior Project Social Studies Paper
Sophomore Project Science Project
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9th Grade
Prepare students with the skills needed To be
successful Support the 10th, 11th 12th Projects

• Write a thesis statement
• Ability to locate appropriate sources
• Recognize and understand MLA citation
• Use those sources to support the thesis statement
• Write a five paragraph essay

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Become familiar with the schools computer
network.
Log on
Save information on the server
Access their grades using the schools
administrative software
Use e-mail (e-mail their teacher)
Learn to use the schools OPAC (PowerPoint)
Use a subscription database
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Boolean search
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Subscription Databases

• Validate information
• Author
• When it was written (date)
• Why it was written (purpose)

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BSHS Media Center web Page

• www.usd204.k12.ks.us/bshspages/mediacenter

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Plagiarism

• Cite your sources
• Give credit where credit is due
• Use quotes
• Take notes
• Put it in your own words

Avoid the BIG P
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Thesis Statement
Tells readers exactly what you plan to write about
Choose a subject
General subject specific subject
Limited focus
Animals animals in zoos zoos that mimic the
environment can help us understand
and preserve species
It is never acceptable for animals to be treated
inhumanly, but advancement in habitats have
allowed us to create healthy environments where
we are able to conduct wildlife research.
Conduct research and gather details To support
your thesis statement
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Gathering Sources
EBSCO
Vertical Files
Card catalogue
Reference section
Your teacher and Ms Maddy
You may NOT use websites general
encyclopedias (such as World Book) Wikipedia
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Thanks for listening.
Meghan Orford And Debbi Maddy