Junior English

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RESEARCH

• Junior English The American Dream

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WIKIPEDIA

• Popular online encyclopedia
• Good intentions
• Often 1st in Googled search results

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WIKIPEDIA

• ANYONE can edit its content
• Corrections do not always happen in a timely
  manner

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Wiki-mistakes
September 19, 2012 Mr. McQuaid

• David Beckham was a Chinese goalkeeper in the
  18th century. (Yikes! He looks pretty good for
  his age!)

Tuesday, July 31, 2006 August 2012
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Wiki-mistakes
September 19, 2012 December 16, 2012 January 31,
2013 Mr. McQuaid
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How to Use Wikipedia

• Dont cite Wikipedia
• Use to familiarize yourself with your topic, find
  keywords for future searches
• Check the bibliography for credible sources use
  those instead!
• (wikianswers and about.com Wikipedia)

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Refined Google Searches
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GOOGLE

• Do not ask Google a question
• What happened during the 1920s?
• Instead
• 1920s and economy
• 1920s and education
• 1920s and women

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GOOGLE

• Use - to exclude a term from search results
• 1920s women
• VS.
• 1920s women -wikipedia -about.com -.com

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GOOGLE

• Narrow your search with
• Go past page 1 of search results!
• Others?

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EVALUATING SOURCES

• Look for a recent last updated date
• Check the extension .org, .gov, .edu, .mil, .com
• Read the URL
• Find and evaluate author or institution
• Note spelling and grammar errors, broken links
• Avoid blogs and fan sites
• Other?

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Wheaton North databases
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Wheaton North Databases

• 24/7 access
• 31 updated, quality, credible sources
• WNHS LLC website with PASSWORD PACKET
• TIPS
• Choose Full Text
• Control F to FIND a word in the text
• Email results
• Never cut and paste to Word

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Wheaton North Databases
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Wheaton North Databases

• Encyclopedia Britannica
• general background
• Proquest
• Newspapers and magazines of the period
• History Study Center
• Vast research and resources

• Also
• Cavendish
• Culturegrams
• Facts on File World News Digest

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Library Catalog Print Sources
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Online Library Catalog