English 10

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English 10

• Research Paper

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WONDER

• I am interested in?
• Why Elie Wiesel survived the concentration camp
  and others didnt?
• What do I already know?
• The Holocaust was bad.
• I hate research papers.

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INVESTIGATE

• What do I need to know?
• Anything about Night
• How do I find out?
• Start broad, then narrow
• Elie Wiesel and Night as a search
• Databases, databases, databases
• http//blackbirdlibrary.pbworks.com/

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All Databases are on the library website. The
most useful ones will be on the project wiki link
Blackbird Library.
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Enter Search Here
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Pay attention to the results Do I need a
biography or literary criticism?
The article is going to sound scary Dont let
that stop you from skimming scanning for
information.
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ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS use the tools section to
save, email or print!
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REVISE

• What did I learn?
• Skim scan for information
• Scan the article, not reading note-taking
• Answer the questions
• Do I think this would be useful?
• Why do I need this information?
• Where will it fit in my rough outline?
• Can I answer the research question based on the
  information Ive found so far?

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INVESTIGATE

• Create a search plan
• Keywords Elie Wiesel, Night, Holocaust
  literature, literary criticism
• Where should I go for information?
• Revise your search plan
• Do I need historical stuff, too?
• Is this enough information?
• Do I need to look in more places?

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Available through the Voorheesville Public
Library. Just type in the persons name.
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Keep scrolling down for more! There are Videos,
Images and Audio clips.
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Keep going down farther! Reference Books, News
and Magazines, Academic Journals more!
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ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS use the tools section to
save, email or print!
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INVESTIGATE

• REVISE, REVISE, REVISE your search plan
• Look for your author (Harper Lee)
• Look for your character (Boo)
• Look for your title (To Kill a Mockingbird)
• Look for the time period (1950s) and important
  events (racism, civil rights)

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HELP! HELP! Questions with Writing, Citing,
Tips Tricks
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Gale Virtual Reference Library This is a digital
reference book or eBook.
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Enter Search Here
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Look at the types of results you have What do
you need? Would a biography or plot summary be
useful?
Look at the title of your results What would
work best for your topic? Are you looking for
World Literature criticism or would excerpts
about the Holocaust be better?
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Look at the Related Subjects column for ideas on
search terms!
ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS use the tools section to
save, email or print!
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eBooks look exactly like it would in print but
searchable in a database!
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Use the Bibliography in the articles . Look for
other sources of information that may be helpful!
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Enter Search Here Some suggestions will pop up
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Look at the listing of results! Do you need a
Reference Book? Magazine? Critical Essay? Look
and think before you click!
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Dont be scared off a great article by the
freaky, long title! Try it! Ask for help
understanding it!
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REMEMBER!! ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS use the tools
section to save, email or print!
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REVISE

• What did I learn?
• Skim scan for information
• Scan the article, not reading note-taking
• Answer the questions
• Do I think this would be useful?
• Why do I need this information?
• Where will it fit in my rough outline?
• Can I answer the research question based on the
  information Ive found so far?

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INVESTIGATE

• Revise your search plan
• Do I need historical stuff, too?
• Is this enough information?
• Do I need to look in more places?

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DIRECTION

• Go to the library or wiki homepage
• Look at the databases we went over
• Gale Virtual Reference Library
• Student Resources in Context
• TeachingBooks.net
• Find resources that will help your paper
• Skim scan to determine if it is relevant

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