Timeline:
October 2 - Introduction, Browse and pick a topic, Background reading, Develop questions
October 4 - Search strategies lesson, Refine questions, Topic Sheet and 3 Questions Due
October 8 - First Focused Search Sheet Due,
October 10 - 2nd Focused search, Advanced search lesson, Internet search & Web evaluation lesson, Working thesis due
October 15 - Work day, Inspiration lesson, In-text citation lesson, final thesis due
October 17 - Annotated bibliography lesson, Work on outline
October 21 - Work day, Source info check
October 23 - Work day - Preliminary Outline Due
October 28 - Last Working Day - Everthing should be in you manila folder ready for submission at the beginning of next class
Date Due - October 30, 2013
Directions for Saving Articles to MS Word
Open MS Word.
Copy the MLA citation from your article and paste it at the top.
Copy the entire text of the article and paste it below the citation.
Save one article per document.
Where to find the MLA citation on each database
SIRS - SIRS contains the full text of articles that have appeared in magazines and newspapers as well as government documents. When you open SIRS look for the Top 10 Pro vs Con section. Click on one of these issues or click on more issues for the complete list.
Citation:
The MLA citation is at the bottom of the article.
Points of View
Read about all viewpoints on controversial issues. This database contains articles, images, videos, and audio clips presented in an accessible format.
Citation:
Citation can be found by clicking on the cite link located to the right of the article
Gale Opposing Viewpoints
This database is an all in one portal to an overview of controversial topics featuring a discussion of the topic, access to a variety of viewpoints, magazines, web sites connected to the issue, news, statistics, primary sources, videos, images, and audio.
Citation:
Citation will be located at bottom of article
Issues and Controversies - Provides articles on more than 600 controversial topics from A-Z.
Citation:
The MLA citation is at the bottom of the article. Be sure to copy the MLA citation.
EBSCO MAS Ultra - Contains full text magazine and newspaper articles. Choose full text and bullet boolean/phrase for a more focused search. Check the cover story box for in depth articles.
Citation:
Click the Cite link at the right hand side of the page and copy the MLA citation.
Gale Family of Databases
Click on Online Library Resources
Click on Gale Family of Databases
Citation
Click on the Citation Tools link on the right hand side of the article
Creating a citation for an Internet source
Include all of the following if possible. If the page does not list an author, skip this and start with the title of the page.
Author or Editor’s Last Name, Author or Editor’s First Name (if given).”Title of Page or Article.” Title of Site. Name of Institution or Organization Associated With Site, Date of electronic publication or of the latest update (day month year). Web. Date of access (day month year).
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