TimePeriods&Literature

=Time Periods & Literature =

= = =#1: Define your Task! =

WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO?

 * 1. Time Periods (or see Mrs. McGettigan for another time period)**
 * 2. Find 5 sources (3 must be non-website sources) to discover the following information:**

WHAT INFO DO I NEED TO FIND?
4. Write a 3 - 5 page paper addressing the information above including in-text citations 5. Create a works cited page and in-text citations**
 * Major events of the time period
 * Major players/people of the time period
 * Literary movements of the time period
 * Characteristics of literature at that time
 * How the characteristics of literature relate to what you've read
 * What life would have been like for an average high school student during the time period
 * 3. Document the info you find on 5 source cards and 40 note cards (see your research guide)

ASSIGNMENT DUE DATES
//(not accepted late)// || **10** || //(5 points off for every day late WHETHER OR NOT we have class that day!!!)// || **20** || //(5 points off for every day late)// || **20** || //(no late speeches accepted)// || **40** || //(5 points off for every day late)// || **40** ||
 * ~ Due Date ||~ Assignment to be Turned In ||~ Points ||
 * **3/13** || 20 note cards, 2 source cards
 * **3/18** || 40 note cards, 5 source cards
 * **3/** || Outlines due
 * **3/** || Begin speeches
 * **3/** || Annotated Bibliography due

Use this topic web to organize your subtopics and record important keywords to search in your sources (names, dates, place, etc.)

=#2 How and Where Do I Find the Info? =

**PRINT SOURCES & SUBSCRIPTION DATABASES** (sources OAHS buys = RELIABLE)
//Annals of America 1493 - 1796// //UXL American Decades volumes for from 1900s to 1990s//  **Also available as an** [|eBook] (at home use password: hornets). //Bowling, Beatniks and Bell Bottoms//  **Also available as an** [|eBook] (at home use password: hornets). //World War II Reference Library//  **Also available as an** [|eBook] (at home use password: hornets). //Great Depression Reference Library//  **Also available as an** [|eBook] (at home use password: hornets). //Nobel Prize Library// //Contemporary Literary Criticism// //World Authors// //A Critical History of English Literature// Decade Books (973.9 range) EBooks on the Web** (also published sources = RELIABLE)
 * Print Books**
 * Search our catalog, Winnebago Spectrum (on your desktop) *search by "keyword" for broadest search & remember to try searching general terms - remember to search books on important events, people, etc. for your time period
 * Check the cart in the lab to see reference books recommended by Mrs. Liljestrand
 * See Mrs. Liljestrand to borrow a book from the [|Oxford Public Library] or [|Access PA t]hrough inter-library loan
 * Reference Books**
 * Online**
 * [|POWER Library]: (also in your favorites) Home Access: [|Chester Co. Public Library] - must have your public library card #
 * Use the RED subject headings to decide which database is best for your topic
 * In [|Ebsco], use Masterfile Premier, History Reference Center, MAS Ultra
 * [|Contemporary Authors]
 * [|Oxford Reference Center]
 * [|Biography Reference Bank]
 * [|NetLibrary] : collection of full text e-books accessible on your computer
 * [|AP Images] - great quality news photos from around the world
 * [|Literature Reference Center] (TRIAL VERSION) Username: chestercounty Password: trial
 * [|World Book Online] : just like the print version with additional articles and primary sources *User ID: oahs Password: eathay
 * [|Gale E-books] : Titles are available in print in the library and also in full text, right on your computer screen. E-books can be searched using the table of contents, index, or via a keyword search! // Home Access password: ////hornets //
 * Time Magazine Archive (Time magazine issue back to 1923)
 * [|Nettrekker] - search engine that provides ONLY sites that have been evaluated by educators for their authority and quality
 * 
 * [|Google Books]
 * [|Project Gutenberg]
 * [|Bibliomania]

FREE WEBSITES
Search Google like a pro using [|Google Advanced Search]
 * [|dmoz Open Directory] - Literary Movements
 * [|Google Directory] - Literary Movements
 * [|Yahoo Directory] - Literary Movements
 * [|Shmoop Literature] (research tools and links)
 * [|Literary Criticism Collection] (Internet Public Library)
 * [|Literary History] An index to free articles on English and American literature, mixed bag of scholarly and popular
 * [|Literary Index]
 * [|Literary Resources on the Net]
 * [|LitLinks]
 * [|PAL: Perspectives in American Literature--A Research and Reference Guide]
 * [|American Collection]

=#3 Find and Gather your Sources (DON'T FORGET CITATION INFO) = Save articles to your student folder or email them to yourself Gather source citation (for Works Cited) as you go in a word document Use the "free citations" - already done for you in databases and Ebooks

=#4 Take Notes (Pull out important information from sources) = 5 Source Cards 40 Note Card (1 fact on each note card) Guide to quoting and paraphrasing

=#5 Synthesize (integrate facts from your sources + your own ideas) and create some new knowledge! = Annotated Bibliography Checklist Don't BORE the class with your PowerPoint: Super Presentation Man Video Great sites for photos for your PowerPoint
 * [|AP Images]
 * [|Life Magazine Image Archive>]
 * [|Library of Congress Photo Stream on Flickr]
 * Copyright-friendly images and sound
 * [|Images of American Political History]

=<span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">#5 Evaluate your Process & your Product = Go back through this page & your assignment sheet and make sure you didn't miss anything Did you follow all the steps of the research process? Review your rubric THOROUGHLY - did you meet the requirements? How can you improve your work?