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Research Rules! Sheon’s Easy Guide to Research

Step One: The Plan

Define Your Subject What Do You Want to Find Out? What Do You Already Know About Your Subject?

Brainstorm Your Subject List Ideas about Your Subject

Step Two: Search for Information

Library Catalog

Library Databases Student Reference Center Gale– Student Research Center Facts on File See Ms. Sheon or Mrs. Penton for the passwords to the databases.

Encyclopedias In Print– World Book in the Reference Center. On Line World Book Brittanica No Wikipedia!!!!!!

Search Engines Google Bing Mamma Dogpile Cuil Kosmix Hakia

Step Three: Take Notes

The “KWL” Method What I Know:What I Want to Know: What I Learned:

The Data Sheet Source:Interesting Fact

The Clustering Web Subject

Venn Diagram

Step Four: Gathering Information

The Notecard Topic: What Your are ResearchingSource #: This is the reference’s number on your Bibliography List Page #

Make Your Copies Copy the Articles-- if they are a print or a magazine. Print the Article-- if it’s on the computer.

Cite Your Sources Book last name, first name. Title. Place: publisher, date. Encyclopedia Author. “Title.” Book. Place: Publisher, date.

Cite Your Sources Magazines Author. “Title.” Magazine. Date:page. Database Author. “Title.” Magazine. Date: page. Name of the Database. Date of Access. Web address.

Cite Your Sources Anthology Author of Story. “Title” Book. Name of Editor. Edition. Place:Publisher, date. Newspaper Author. “Title.” Newspaper. Date, edition: page.

Cite Your Sources Video Title. Director, producer, and/or writer. Medium. Distributor, year. Television “Title of Episode.” Title of Program. Credit (Performer, writer, etc.) Name of the Network. Call Letters, city. Broadcast date.

Cite Your Sources Website Title of Site. Editor. Date. Name of Sponsoring Institution. Date of Access.. Or...

Be Aware: Copying Information without giving credit to the author is Plagiarism. It’s stealing.

Copyright Laws What if I’m creating a PowerPoint presentation? You need to begin your presentation with a disclaimer that alerts your viewers that you have used copyrighted materials in your presentation. Plus, you must have a bibliography at the end of your presentation. A sample disclaimer: Some material in this presentation is used under the fair use exemption of US copyright law. Further use is prohibited.

Copyright Laws for Kids Always say where you got the information you use. Tell the author, the book, and the page number. * Use as little information as you possible can and still make the same point. * Don’t change the author’s words or the artist’s pictures without permission. * Don’t make copies of the schoolwork you have that uses materials from other sources. * Don’t forget that everything you write and create is yours to decide how it should be used, except for the parts you borrowed from others. If you make the presentation on the computer, there are very clear rules to tell you how much of someone else’s work you may use.

COPYRIGHT AND PLAGIARISM GUIDELINES FOR STUDENTS You may make a single copy of any material you need for your schoolwork, or your own personal research. * You must respect the copyright of the materials you use. You may not modify or change the material, nor may you perform or display the material except in conjunction with classwork. * You may use copyrighted material to do your schoolwork, but if you use an author’s ideas, you must give the author credit, either in the text, or in a footnote. If you use an author’s words, you must put the words in quotation marks. Failure to give credit to the author is plagiarism.

COPYRIGHT AND PLAGIARISM GUIDELINES FOR STUDENTS Use of copyrighted materials outside the classroom requires written permission of the copyright holder. You may not copy computer software from the school computers.

Copyright Laws Fair Use Chart for Teachers

Step Four: Use the Information

Scan the Information Read the title. Look at the pictures– Read their Captions. Read the first paragraph. Look for the Main Idea.

Put the Information in Your Own Words Who What Where When Why How

Organize Your Information Rank it in order of Importance.

And Finally...

Write Your Report Introduction Body Conclusion

Works Cited Berkowitz, Robert E., and Michael B. Eisenberg. The Definitive Big 6 Workshop Handbook (Big6 Skills). Worthington: Linworth Publishing, "Clipart - Download Royalty-Free Clipart, Images, Fonts, Web Art and Graphics." Clipart - Download Royalty-Free Clipart, Images, Fonts, Web Art and Graphics. 20 June Simpson, Carol Mann. Copyright For Schools: A Practical Guide. Worthington: Linworth Publishing, 2006.