1. Research for the Personal Project
Mr. Crouch

2. What not to do... You would not set out on a journey without knowing:
Your destination
Your purpose for going
Your mode of transport
Research is the same!

3. The Research Question
If you have a research question already, make sure that you carry out background reading to support your RQ.
If you do not have a research question, use background reading to lead you towards a subject/topic.

4. Global Contexts Identities and Relationships
Orientation in Space and Time
Personal and Cultural Expression
Scientific and Technical Innovation
Globalisation and Sustainability
Fairness and Development

5. ATL Skills

6. Good computer-use practice
Keep copies of your essay in different locations e.g. home and school, but always know which is the most up-to-date. (Save to both locations at the same time if you can.)

7. Primary sources
A primary source is a document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study. These sources were present during an experience or time period and offer an inside view of a particular event.

8. charters
correspondence
diaries
early works
interviews
manuscripts
oratory
pamphlets
personal narratives
sources
speeches
letters
documents

9. Secondary Sources
A secondary source interprets and analyzes primary sources. These sources are one or more steps removed from the event.

10. Textbooks, magazine articles, histories, criticisms, commentaries, encyclopaedia 
A journal/magazine article which interprets or reviews previous findings 
A history textbook 
A book about the effects of WWI 

11. Library Searches
The Power Search (see also the Visual Search; Copy Categories; Number)
ISD Intranet

12. Library Website

13. Specific Pages MLA MYP – Personal Project Library Resources
eBooks – look at in detail

14. Internet Detective
Mr. Crouch`s brilliant idea – take a few minutes to go through the tutorial

15. Advanced Searches
To search for an exact phrase, enclose the phrase in double quotation marks (e.g., "industrial revolution").

16. In the Keyword search box you can use Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) to connect your search words. AND means you want publications having all your search terms; OR means you want publications having any of the terms; NOT means you want the first term but not the second term.

17. In the other search boxes you should use the drop-down list instead of Boolean operators, for example to choose material types or select date ranges.

18. Google Advanced

19. Keyword Searches
Good key words are the important words or short phrases that specifically describe your topic and closely related topics. They are not long sentences. Start as soon as you have a general topic. You will be able to add more key words to your list as you focus and learn more about your topic.

20. Keywords (brainstorm)
slavery (slav*)
child labour/labor (lab*)
“child labo*“
“forced lab*“
exploitation
...and

21. Keywords Keep a list of keywords Add new words to your list
Cross out keywords that do not bring results
Be critical in terms of spellings, word groups (phrases) and your search skills

22. ISD Resources Library – Mr. Crouch, Mrs. Hunter Library Website
e-Resources

23. e-Resources
ProQuest
Newsbank
Opposing Viewpoints
...and many more

24. Thank you!