1. Smart Research: Sources and Citing

2. After finding background information, find sources that address your research question Your model for the Extended Essay is a JOURNAL ARTICLE So your sources should probably be…JOURNAL ARTICLES (or books, reputable websites, etc.) JOURNAL ARTICLES are found in databases You should know how to search databases effectively Use the pathfinders people!

3. Evaluate what you find. Really read those sources Credibility (can we trust the author?) Accurate? Reasonable? Sources? (Is the information cited or attributed to experts?) These are some of the same criteria your essay is graded on

4. Set with sources? Now get set to cite Richard Wright and his Royal Arrow typewriter

5. Start by choosing a style

6. Check with your advisor first!

7. Name your project

8. Your dashboard helps you track and organize your work

9. Keep your focus

10. Assignments, links, calendar…

13. Use feedback from your instructor to improve your work

14. Teacher’s comment is next to your citation

15. Bibliography screen

16. Choose the best match from the drop-down menu What’s your source?

17. Copy-and-paste to avoid spelling errors Fill in the form

18. Get help on each field

19. Help pops up!

20. Catch common errors…

21. …and make changes

22. Correctly formatted, correctly alphabetized

23. Share your list with your advisor, Ms. Cullen, Ms. Johnson… Get comments and Improve your work

24. Get fast, expert help when you need it

25. Analyze your list

26. Format, export, print… and you’re done!

27. Then, begin to take notes

28. List view shows notes

29. Source Notes Your notes and sources stay linked

30. Three-part notes 1.Cut-and-paste Capture author’s words, images – Get quotes and attribution right – Mark-up the quote to understand the author’s idea 2.Paraphrase or summarize Explain it to yourself – Tag concepts and facts – Add reminders and tasks 3.My ideas Prompts for original thinking – Analyze how it fits your research – Ask questions, evaluate ideas – List “to do” plan

31. Cut-and-paste first Author’s image Author’s words

32. You’ll get quotes and attribution right!

33. Reread and color-code information Red for problems Green for statistics Highlight main ideas

34. Annotating helps you understand

35. Explain it to yourself* *Using words that you understand

36. What do you think? I wonder…? “To do” next

37. Add the main idea last

38. Add tags now…or later* *It’s easier to add tags when you know more

39. You can always go back to the source Sometimes rereading clears up questions

40. Use your tabletop to organize notes Your new notes

41. Sort notes however you like! Drag notes

42. Make piles Group notes that you feel belong together

43. Take as many notes as you need to! Your tabletop is larger than the screen A bird’s eye view

44. Label your notes with visual cues Add reminders, colors and tags

45. Build your outline on-the-fly…

46. …or create it before you take notes

47. Drag notes and piles into your outline

48. Get help along the way Get feedback, make changes Print out E-mail Fill in Extended Essay drop box to share your list with your advisor, Ms. Cullen or Ms. Johnson to get tips and comments

49. Enough information? When you think you’re done, review your work Can I add more tags now that I know more? – Label details, themes, concepts Other ways to order my ideas? – Reorder by searching on 2-3 tags at once Any loose ends? Are there types of sources I missed ? – Use button to see the type and range of sources you used

50. Organizing information Create subtopics and outline What notes have similar titles or topics? – Pile them together – Add them to your outline Play with the order, be curious! What if I make new combinations of notes? – Search by one or more tags to find common ideas among notes What other ways can I order my outline? Do new grouping suggest new ways to analyze what I know? New ideas? New questions?

51. Don’t forget to follow your ideas!

52. Easy to add more sources if you need to!

53. …and your work can never get lost!