1. FAMOUS AUTHOR STUDY RESEARCH TOOLS TO USE Created By: Mr. Sears

2. Print Resources: Search ONLINE CATALOG Search ONLINE CATALOGONLINE CATALOGONLINE CATALOG Books by your author (fiction, other…) Books by your author (fiction, other…) Books about your author (biographies) Books about your author (biographies) Reference Volumes Reference Volumes Writers for Young Adults set Writers for Young Adults set Extraordinary American Writers Extraordinary American Writers World Authors World Authors

3. Electronic Resources: Electronic Resources: E LIBRARY E LIBRARY Thousands of searchable full-text periodical articles. Thousands of searchable full-text periodical articles. LITERATURE ONLINE (thru ELibrary) LITERATURE ONLINE (thru ELibrary) Search for your author in the Bio section. Search for your author in the Bio section. INFOHIO RESOURCES INFOHIO RESOURCES American Natl. Biography - if American and DEAD. American Natl. Biography - if American and DEAD. American Natl. Biography American Natl. Biography EBSCOhost - great for reviews too. EBSCOhost - great for reviews too. EBSCOhost EBSCOhost NewsBank – Newspaper articles from around Ohio. NewsBank – Newspaper articles from around Ohio. SIRS Discoverer – Check after Elibrary & EBSCOhost. SIRS Discoverer – Check after Elibrary & EBSCOhost.

4. Web Resources: Web Resources: Find Your Author’s Home Page. Find Your Author’s Home Page. Search For The Web pages of the Search For The Web pages of the author’s publishing company. author’s publishing company. Find “About the Author” on Public Library Websites. Find “About the Author” on Public Library Websites. Try the “Button sites” on Next Slide. Try the “Button sites” on Next Slide.

5. FAMOUS AUTHOR STUDY RESEARCH PROJECT WEBLINKS Yahoo Young Adult Author Index Children's and Young Adults' Authors & Illustrators Authors on the Web Bibliographies Teachers @ Random Biographies Young Adult Authors Series & Sequels Young Adult Authors on the Web Authors @ YABooksCentral

6. Internet Search Tips USE A SEARCH ENGINE YOU KNOW Don’t GUESS an ADDRESS! Use KEY WORDS. Don’t Type SENTENCES! Read Summary of sites before clicking. GOOGLE is our HOME Search Page. KNOW THE TYPES OF WEBSITES –.com = COMMERCIAL – someone is selling a product. –.org = ORGANIZATION – a nonprofit information site. –.gov = GOVERNMENT – site of state / local / federal agency –.edu = EDUCATIONAL – a college or university site. –.k12.oh.us = SCHOOL – a public k-12 school website.

7. Grammar of the Internet - Understanding a URL Understanding the URL or web address of a web page can sometimes provide you with important information about a web site. In this example we are using a web site that says the Holocaust never happened. Based on the URL shown below in blue how can we tell that this is the web site of an individual and not a Northwestern University web site?"

8. Site Reliability *false *misleading *slanted vs. even Citing a website - ARTICLE IN A WEB SITE Author, Name. “Title of article.” Title of web page. Publication date. Publisher. Date of Access Web site address. Shore, Lee. “Border Collie Characteristics.” All About Border Collies. 30 Mar. 2004. United States Border Collie Club, Inc. 13 Sep. 2007. X ? = -+

11. Citing a website ARTICLE IN A WEB SITE ARTICLE IN A WEB SITE Author, Name. “Title of article.” Name of web page. Publication date. Publisher. Date of Access. Shore, Lee. “Border Collie Characteristics.” All About Border Collies. 23 Jan. 2005. United States Border Collie Club, Inc. 17 Sep. 2007.

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14. DIRECT QUOTE EXAMPLE  use quotation marks.  make sentences smoothly flow from your words to those quoted. As Coach Clark explained, "We lost the game because we were overconfident and failed to take the other team's defense seriously enough" (32). As Coach Clark explained, "We lost the game because we were overconfident and failed to take the other team's defense seriously enough" (32). The coach notes that "most of the guys on State's team have much less experience than our players, but they certainly have talent and a desire to win" (33). The coach notes that "most of the guys on State's team have much less experience than our players, but they certainly have talent and a desire to win" (33).  Note how the writer sets up the quotations with "explained" and "notes that."

15. INDIRECT QUOTE / PARAPHRASE EXAMPLE Cite the name of the author and the exact page on which you found the information at the end of the sentence or passage that has been summarized, for example: The industrial establishment has not been able to prove that controlling air-pollution is too costly for them to afford (O'Donnell 30). The industrial establishment has not been able to prove that controlling air-pollution is too costly for them to afford (O'Donnell 30). You can provide the author's name within the text of the sentence that paraphrases or summarizes: Francis O'Donnell (30) claims the industrial establishment has no valid arguments against air- pollution control. Francis O'Donnell (30) claims the industrial establishment has no valid arguments against air- pollution control.