Senior Research ProjectEnglish IV

Mrs. Pruett

How to do Research

How many sources do you need? • Sources Requirement 70- 100 pts.• Works Cites Page with at least six sources: 70- 100

pts.• 6 sources=70 points “C” 7 sources=80 “B”

8-9 sources= “A- to A+”– Novel Source (10 pts.) : historical fiction novel of your choice– Reference Source (10 pts. each): Encyclopedia or reference

text f/ reference room of Chaffey library and Ontario City Library.– 2(minimum) Non-Fictional/Informational Text (10 pts. each):

Book checked out from library, magazine article, published journal, etc.

– Internet Resources (10pts each): an article from a reputable source online.

– Visual Media (10 pts. each): Video/ Film:– Audio Media (10 pts. each): Song lyrics inspired by novel’s

theme or relating to the time period or similar issues experienced in the time period

Library Information

Research Tools:

1. Nonfiction Books

2. Reference Books

3. Internet: websites, online databases, student resource center

When you are at the Chaffey Library

• You will need to have 5 areas ready to research and prepare your note/source cards. Also, look for your map.

• Go to the computer and search for information about your topic

• If the book has a number, it is a nonfiction book that you may check out.

• If it has an “R” on the call #, then it is only for you to use in the library. You may not check these out.

Research Tips

• When you are at the aisle where your book is located, look around…you might find other books that pertain to your subject!

• Nonfiction books have the same call numbers as reference books.Example: If you found Civil War books in R973.7 (reference section), then the same types of books will be found in the nonfiction area.

• Be patient! This will take time…

Dewey Decimal System

• 000 General Knowledge • 100 philosophy and psychology • 200 religion • 300 social sciences • 400 language and grammar • 500 natural sciences and math • 600 medicine and technology • 700 arts and recreation • 800 literature • 900 geography and history

Oh yeah…• You will also need SOURCE/NOTE CARDS (20 of them

even though you may not use them all in your paper)• You should go buy a pack of cards his week as your first

five note/source cards are due 11-10-08• and…• A works cited page

When you have found books for your project

• You will keep the information that you find about your books and websites on SOURCE CARDS .

• You will then write down information from the text on NOTECARDS

Cool Web Site About Source Cards

• http://www.crlsresearchguide.org/04_Making_Source_Cards.asp

• Also…refer to the handouts given in class. Don’t LOSE them!

Source Cards • You need 3x5 cards • You use them to document which online sources you

might use for your project • Example:

Note Cards • Use 4x6 or 5x7 cards only (for information)• You write down direct quotes or paraphrase your

information from your source. Example:

Types of Sources Primary, Secondary, Tertiary

PRIMARY Also called “firsthand” documents

They include ORIGINAL writing or recordsExample: Diaries

• Interviews (legal proceedings, personal, telephone, e-mail) • Letters • Original Documents (i.e. birth certificate or a trial transcript) • Patents • Photographs • Proceedings of Meetings, Conferences and Symposia. • Survey Research (such as market surveys and public opinion polls) • Works of Literature

• TWO of your sources must be primary

Secondary Sources • Secondary sources are accounts written after

the fact with the benefit of hindsight. They are interpretations and evaluations of primary sources. Secondary sources are not evidence, but rather commentary on and discussion of evidence. They are usually published by scholars and professors in academic publications and books. Example: Primary: Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address Secondary: A written analysis of the meanings in the speech written by a Professor at USC

Tertiary Sources

• Tertiary sources consist of information which is a distillation and collection of primary and secondary sources.

• Almanacs

• Encyclopedias

• Fact books

The Internet

• Be very wary because much of what you read can be false and not credible

• Always look for the author…is there one? • What is a URL? (Uniform Resource Locator)• Type of organization:

com—commercial enterprise edu—educational institution gov—US government entity mil—US military entity net—network access provider (anyone) org—nonprofit organization

Internet Search Engines

• Individual Search Engines: www.altavista.comwww.alltheweb.comwww.google.com

• Metasearch operators:www.metacrawler.com www.ixquick.comwww.dogpile.com

How to search on the Internet

• Exact Phrases with Quotation Marks: Example: “California Digital Project”

123 hits versus California Digital Project

128,000 hits • Also, you can type in phrases like:

cougars and attacks cougars or mountain lions cougars not panthers

What are Online Databases?

• You can use these to research numerous essays and articles about your topic.

Some include: 1. Http://search.epnet.com/User ID: chaffeyhsPassword: Tiger

2. Factsonfile.comUsername:__________Password: ___________

Due DatesAssignment Due Date* Point Value

Prospectus (1-2 pages)Includes topic, proposed thesis, and a working Works Cited /

bibliography of seven academic sources.November 3

30 Written paper 20 Works Cited

Note Cards and/or Annotated Articles w/ work cited document updated. To use for your facts/ direct quotes:

100

1st set of five cards November 10

2nd set of five cards November 17

3rd set of five cards November 24

4th set of five cards December 1

Movie Review draft (250 words minimum) Song Review draft (250 words minimum)

November 2850 movie review50 song review

Outline of the 1500 word essay / Prewriting December 1 50

1st Draft (1,200 words) + Works Cited (not accepted without works cited)

December 8 200

Final Project w/ all of the requirements (see score sheet) Project will NOT be accepted without the Works Cited Document. Project will not be accepted after 12th and will still incur a large point

deduction. You must turn in a final SRP to receive credit for the course.

January 5 500

*You MUST complete each section before going on to the next one. For each day an assignment is late, you will loose 10%. That is an entire letter grade Don’t risk it!! If you turn the project in early, extra credit is available but it must be correct and complete!

So Now Its Your Chance . . .• Begin your research by using the internet and fill out the

source card for an online source