The Research Process

Catch the best grade possible by making sure you understand the research process.

Are you writing a persuasive, informative or argumentative paper?
Select a topic of interest.
Need an overview of your topic? Do not forget about looking in the encyclopedia.
Brainstorm any key words you can use when searching the library circulation system or online sources.
Remember when searching for a person, search last name, first name.
Are you allowed to use websites?
Remember when you use NewsBank, INSPIRE, and World Book online you are using the Internet to get to these sources. These are not websites. They will be cited as a book, magazine, newspaper, or reference book.
Make sure you have the right number of good sources needed for your paper/project. Your teacher will let you know the number of sources required.
Make sure you understand how the notecards are to be completed.
Make sure you understand the works cited page. Remember you can use Citation Machine.
Great book sources are available for you to use in the library media center.
Don't forget to check out the titles available on Raider eLibrary. It is a growing collection.