Monday, March 28, 2016

Sources due Wednesday, March 30!!!

SOURCE REQUIREMENTS
Your four sources must meet the following requirements:

ACCEPTABLE SOURCES include the following: 
     - Print sources (e.g., books, magazines, newspapers, and journals)
     - News stories (e.g., radio, TV, article accessed electronically/online)
     - Interviews (with an expert/qualified person)
     - Academic journals or articles (considered "print sources") via Questia database
     - Official websites (e.g., ---.org, ---.gov, ---.edu)

UNACCEPTABLE SOURCES include the following:
     - Wikipedia
     - Blog or opinion post
     - Interview from a friend, yourself, or any other non-expert
     - Unofficial/unapproved websites
     - Encyclopedia articles (use only as a last resort)


3/28/16: Class Objectives

March 28, 2016
TODAY'S OBJECTIVES:

1. Browse the following links:

"Finding Primary Sources"
http://www.library.illinois.edu/ugl/howdoi/primarysources.html

"Finding Secondary Sources"
http://www.library.illinois.edu/ugl/howdoi/secondarysources.html

2. Log on to Questia, the database used by the school--
         a. Go to QuestiaSchool.com
         b. Enter your school email address as your username
         c. Enter "saints" (all lowercase) as your password
         d. Explore the website/browse for articles on your topic
         e. Optional: Watch tutorial videos (with headphones) at the bottom of the home page

3. Start a Google Doc titled "Informative Speech Works Cited" through your school account
         a. Once you've found four sources, submit to Mrs. Pantuso for approval by sharing with her
         b. Use www.easybib.com to put your source citations into the proper format--
             due Wednesday, 3/30