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Addison Trail Student Information Center - The Library

American Voices -
The Power of Words

In your previous years at Addison Trail, you have done a variety of research projects in English, social studies, and speech classes.  In the next several weeks, you will be putting those skills to work once again and expanding your research skills with an in-depth investigation of a document. Responsible attention to procedures and deadlines will also be a part of the evaluation process. 

S T U D Y
State the question Track down resources Use the information Do the project You evaluate

Efficiency depends on YOU!  You drive the questions! assignment


• IL State Standards Connection
Your Topic


Begin your project by:
Defining your topic 
Formulating Good Questions
Developing a thesis statement?
What is a thesis statement?

Rubrics:
Info Lit General Rubric
S.T.U.D.Y. Project Rubric

Dist #88 Info Lit Outcomes
Dist #88
Info Lit Outcomes (Modified)

Teacher Organizers:
  
Grade 9
  
Grade 10
  
Grade 11
  
Grade 12

Can you improve your tracking skills?  You are in charge!
Search Skills

AT's Media Center
Need an overview? Here is a PPoint AT-LMC

Speech Pathfinder
Gale Resources
e-library
netTrekker 
ProQuest Platinum


Find more topic or bibliographic information at Quick Start

Timelines:
-Through Congressional Docs
- US Digital History
-Atlas of US timeline
-Smithsonian Inst.

Primary/Secondary- what do you need?:
Source type
More content

Key Word Skills:
Search Terms
Key Word Activity

Save time - use FIND:
Find Command

Keep track of your work with one of the following:
* Working Bib

* Your MAP!

How GOOD are your sources?  You are the judge!
Web Evaluation

THINK as you read:
Inspiration Software
Taking notes
Compare/Contrast

  NoodleTools

 

 

 

Only you can do the work!  Here's some help.
Project Organization

Use your own words to summarize.

What does it look like?  Examples:
*Thesis & Outline
*Essay


 

Integrity is key to academic success.  Did you do your best?
Self Evaluation of
Project 


 

 

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