Research Database Directions
In high school, college, and beyond, you will often be assigned research projects in which you will have to gather various articles on a certain topic. What you may not know is that GOOGLE is not the best nor the only place to gather this information. In fact, research databases provide the most accurate and credible information to use for these types of assignments. Due to this, we will be using two types of such databases for your research essay. You will need to print and read three articles in total for your assignment in order to complete your biographical notes as well as answer the question as to what three accomplishments your person achieved that influenced or changed the world.
Britannica School : www.monsonlibrary.com/databases-for-kids/
- Scroll down and click “Encyclopedia Britannica School Edition” which is the third link from the top.
- Click “Middle” for middle school reading level articles.
- Type in the name of the person you are researching in the search bar at the top of the page and press enter.
- Multiple articles will be brought up, but all might not be relevant to your topic. Pick the title of the article that appears best suited to your topic.
- If this article is suitable, click the print icon at the top right of the page in order to print.
- Remember to note the citation at the bottom of the page – you will need this for your bibliography.
- To access more articles through this site, click the back button to go to your original search. On the left hand side are icons, one of which says “Web’s Best Sites.” Click this.
- More articles from other credible sites will appear, click the one(s) that are suitable for you based on your topic. Remember to PRINT.
Garden of Praise Biography : www.gardenofpraise.com/leaders.htm
- Scroll down to the person you picked for your essay. The list is broken up into sections (presidents, composers, etc) OR type in your person’s name into the search bar in the top right corner. If you search your person, be sure to scroll down and click on the “Garden of Praise” link to that person, not an outside source.
- Here, you will be brought to an article about your person. Print this article by pressing CTRL and then P and click print.
- To find more articles via this site, scroll to the bottom to the header entitled “Research Links.” Click the article that best suits your topic.
- This site also includes powerpoints and other activities should you wish to use these as EXTRA resources.
Research in Context : www.galepages.com/mlin_w_palmerpl
- Click the button that says “Research in Context” in the second row, third from the left.
- Click “Advanced” next to the search bar.
- Type in your person’s name and/or key word in the first search bar.
- Scroll down to the search bar entitled “by document type” and select “article” and “biography”
- Scroll down to the search bar entitled “by content level” and select “Basic” and “Intermediate” and click search.
- Results will be shown by category (biographies, news, etc) Click the banner with the category title to access all text of that category, or click a title to see an individual text.
- After you’ve chosen an article, there will be a tool bar on the right in which you can print, download or email your article. Click print to print your article.
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