PROCESS

How to Accomplish Your Task!

What questions do you need to ask?

Create a concept map in Inspiration. Create a web with your explorer's name in the main idea and then use rapid fire to web out WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY and HOW.
When you are finished with your research, check your research. Look for mistakes or for things that simply don't make sense. If you see any problems, go back to your source and doublecheck your information. Once you are satisfied with your research, print out your web in outline form. You will use this outline to write your narrative for your vodcast..

Where will you find your information?

You may use books, websites, and our online databases to find your information. Most websites have copyright information, and even if they don't, it is still illegal to pass off other people's work as your own. You must put the information into your own words.

You must include a bibliography (also knows as “Works Cited” page) in your research. You must list all the resources you used for your research. It is very important that you keep track of your resources while you are researching. While you research, keep open your Research Notebook to record the title, website URL, author, and the day you accessed the information. Answers.com and World Book Online will actually create the citation for you which you can just copy and paste into your Research Notebook. Otherwise, you can go to the MLA Citation Maker to create your citations
As you research, you will also be collecting images for your vodcast. Just as you have to create citations for information, you must also cite your image sources. You must use copyright-free images. A list of websites that offer copyright-free images can be found on our Resources page.