Research- Gathering Sources (Reaser)
Today, you will learn:
how to navigate SIRS Researcher.
how to gather citations.
Step- by-Step Instructions:
Go to SIRS Researcher. You should have this bookmarked from the previous lesson. If not, do so now.
Find your topic in SIRS Researcher. If you have not selected a topic, click on one so you can follow along.
Open your "AVID Research Sources" Notes Assignment. It can be found in Schoology.
There are two difference formats most teachers require. Mrs. Reaser is having you use the APA (American Psychological Association) format. It is most often used in the sciences and for other technical topics, including social sciences,.
Go back to SIRS Researcher and click on one of the articles in your topic.
To the right, click on "CITE" for the article.
Select the proper citation format.
Click the "Copy" button.
Using CTRL+V, paste it into your AVID Research Sources.
It's important to gather more information than you will actually use in your essay, because you may find that sources aren't as good as you thought when you go to actually use them. Your will read a lot more than you will actually use.
For the remainder of the class, research your topic. When your done, keep looking. It's not really possible to be "done reading" when it comes to research because new sources are always being created.