Embedded Files
Recommend to COPY & PASTE the topic name from the list into the website search to be 100% sure the spelling is exactly right.
CITE the sources you use on the bottom of your note catcher.
Example: _______________
When you have taken all the notes from your first source, come back to this page to find a second source.
Encyclopedia Britannica Middle School Edition - helpful with 'religion' 'place' and 'culture' topics. The long article about Iran has sections that are helpful. Use subheadings to find them.
EB will read-aloud, translate, and auto-cite.
GALE Databases Use the "GET LINK" button or "SEND TO" email/drive to✅ save the article before you close the window. This is the best way to find it again! (🚫copying the go.gale url will not work and neither will a 🚫chrome bookmark or 🚫leaving the tab open)
The New York Times article archive
You might need to narrow your search with a 'Publication Date' filter. 📆
Opposing Viewpoints - most helpful with 'Events' topics. Scroll to the bottom of this page for more tips using Opposing Viewpoints.
News - international resources such as Al Jazeera, London Times, etc. The 'related articles' can be very helpful here.
Last resort if you are truly finding nothing is the sledgehammer of PowerSearch. Ask Ms Redding for support using PowerSearch because it can give an overwhelming amount of options. 🤯
UNESCO World Heritage Sites - Useful for 'place' and the architecture topic
The list of sites Click on any of them, but go back to the list and try again if you pick one that isn't a building/structure.
UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Sora has a few book resources and one specifically about The ABCs of Persian Food. (copy is reserved for our school)
Architecture and art resource. Use 'ctrl + F' to 'find' keywords inside the long articles. If it says "Figure," click on the link to see the picture.
Before searching up anything: Scroll through the options in this text set Grade 8 Unit 4 to check if any of them are useful to your topic.
Newsela is lowkey my opp rn so if it gives you weird messages like 'can't access' or 'content not found', please tell me immediately so I can take a picture of what isn't working, then try another resource instead. Thanks, Ms Redding
Other strategies:
Food topic specifically should search for food&cooking blogs as sources. Blogs often use a lot of pictures :)
Go to the Wikipedia article for your topic and scroll to the very bottom to the 'References' section. The sources that the authors of the article used are linked on the bottom. Some of these can be great sources to use for your project, click on them and see which ones open and which ones have the information you need. This can be overwhelming, ask for Ms Redding's help if needed.
⬅️ US - Iran Relations Topic Guide - useful for 'Event' topics, particularly the hostage crisis
Paper Books from the Library
Paper Books from the Library
My Father's House by Javaherbin, Mina - Tidbits about Food and Architecture
A refugee's journey from Iran by Hudak, Heather C. - Tidbits about Food (use index)
Iran by Anderson, Shannon - Food (use index)
Iran (in Pictures)
Iran by Stratton, Connor
Countries of the World: Iran by Mary O'Shea
A history of Iran : empire of the mind by Axworthy, Michael
Biography Section
Funny in Farsi : a memoir of growing up Iranian in America by Dumas, Firoozeh
Taking cover : one girl's story of growing up during the Iranian Revolution by Homayoonfar, Nioucha
Citation Steps
Full citation in proper MLA format for all three sources.
After you have all the notes you need to complete your slideshow, prepare your bibliography here.
Open the link to your source
If your source is a database source (Gale, Encyclopedia Brittanica), it will have a CITE button
CITE buttons look like: or If you don’t see one, move to # 3
Click the CITE button
Highlight (click and drag) the citation that comes up and use CTRL+C keys on your keyboard to copy it
Return to this notecatcher and paste the citation into the box below using CTRL+V
Website sources should be cited using zoterabib.org
Highlight the url website on your source, then use CTRL+C to copy it
Open zbib.org
Click the box that says ‘enter a URL’
CTRL+V pastes the url in the box
Click
Highlight the whole citation. Use CTRL+C to copy it
Return to this note catcher and paste the citation into the box below using CTRL+V
Book sources either physical or on Sora
Follow instructions or use generator on Purdue OWL website
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