HN U.S. 2 Congressional Hearing Research

Develop Research Questions

• Closed Question (C): A closed question can be answered with either a single word or a short phrase. Often Yes/No questions.
• Open Question (O): An open question likely to receive a long answer or explanation.

NoodleTools

• How to set up a NoodleTools account
• Creating a NoodleTools project
• How to share a project with your teacher (Inbox name: Weisbart # period Fall 2017)
• How to collaborate with your group members (Peer-reviewer option)
• How to...
  • Cite a database article (ONLY Gale "in Context" databases)
  • Copy/paste a database citation
  • Cite a website
  • Create notecards, add tags/colors/visual cues, and make and manage notecard piles
  • Create and use an outline

Annotated Bibliography

1. Cite a source in NoodleTools.
2. Click the "Options" button.
3. Then choose "Edit Annotation"
   • Summarize: WHAT is this resource? (What information does it have?)
   • Assess & Reflect: HOW does it address the research question?

Databases

• American History - ABC-CLIO
• U.S. History in Context - Gale
• African American History - Facts on File
• Historical Newspapers - ProQuest (troubleshooting off campus access)
  • Click on "Databases" and make sure that the four historical newspaper databases are the only options checked. Then click "Use selected databases."

Library of Congress Website

• Primary Source Sets (these primary sources are from a website, but be sure to cite the specific type of source they are. EXAMPLE: website -- letter or memo)