New World Civics LibGuide
Mrs. Brown
Mrs. Brown
Use the resources below to help you complete the New World Civics Project for Mrs. Brown's class.
News Release Video
The resources below are available to help you set up your presentation using Google Slides.
How to use Google Slides: https://support.google.com/docs/answer/2763168?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop
Tips for Delivering a Good Presentation
Be aware of your non-verbal communication.
Have good posture
Smile and act relaxed
Make eye contact with your audience instead of reading off your notes the entire time.
Avoid distracting behaviors and nervous gestures like rocking or fidgeting.
Make sure to dress appropriately for your profession.
Be mindful of your pace and volume.
Make an effort to slow your pace and include pauses. Speaking slower will also help you avoid excessive verbal fillers like “ummm” or “ahhhh”. Also, work on projecting your voice to the back of the classroom so that everyone can hear you.
Find library material through the library catalog using this link.
Access thousands of non-fiction ebooks and quality reference materials through Gale Databases. You can print, copy/paste, email, or download portions of books and cite them automatically.
World Book Student is an online encyclopedia you can use to complete research or locate information of interest to you.
World Book Discover is an online encyclopedia you can use to complete research or locate information of interest to you.
The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture is an online encyclopedia you can use to complete research on any topic related to the state of Tennessee.
These videos cover information about the different types government, meaning by flags, and much more that will help you with your project.
Not all websites are good sources of information. Use this Website Evaluation Checklist to evaluate your sources before you use them.
Use these websites to gather information you can use for your project:
Images you find online are not always free to use. Even if you find them through a Google search and can copy them, they may still be owned by someone else. Owning an image usually means owning the copyrights to that image. For your project, you want to use images that are copyright free, which means no one owns the creative rights to them and you can use them without worrying that you are breaking any laws.
Use these websites to find copyright-free images:
https://wordpress.org/openverse/?referrer=creativecommons.org
Through Google search (directions): https://copyright.unimelb.edu.au/guides/finding-creative-commons-images-using-google
Use these websites to find copyright-free videos:
It is important to cite all of the sources you use for your research. Citing sources doesn't have to be hard. Use one of the links below to access a citation generator to make citing your sources easy and painless.