- Intro to Research -   M. Russell, English 10 Spring 2023

M. Russell - English 10, Period 1  |  Class Visit April 17, 2023  |  Intro to Research: Focus on Primary Sources

Tools for Research - Night Group Research & Paper

***Hot Tips from Ms. G on Researching/Organizing Sources***

• Create a Google folder for your project and share it with everyone in the group.

  • • For your individual paper, you can create a folder just for you and copy sources over (not completely necessary but it may help you feel more organized if your individual paper takes a different direction than the group work)

• Download sources you find as a PDF and immediately add them to the shared folder. 

• Have a running Google Doc in the folder to have a list of potential sources that may not be downloadable.

  • • Link to websites, list book titles, page numbers, etc. (List everything you would need to know to find it again!)

    • Note PDF sources on this doc as well and link them to the file itself in the folder. 

    • This creates a sort of index for the sources you are working with. Easy access!

• Save everything that seems semi-relevant! 

  • • Even if it's not quite what you need at the moment - You will be sad if you want to use it later and can't find it again!!!

• As you use a source in your project or paper, move it into a final folder and/or highlight it on your Google Doc

  • • This way you know which sources you are focusing on and will need to be added to your Works Cited page. 

• Utilize the comment feature on Google Docs

  • • Mark where you need to edit, revise, condense, add citations, etc.

    • If you're on a roll while writing, add a placeholder citation using a comment, highlight, etc. Just something that will remind you what source it came from and that you still need to go back and add more to complete the citation.