- This project suggests that you search social media to research your topic. You may like (and really benefit from) browsing Twitter. You don't need to have an account, just paste the link from the graphic organizer to search Twitter without an account. This will help you to find what is trending about this topic and help you uncover some interesting issues or unique events that the articles and web pages may not provide.
- This project suggests that you integrate varied cultural viewpoints. You will find articles that originate from other countries here (or you may do your own web search.)
- This project requires that you incorporate statistics into your writing. The best way to find statistics is actually through a Google Image search. Type your keywords and add the term statistics. Your results should now be charts and graphs instead of photographic images. As with any Google search, you will want to determine whether the source is authoritative and valid.
Search tips:
- While finding books (print and eBooks), try to search in a more broad sense and then search within the book to find more specific information. For instance, you may not find multiple books with cultural imperialism in their name; instead you may find a comprehensive book on cultural issues that has a great section on cultural imperialism.
- While finding articles, try to search in a very specific sense. You are more likely to be successful using a keyword that is the main topic and combining it with a subtopic to find specific information from articles.
- Using quotation marks when searching for specific phrases may yield more accurate results. This requires that the words appear together in the results. For example, "Salem, Massachussetts" versus Salem, Massachussetts.
Books/eBooks/articles from subscription databases from our library:
- Go to palisades.follettdestiny.com
- Select the High School
Google alternative:
Sweetsearch is an alternative to Google and will probably provide you with some great results!
The following resources are available within the library link above, but in case you want to just search one specific source, the instructions are below:
Our eBooks:
- Go to search.ebscohost.com
- Use our school’s username and password
- Open EBSCOhost Web
- Select eBook Collection (don’t select the eBook High School Collection)
- Remember to grab one of the ISBN numbers to import the citation into NoodleTools! :)
Scholarly articles:
- Go to search.ebscohost.com
- Enter our school's username and password
- Select EBSCOhost Web
- Select Advanced Placement Source
Magazine/Newspaper articles:
- Go to sks.sirs.com
- Select SIRS Knowledge Source
- Use our school's username and password