Multi-Genre Project

Hilzer / Spring 2022

Assignment Handouts:

📚 BOOKS 📚

SMHS Library US Justice System Collection (Includes Print and eBooks)

📰 DATABASES AND EBOOKS 📰

Gale eBooks: Reference articles (for general information) from books on almost any topic (password from home: royals)

Gale in Context High School: Newspaper & magazine articles, reference articles, images, videos, and more. (password from home: royals)

Britannica School: Reference articles, images, and videos on almost any topic--great for a first stop or to find general information before deeper research (username from home: sbunified / password from home: sbunified)

Gale in Context Opposing Viewpoints: Newspaper & magazine articles, reference articles, images, videos, and more (about controversial issues) (password from home: royals)

💻 WEBSITES 💻

Equal Justice Initiative: The Equal Justice Initiative is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society. Visit their website here.

Bureau of Justice Statistics: BJS is the primary statistical agency of the Department of Justice. It is one of the thirteen principal federal statistical agencies throughout the Executive Branch, agencies whose activities are predominantly focused on the collection, compilation, processing, or analysis of information for statistical purposes.

💻 Evaluating Websites Using Lateral Reading 💻

If you decide to search for a website on your own, evaluate it using lateral reading. This will help you make sure it is a trust-worthy site.

What is lateral reading?

"Lateral reading helps you determine an author’s credibility, intent and biases by searching for articles on the same topic by other writers (to see how they are covering it) and for other articles by the author you’re checking on. That’s what professional fact-checkers do." (from Newslit.org)

What resources should I use to fact-check a website's creator?

Wikipedia
Fact-checking organizations, such as Politifact, Snopes, or FactCheck.org
Credible news sources

How do I fact- check a website?

Open a new tab in your browser.
Search for the name of website and/or creator to find out more about it a different, credible site. HINT: Use a fact-checking site such as Wikipedia.
If you cannot find any information about the website and/or its creator from a different, credible site, DO NOT USE IT!

📝 MLA FORMAT WORKS CITED 📝

Sample Works Cited Page MLA 9 (Google Doc)

What Information to Include When Citing Different Types of Sources MLA 9 (Slides)

Works Cited Checklist: Avoid Common Errors (Google Doc)

Technical Help:

How to Create a Hanging Indent in Google Docs (Laptop)

How to Format a Works Cited and Hanging Indent (iPad)

For more detailed information on MLA, go to—

Works Cited Page: Basic Format (Purdue University) (Website)

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