7th ELA: TED Talk
Persuasive Research
Copy of 2024 Topics _ Text Sets for Argument.docxor visit
the Opposing Viewpoints topics page
and find your research topic in the list.
(Having problems accessing the page? Use "patriot" as the password.)
Research Databases
Research Tips
In the Opposing Viewpoints database, use the following content types (not all content types will be available with all topics)
Reference
Featured Viewpoints
Viewpoints
Statistics
Infographics
Images
News
Websites (from Gale only)
Copy the citation before you take notes
Save useful articles to your Google Drive, so you can refer back to them later
Use “search within” (and other options in Filter Your Results) to limit the scope of your searches
Use ctrl-f to find key terms within the article
Gale Databases How-to Videos
Gale: Types of Content
Gale Databases: Citations
Gale: Sign in with Google
Format a Bibliography
in Google Docs
Click here to create your own citations for your bibliography
Either do the following before starting your bibliography or highlight the entire text of your bibliography to get started.
Go to “Format” in the menu
Select “align & indent”
Choose “indentation options”
Select “hanging” from the "special indent" dropdown menu (leave at .5)
Leave left & right indent at 0