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Hone Your Topic
Hone Your Topic
SEARCH
SEARCH
Use the smart search to find your TOPIC. (Not your question...yet!)
Start typing a SEARCH TERM. (What one or two words will help you find your topic?)
EVALUATE & ASK
EVALUATE & ASK
Use the Overview to build your background knowledge on your TOPIC.
How does this help you define the 'sides' that you are looking for? What other keywords or phrases (SEARCH TERMS) can you use to make sure you get sources on both "sides"?
Need more to build your background knowledge on your TOPIC and come up with other SEARCH TERMS?
Filter the results by:
REFERENCE: For more background reading.
or
RELATED TOPICS: To get more ideas that help you define what SUBJECTS you are seeking.
Find & Evaluate Sources
Find & Evaluate Sources
VIEWPOINTS
VIEWPOINTS
Use the smart search to find your TOPIC.
Start by filtering the results by:
(FEATURED) VIEWPOINTS
EVALUATE the results (before you open an article!):
Look at the Date, publication "From", title, and type of article.
KEEP FINDING
KEEP FINDING
Found something that you want to use?? CITE IT NOW (see below).
Then go back to your search results OR use Related Articles and Related Subjects to find more.
Cite Your Sources
Cite Your Sources
You must do both!
If you still need more sources:
If you still need more sources:
NEWS
NEWS
Are you interested in national, Massachusetts-based, or world perspectives?
Full-text articles from 1985-today.
Full-text articles from 1980-today.
Regional, national, and world newspapers.
SUBJECT-Specific Databases
SUBJECT-Specific Databases
Still need more?
What subject is your topic? Use a subject-specific database.
TOPIC: Cancel culture: is it ethical to consume media/art of people who have made bad choices?
SUBJECT: culture
TOPIC: What is the best way to prevent climate change?
SUBJECT: climate or environment
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