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9th Grade
Finding Information about Your Topic
Finding Information about Your Topic
Opposing Viewpoints (Gale in Context)
Start here!
This is a great place to find information on many of the topics your class is studying. You can find news articles, research, opinion pieces, and more.
Global Issues (Gale in Context)
If your topic is more global, this is another good database to use. It works just like Opposing Viewpoints, but it focuses on international issues.
Google Search Tips:
Google Search Tips:
When you use Google to search for information on your topic, you will need to make sure that you are using credible sources. A great way to help you do this is by using lateral searching (also called lateral reading). When you search laterally, you start a new Google search to find information about your source, instead of relying on what you can see on your source's website. Here are some videos with more information:
How to Cite your Information:
How to Cite your Information:
Here are resources that can help you with citing your sources:
Purdue OWL: This online writing lab from Purdue University has tons of information about how to cite almost anything.
Citation Resources : The citation resources page of the WHS library.
Zbib.org: An online citation tool that can help you create citations from websites.
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