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__**Short Videos**__ [|HOW TO USE DATABASES] [|What is Research?] [|How to Develop a Good Research Topic] [|UNDERSTANDING ASSIGNMENTS]

__**Easy MLA citation builder**__ [|EASYBIB.COM]

[|MIT online free courses] with a tutorial on how to be a good researcher. Although the creators of the tutorials reference the MIT library, the skills are applicable to any library

Syllabus 1
4. Plagiarism, different forms. Screen short film, Avoiding Plagiarism. Define: plagiarism, paraphrasing, quotations, summaries, common knowledge, academic honesty, copyright, moral and/or ethical dilemma. EQ: What part do ethics play in school? What are the different forms of plagiarism?

5. Introduction to paraphrasing. EQ: how can we effectively use someone’s idea in our own writing? Learn and practice how to paraphrase. http://lgdata.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/docs/1410/499289/activity_sheet_plagiarism_activity4.pdf

6. Plagiarism as academic or professional dishonesty. EQs. What might be the repercussions for using plagiarism? What other forms of academic dishonesty are there? What are academic policies regarding plagiarism? Read and discuss different examples from the news. Screen clip from Shattered Glass.

7. MLA format: Works’ Cited Page and footnotes Define: bibliography, citations, format, abstract, quotation, paraphrasing, parenthetical citations, in-text citations, verso, publisher, publishing date. Writing citations manually, keeping track of everything you have used for your research.

a citation scavenger hunt http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/prove-citation-scavenger-hunt-30899.html?tab=4#tabs

tips for better writing and citing correctly http://www.wlu.ca/page.php?grp_id=306&p=3115

incorporating evidence, integrating citations smoothly http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/using_evidence.shtml#incorporating

8. Using [|www.easybib.com], an online citation maker. Using parenthetical citations.

1. Intro to research. Breakdown the Syllabus

EQs: How do we acquire knowledge? How do we become an expert? What are the characteristics of an expert? (scholarly and real life) What is the relationship between researching and writing?

Read Sherlock Holmes and Critical thinking skills

5 categories of research that are covered in the trails assessments.


 * Trails – 9: students take Online skills assessment tool **


 * 2. Introduction to the Library - Finding and checking out books **

Define and learn how to use: Online catalog, Dewey decimal system, call numbers, fiction, non-fiction, Reference books (table of contents and index), magazines, DVDs, CTE Resources

Searching using title, author, subject, key word. Finding with call numbers


 * 3. Introduction to CTEA’s Virtual Library online resources ** [|www.ctealibrary.com]

Define: Databases, E-Reference series, SIRs Researcher, Encyclopedias, pathfinders.

Links to SAT prep, Career and College Resources, Book reviews, teachers’ projects –pathfinders. US history online scavenger hunt by decades http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson079.shtml
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Syllabus 2
14. ( 2 lessons) Using search terms, Boolean searches, combining keywords EQ: How can appropriate search terms and queries guide targeted searches? Short video, How Search Works [] **Define terms**: search terms, keywords, Boolean search, query, “alternative phrasing” Lesson on Search Terms, narrowing search, combining keywords. http://lgdata.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/docs/1410/499277/Creating_search_strategy_activity2.pdf

Basic search tips - Four Nets http://webquest.sdsu.edu/searching/fournets.htm

15. Searching with Google advance search using Google search short cuts Exercise demonstrating Boolean Searches and narrowing searches Defining search terms and methods: Google’s Search Mechanics. [] Narrowing search by combining keywords – note the decrease in the amount of hits as search is honed Worksheet: Boolean+worksheet http://lgdata.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/docs/1410/499279/search_engine_comparison_activity5.pdf

16. (2 classes) Web site evaluation EQ: How and why do researchers evaluate search results? What can the URL tell you? Define: search field, entity, ellipses, URL, authority, objectivity, accuracy, currency, bias, “point of view” domain names, search engine, country codes, evaluate Analyzing URLs to get info re the source from the domain names: edu, mil, org. gov, edu, country codes such as jp, uk, de, etc. __ http://msass.case.edu/harrislibrary/libstudents/tutorials/tutevalwebs.html __

17. Evaluate a web site according to Accuracy, Currency, Objectivity and Authority, credibility Choose from websites introduced last week Look at a Wikipedia article and identify the sources, follow the links Read a Wikipedia article and then confirm information. How does one confirm an author’s authority or credibility? Review the CRAP Method? of assessing websites http://lgdata.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/docs/1410/499278/Website_usability_activity3.pdf

18 a. (4 classes) Intro to our databases using SIRs and the GALE Collection Identify all the tools or operators on a database page How to select print mode, e-mail, abstract and citation. Show video Talking to Databases []

19. Recognizing appropriate reading level using Lexiles teach students how to filter to certain publications or article levels that fit their skill level. Using Lexiles, Warm ups to understand their level include having students search for an article on a pre-determined topic and summarize the salient points (an intro to abstract writing). They also must cite the source using the appropriate citation form.

20. Short SIRs project: students break up into partners, choose a topic or issue from SIRS, select articles that are both pro and con. Establish a POV, identify claim and counter-claim, find evidence to substantiate your claim. Annotate each article chosen indicating the keywords, names or entities, the evidence and the claim and counter-claim. Only retain articles that support your claim Write an essay using the evidence found to support your claim.explaining your search process

21. Introducing the Academic Library Use the 12 Fabulous Academic Search Engines. Watch short tour of a college library. Define: academic, operators, peer-reviewed, journal, full text, abstract, print view, [] Introduce the CUNY database collection Practice with the many different databases we have in our GALE Collection [|Tour of an Academic Library]

Reading and Writing for Understanding
EQ what is the relationship of reading to writiing? 5. a. (2 classes) Introduction to annotating for Understanding/ Note taking Define: claim, evidence, assertion, summary, counter-claim, abstract, annotated bibliography or works’ cited page, Audience-based arguments, clear articulation, evidentiary arguments.

Using evidence or Answering the question “How do you know?” (and forming citations) to support an assertion or claim

What questions come up in your reading? Using terminology and syntax to write summaries. Teaching language that can be used to introduce agreement and non agreement (ie. Although…, Supporting the idea of…)

Using specific examples to support argument []

Understanding assignments
Use the simple video/ slide show that describes this process [] UNC Writing Center - [] []

Links
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Glossary of library and research related terms http://lgdata.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/docs/1410/499291/T2C_glossary.pdf

Comparing college libraries http://lgdata.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/docs/1410/499286/comparing-college-libraries_activity1.pdf

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If you know how to use our library you will be able to use any library!