Research Guides, Pathfinders and Lesson Instructions

Ms. Graniero's Cuisines of Italy Italian 3 Winter 2006

Pathfinder to sources for the Junior Author Paper

The OWL at Purdue The Online Writing Lab is a department at Purdue University. This online site is free to all visitors. It is extremely helpful for students writing research papers. The MLA and APA style for formatting papers as well as for listing works cited is easily accessible. Use this site to help you find guidelines for citing books, online sources, journals and periodicals. (updated January 4, 2007) http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/

Fast Facts from Refdesk.com The web organized to help you find facts quickly and easily http://www.refdesk.com/fastfact.html

Library Research at Cornell: A Hypertext Guide Seven Steps to Effective
Library Research
http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/tutorial.html
Although originally designed for college students, this site provides a good outline for research projects which can easily be adapted to secondary level assignments. This hypertext guide includes: Advice on Specific Aspects of Library Research: How to Find and Develop a Research Topic; How to Find Background Information, Books, and Periodical Articles; How to Use the Web to Find Internet Resources; How to Evaluate and Cite What You Have Found.

Citations & Copyright Information

       When a student produces work in any format-- hyper-studio and freelance projects, web pages, or research papers--it is necessary that accurate credit be given to someone else's ideas. In Citations, the user will find web sites that provide correct citation format with clear examples for both electronic and print materials.
       One can not assume that all graphics, sound and video from the Internet can be freely downloaded and used in student produced work. Most of this material is copyrighted. More information about copyright and how to get permission to use materials is found in Copyright.