Elbrecht+Multigenre+Project

= I. Online Databases: excellent, reliable articles from newspapers, journals, encyclopedias, books, and more; gathered together in one place and accessed online = === ‍1. INFOhio ===
 * EBSCOhost (click on Student Research Center gr. 9-12)
 * Type one or two words (3-words, maximum) in the search box (ie. depression "Catcher in the Rye"). **Use quotation marks around any words that you want to keep together.**
 * Make sure you choose "Relevance" in the drop down menu. You don't necessarily want the most recent articles, but you do want the most relevant articles on your topic.
 * Read the description and decide if any articles are worth reading in full detail. Click on HTML full text or PDF full text below the descriptions to read the articles.
 * To find the citation for the articles, click on "Print" at the top of the screen, then check the button next to "Citation Format," then choose "MLA (Modern Language Assoc.)" from the drop-down menu. Click the "Print" button, then cancel out of the print screen. Highlight the entire citation under "Works Cited" and copy/paste it into your Word document titled Bibliography.


 * World Book Advanced(click on World Book Advanced)
 * Type your search terms (up to 3) in the search box.
 * Not every topic will be covered in this database. Not every topic that is covered will be covered thoroughly. Find and use what you can, then move on to another resource.
 * Typically, citations are located at the bottom of each article. Copy & paste into your Works Cited page.

=== ‍2. Cincinnati Public Library ===
 * Student Resources in Context
 * If you don't know what topic you want to choose, click on "Browse Topics" on the top toolbar and you'll get hundreds of ideas.
 * Once you've clicked on one of those topics or entered your own into the search box, you will see a box on the right titled "On This Page." Click on any of the categories (Featured Content, Reference, Primary Sources, News, Magazines, Academic Journals, Videos, Images, Audio, or Related Topics) and then click on "View All 26" (or whatever the number is) to see everything in that category.
 * Click on the title of the article that sounds most relevant and read through it.
 * To find the citation for the articles, click on "Citation Tools" on the right side of your page under the heading "Tools."Click on the button next to MLA (Modern Language Association), choose "Download," then "Open." Highlight and copy/paste the entire citation into your Word document titled Bibliography.


 * Opposing Viewpoints in Context
 * Not all topics will be included in this database, but some of the more common ones might.
 * Type your topic in the search box, and click on "Viewpoints" in the column of links on the left.
 * Read through the essay(s) carefully to see if there's anything in there that would help you with this project.
 * There are other categories that may also have good information: Primary Sources, News, Academic Journals, Reference, Websites, Magazines, Videos, Images, Audio, and Related Topics.
 * Click on the titles of any articles that sounds most relevant and read through them.
 * To find the citation for the articles, click on "Citation Tools" on the right side of your page under the heading "Tools." Click on the button next to MLA (Modern Language Association), choose "Download," then "Open." Highlight and copy/paste the entire citation into your Word document titled Bibliography.


 * Biography in Context
 * Only use this if you're researching a person.
 * Type your person's name in the search box.
 * Read through the results carefully to make sure that you're getting the right person (for example, Jane Austen the author, not Jane Austen the CEO).
 * You will see a box on the right titled "On This Page." Click on any of the categories (Featured Content, Reference, Primary Sources, News, Magazines, Academic Journals, Videos, Images, Audio, or Related Topics) and then click on "View All 26" (or whatever the number is) to see everything in that category. Click on the title of the article that sounds most relevant and read through it.
 * To find the citation for the articles, click on "Citation Tools" on the right side of your page under the heading "Tools."Click on the button next to MLA (Modern Language Association), choose "Download," then "Open." Highlight and copy/paste the entire citation into your Word document titled Bibliography.


 * Literature Resource Center
 * Only use this if you're researching an author.
 * Type your author's name in the search box.
 * Look carefully at the tabs at the top of your page. If you're looking for Biographical information, click on the Biographies tab. If you're looking for analysis of the author's works (novels, poems, stories, etc.), click on the Literature Criticism tab. If you want overviews of the author's works, click on the Topic & Work Overviews tab. If you want reviews of the author's works and/or newspaper & magazine articles about the author, click on the Reviews & News tab. If you're looking for primary sources, click on the Primary Sources tab. If you're looking for videos, images, audio, or any type of multimedia, click on the Multimedia tab.
 * Once you have found an article, click on the Full Text button to read the full article.
 * To find the citation, click on "Citation Tools" on the right side of your page under the heading "Tools." Make sure that MLA 7 is checked, click Save, then click Open. Highlight and copy/paste the entire citation into your Word document titled Bibliography.

= II. Books = Use the online catalog to look for books on your topic in our library.

= III. Websites = A. Use the ABCs of website evaluation:
 * A = authority, accuracy (who is the author and what authority does he/she have to be writing anything on the subject? How accurate does it look? Are there typos or spelling mistakes?)
 * B = bias (is the author trying to convince you of something or persuade you to believe something, only giving one side of the story?)
 * C = currency (how recent is the information? Can we trust it to be accurate when information changes so quickly these days?)

B. Use EasyBib's Research tab to get an idea if certain websites are ** credible **, maybe credible **,** or ** not credible **.

**Beware**: sometimes websites haven't been evaluated by EasyBib (or sometimes they go easy on sites like Wikipedia), so always use your powers of evaluation on any website that you find!‍

= IV. Some Presentation Options (make sure you have done enough RESEARCH before starting the creative process!): = Check out this 50 Ways to Leave Your Term Paper or Book Report and Tell Your Story for creative multigenre ideas.

Check out these online multigenre ideas. Ask Mrs. Walker if you need help with any of them:
 * Create a wiki with Wikispaces
 * Create a blog with Edublogs
 * Create a digital story with Animoto
 * Create a multimedia presentation with VoiceThread
 * Create an online video with Masher
 * Create an online poster with Glogster
 * Create a non-linear, zooming presentation with Prezi(just PLEASE be careful not to make your audience sick with too much zooming!)
 * Create an online, multimedia, collaborative presentation with Slide Rocket
 * Create a wall of sticky notes with Wallwisher
 * Create a brochure with Microsoft Word or Microsoft Publisher. Ask Mrs. Walker for help if you do not know how to find brochure templates.
 * Publish a video with School Tube
 * Publish a website with Google Sites or Weebly

= ‍V. Works Cited Page = Plagiarism Tutorial: check this out so that you do NOT accidentally plagiarize and get into all kinds of trouble. It will help you to learn the difference between copying/pasting and putting things in your own words (paraphrasing).

EasyBib will create the citations for you. Here is a sample Works Cited page: @http://dianahacker.com/pdfs/hacker-daly-mla-wc.pdf
 * Make sure you center the title "Works Cited" at the top of the page.
 * Make sure that your citations begin at the left margin. The first line of your citation will be normal, but every line after the first will need to be indented. To do this, you will need to press "enter" at the end of your first line, then press the indent button for each line after the first.
 * Make sure that your citations are in alphabetical order according to the first letter on the first line of each citation. See the example for details.
 * Make sure that you double space everything.

‍‍ At the top of the search box, choose the Website tab. Paste the URL (web address) in the search box and click "cite this." A. If Easy Bib recognizes the website, it will fill in the boxes for you. B. If Easy Bib does NOT recognize the website, you will need to fill in the boxes manually. At the top of the search box, choose the Book tab. Type the title of the book in the search box and click "cite this." A. If Easy Bib recognizes the title, it will show a list of books and authors with publishers and publication dates. Look for the correct one. If you are not sure which book is yours, you can click on the title and it will show you a picture of the cover. That should help. Look carefully at publication dates because sometimes that is the only difference between 2 very similar books. B. If Easy Bib does NOT recognize the title, you will need to fill in the boxes manually.
 * If you want to save your citations and use the note-taking feature, you can create an EasyBib account--but ONLY while you're at school! Once you have an account, you can access it anywhere, but you must create the account using a school computer. Something about recognizing IP addresses, blah blah blah. You can either use a real email address or create a fake one like jdoe@finneytown.org. This will be your username. Make sure your password is one that you will remember!!!! This is especially true if you use a fake email address because they won't be able to send you password reminders if your email isn't valid. **
 * 1. If you're citing websites: **
 * Double check each of the boxes to make sure they've entered the correct information. Change or add anything that needs to be changed or added.
 * Scroll to the bottom of the page and click "Create Citation." Copy & paste the created citation into your Works Cited page.
 * Do your best to fill in all of the blanks, but leave the ones you can't fill blank.
 * For author & date, look at the top and the bottom of the page to see if you can find that information. If there's not a specific date, you can use the date that's usually at the bottom of the page with a copyright symbol beside it. For example, if you see ©2006-2012, put 2012 in the year box for the date.
 * When finished, scroll to the bottom of the page and click "Create Citation." Copy & paste the created citation into your Works Cited page.
 * ‍2. If you're citing books: **
 * ‍2. If you're citing books: **
 * Once you have found the right one, click on "Select" and it will fill in the boxes for you.
 * Double check each of the boxes to make sure they've entered the correct information. Change or add anything that needs to be changed or added.
 * Scroll to the bottom of the page and click "Create Citation." Copy & paste the created citation into your Works Cited page.
 * Do your best to fill in all of the blanks, but leave the ones you can't fill blank.
 * The publisher should be listed at the bottom of the title page. If not, it is listed on the back of the title page along with the publication date (look for the "c" with a circle around it: ©).
 * When finished, scroll to the bottom of the page and click "Create Citation." Copy & paste the created citation into your Works Cited page.

‍ ‍ ** 3. If you're citing online databases--but let's face it, most database articles make the citations for you: ** At the top of the search box, choose the Database tab. Warning: this will be the hardest citation to create. You will probably want to ask Mrs. Walker for help. // Some Databases make the citations for you. Look to the sides of the article for something that says "Cite This" or look to the bottom of the article for a citation. // A. In the drop-down menu, choose what type of article you will be citing (ie. newspaper, magazine, journal, encyclopedia, etc.).
 * If you are not sure, choose "article published by a database."
 * Do your best to fill in all of the blanks.
 * Article Title = the title at the top of the article
 * Contributors = author or editor. Sometimes you cannot find an author/editor and that's okay. Leave it blank if that is the case.
 * Database = MAS Ultra - School Edition
 * Publisher/Service Provider = EBSCOhost
 * Electronically Published = the date that the article was written. It is usually close to the top of the page.
 * Date Accessed = today's date. Click on "Today" to fill in the blanks with today's date.
 * URL = the Persistent Link to this Record (Permalink)


 * If you are sure, choose whatever it is (newspaper, magazine, journal, encyclopedia, etc.)
 * Do your best to fill in all of the blanks.
 * Article Title = the title at the top of the article
 * Contributors = author or editor. Sometimes you cannot find an author/editor and that's okay. Leave it blank if that is the case.
 * Journal/Newspaper/Magazine/Encyclopedia Title = usually found near the top of the page where it says "Source."
 * City (optional)
 * Advanced Info (if you know the edition, section, and/or volume numbers)
 * Date Published = the date that the article was written. It is usually close to the top of the page.
 * Pages (start, end) = if you know the beginning page number and the end page number.
 * Database = MAS Ultra - School Edition
 * Publisher/Service Provider = EBSCOhost
 * Date Accessed = today's date. Click on "Today" to fill in the blanks with today's date.
 * URL = the Persistent Link to this Record (Permalink)

At the top of the search box, choose the tab that reads "All 59 options." Choose whichever type of source you used. You can try typing the URL or title of the encyclopedia in the search box to see if EasyBib recognizes the website and/or title. If not, you'll have to fill in the blanks. Ask Mrs. Walker if you need help. As always, if you do not know something (ie. Main performers), leave the box blank.
 * ‍ **** 4. If you're citing images/audio/film/online videos/encyclopedia articles, etc: **