Cook+Argumentative+Essay

= **I. ONLINE DATABASES** = ==‍ ‍A. Public Library of Cincinnati (you will need a public library card number & PIN...or you can use Mrs. Walker's. Check the back of the yellow bookmark) ==
 * ** Opposing Viewpoints in Context **
 * If you don't know what topic you want to choose, click on "Browse Topics" on the top toolbar, or look at topics within categories underneath the picture at the top of the screen.
 * If you know what topic you want to explore, type your topic in the search box (using only a couple of key words and using quotation marks around words that you want to keep together), and click on **"Viewpoints**" or "**Featured 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, Magazines, and Related Topics.**
 * Click on the titles of any articles that sound most relevant and read through them.
 * To print, click on the printer icon on the right. Make sure the article is being sent to the correct printer.
 * To find the citation for the articles, click on "Citation Tools" on the right side of your page under the heading "Tools." The citation will pop up and it should be in MLA format. Choose EasyBib from the drop-down menu under "Export to" and click "Export." If you are logged into EasyBib with your project open, the citation will show up in your list of sources.

B. INFOhio (check the yellow bookmark for the username/password if using from home, or fill out this online form)

 * **Points of View Reference Center**
 * If you have no idea about what topic you should choose, scroll through the "In the News" section or the "Browse by Category" section and check out all of the topics within each category.
 * If you choose one of the topics, an overview article will appear on your screen. To find other sources on this topic, click a source type on the left under "Related Information." Notice that **Points of View** and **Primary Source Documents** are typically among your choices.
 * If you know what topic you want to explore, type your topic in the search box (using only a couple of key words and using quotation marks around words that you want to keep together).
 * You will usually get a massive number of results.
 * Limit those results by clicking on "**Full Text**" under the "Limit to" section on the left side of the screen.
 * Limit those results even further by clicking a box on the left under "Source Types" (you may need to click "Show more" to see **Points of View,** **Primary Source Documents**, and others).
 * Click on the titles of any articles that sound most relevant and read through them.
 * To print, click on the printer icon on the right. Make sure you choose MLA with the drop-down menu next to "Citation Format." Click the yellow Print button and make sure the article is being sent to the correct printer.
 * To find the citation for the articles, click on the yellow icon labeled "Cite" on the right side of the article. A window will pop up that shows the various possible citation formats.At the bottom of the window, in the yellow box, click on "Export to bibliographic management software." Then choose "Direct Export to EasyBib" and click "Save." Click on the orange "Import" button. If you are logged into EasyBib with your project open, the citation will show up in your list of sources.

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

=** III. CREATING YOUR WORKS CITED PAGE **=

A. Create an EasyBib account
== B. Click on the Bibliography link in your project to start creating citations. == == If you're citing Websites: == == If you're citing Books: ==
 * If you already have an account, go to ** EasyBib ** and click on "Login" at the top right side of your screen. Your username is probably your Finneytown email address + student ID number.
 * You can also log in with your Google account by clicking on the "Sign in with Google" button.
 * If you do not have an account, go to **EasyBib**and click on "Sign Up" at the top right side of your screen.
 * You'll need to give an email address (**USE YOUR FINNEYTOWN EMAIL ADDRESS**)
 * Your password will be the first initial of your first name and first initial of your last name + student ID number without the lunch 3.
 * **You will have to capitalize the first initial of your first name and use a lower case letter for the first initial of your last name and then your student ID #.** For example, mine would be Lw123456.
 * Once you're logged in, you can create a project. Give it a title and make sure that you choose MLA 8 style.
 * At the top of the search box, choose the Website tab.
 * Paste the URL (web address) in the search box and click "cite this."
 * If EasyBib recognizes the website, 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, especially website title/article title, author, and date of website publication.
 * Scroll to the bottom of the page and click "Create Citation." Copy & paste the created citation into your Bibliography page if you've already got one started.
 * If EasyBib does NOT recognize the website, you will need to fill in the boxes manually.
 * Do your best to fill in all of the blanks, but ignore the ones you can't fill.
 * 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 if you've already got one started‍
 * 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."
 * If EasyBib 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.
 * 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 Bibliography page if you've already got one started.
 * If EasyBib does NOT recognize the title, you will need to fill in the boxes manually.
 * 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: ©).
 * Scroll to the bottom of the page and click "Create Citation." Copy & paste the created citation into your Bibliography page if you've already got one started.

If you're citing Database articles:

 * Scroll up to the top of this page and read the red text under the descriptions for the Public Library's //Opposing Viewpoints// and INFOhio's //Points of View Reference Center//.

C. When you are ready to turn in your paper, export your Works Cited page to a Google doc

 * If you're in your project, you should see "Your Citations." Click on the drop-down menu on the orange button labeled "Export" and choose "Save to Google docs." You will click on "Go to Google docs" and then your Works Cited page will show up as a Google doc. You may want to re-title it (something like "Cook Argumentative Essay Works Cited" or something that is descriptive about your topic).

D. Here is a sample Works Cited/Bibliography page: **@https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/12/**

 * Make sure you center 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 the entire page.