Mrs. Berti

Mrs. Berti

7^th Grade Library Skills

Assignment

• We have reviewed the basics of research, summarizing articles and note taking.  If you would like an independent review of that, check my Teacher Web under the link: http://www.factmonster.com/homework/t1termpaper1.html
• You will research a topic which will be selected from relevant topics from today's world.  Your topic will be randomly assigned.  
• You will find at least three articles relating to your topic.  You will read the articles and get the main facts.   Those articles must be cited in a running bibliography (or “List of Works Cited”) in a Word document using MLA citation format.  You will also be required to take notes from the articles on the notes cards that will be provided to you.  (you can summarize or use direct quotes, but be sure to indicate on your note card which it is).  Be sure to review the sample on my teacher web site (example of good note card).  Be sure each note card has a “source pointer.”

• In SUMMARY:  for this assignment, you will be doing research on an assigned topic. 

·         You must use three different sources. 

·         You will be given note cards to use for taking notes (remember the sample you were shown from the “links” page on my Teacher Web) http://www.factmonster.com/homework/t1termpaper1.html

·         You will keep your running bibliography in a Microsoft Word document.