Questioning+Society

=To begin:= Open the NoodleTools program To sign in: Personal ID = first initial + last name / Password = initials + ID number Create a new list: List Style = MLA Starter / Description = your topic Minimize the screen and research your topic. Create a bibiographic citation as you identify each resource.

__**eNote card tips:**__ You MUST create citations first You MUST link each eNote card with a source Remember: each eNote card represents ONE idea Adding "Tags" to your eNote cards will help you sort and organize later NoodleTools suggests that you copy a section of what you are about to take a note on into the "Direct Quotation" box of an eNote card. Then create your own notes in the "Paraphrase" box below it. You can then add your own ideas or thoughts in the third box.


 * __Suggested breakdown of eNote cards:__**


 * Background information or definition
 * Overview of the incident
 * How the person or group fought the injustice

=Search engines= Check all sites for credibility and reliability - do not use a site that does not have an author or source

//Search tip: use the "control/F" keys to locate specific information within a large article//

Use quotes around terms that should be together: "plaza de mayo" "freedom rides" "women's suffrage" Link terms where needed: "Vietnam War" and protests Solidarity and Poland "general strike" and "south africa" Be aware of alternate spellings: Tiananmen Brown v. Board of Education A note on //Wikipedia// - here is what //Wikipedia// says about itself: "//Wikipedia// articles should be used for background information, as a reference for correct terminology and search terms, and as starting point for further research. As with any __Community-built__ reference, there is a possibility for error in //Wikipedia's// content - please check your facts against multiple sources and read our disclaimers for more information." Before using any //Wikipedia// article, check the rating of the article. Click on the Discussion Tab and use only **"FA"** (Featured Article), **GA** (Good Article), or **"A"** rated articles.

=Databases= You will need a password to access databases from home. Refer to p. 41 of your student planner for a list of passwords //Note: you will need a public library card to access ICONN from home//

1. Try your search in the main search screen OR Click on "high school" under Select Individual Resources to search specific databases. Suggested databases: InfoTrac Student Edition (for current issues in the past 10-15 years) DisCovering Collection (historical events) Biography in Context (people)

2. Use the Tabs along the top of your search results screen to get to other resources (newspapers, books, podcasts)



Excellent source for current issues. Click on Issues for a list of the most popular issues, or enter your topic in the search box. From the results list, scroll down to access all types of results or use the categories in the left pane to view results.

=Print=

Click on the "Catalog" tab to begin your search. Use the call number provided to locate the book.

__Suggestions:__ Search the broad category of "women's suffrage" //Strike for freedom! : the story of Lech Walesa and Polish// Solidarity- 322.4 ERI //Revolutionizing motherhood : the mothers of the// Plaza de Mayo- 323.4 BOU //Protest I: Boston Tea Party, Abolition, Women's Rights, The Labor Movement// - 322.4 BUT //Protest II: Civil Rights and Black Liberation, The Antiwar Movement, New Directions in Protest// - 322.4 BUT

__Suggested reference titles__ (located in the lower level Reference Room):

//Great Events From History - The 20th Century// (REF 909.82 GRE) - for 20th century topics. Use the master index volume located at the end of the sets to access your topic. NOTE: the 20th Century series is broken down into 3 time periods. The series is also available as an eBook - Note that you will need a password to access this eBook from home. See p. 41 of the NHS Student Planner.

//African American Encyclopedia// (REF 973 AFR) - civil rights people and issues (including Emancipation Proclamation) //Encyclopedia of the United States in the Nineteenth Century// (REF 973.5 ENC) - for 19th century topics //Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Civil Rights// (REF 323.1 GRE) //Human Rights Violations// (REF 323.044 HUM)