Process
RESEARCH TOPICS
History
RESEARCH RULES FOR SUCCESS
1. Don’t plagiarize.
2. Carefully cite all sources.
3. Synthesize your ideas and restate them in your own words. Don’t cut and paste!
4. Use a variety of media – books, on-line resources, visuals. Don’t rely on the internet alone!
5. Check to make sure your sources are current and accurate.
6. MY PORTAPORTAL ACCESS: www.portaportal.com,
guest login: jhsgardner
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BIBLIOGRAPHY ENTRIES
I. Parts of the bibliography entry:
1. The source number. The number in the upper right hand corner is the number of the source
(Begin with 1 and number your sources consecutively as you find them.)
2. The bibliography entry. Write your source information in the same format as shown in the
“Sample MLA Works Cited Entries” section.
3. The call number. Print sources from the library should have their call numbers listed in the
bottom left-hand corner.
4. Library reference. Print sources from the library require the name of the library to be recorded
in the lower right-hand corner.
II. Two Important don'ts:
1. Don’t put entries for separate sources on the same card.
2. Don’t forget to record all information correctly before you begin taking notes.
- Author/Audience (Who is Arthur Miller? Who is his audience? When was this play written? Where was this written? How did Miller’s background and audience affect this work?) http://www.neh.gov/whoweare/miller/biography.html (Miller’s biography with additional links) http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade50.html (life in the 1950’s)
- Salem, MA (What were the key events that occurred in Salem? What aspects of the area and/or citizens contributed to the hysteria?) “The Salem Witch Trials 1692” from text (pg. 155-162) “Narratives of the Witchcraft Cases, 1648-1706” from text (pg. 163-169) http://etext.virginia.edu/salem/witchcraft/Intro.html
- McCarthyism (How is a play about the Salem Witchcraft Trials actually an allegory for McCarthyism?) “McCarthyism” from text (pg. 170-189) http://www.writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/50s/schrecker-blacklist.html (Blacklists and Economic Sanctions)
- History of Witch Hunts (Why have witch hunts continued into modern times?) “The European Witch Hunts, c. 1450-1750 and Witch Hunts Today” from text (pg. 278-296)
- Ergotism (Is there a scientific explanation for the events in Salem?) http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/wong/bot135/lect12.htm
- Peer-pressure (How does peer-pressure impact people’s behavior at different levels of society?) “Adolescence and Peer Pressure” from text (pg. 197-202) http://headsup.scholastic.com/articles/peer-pressure-its-influence-on-teens-and-decision-making
- Bullying (Why would someone bully others? What can be done to prevent bullying?) “Adolescence and Youth: Bullying” from text (pg. 203-205) http://www.education.com/reference/article/peer-social-group-role-in-bullying/ http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/10/ac360°-study-schoolyard-bullies-not-just-preying-on-the-weak/?iref=allsearch
- Bystanders (Why do witnesses allow things to happen without intervening?) http://www.bychoicenotchance.com.au/information/Being_a_Bystander.pdf http://www.uncommon-knowledge.co.uk/articles/bystander-apathy.html
- Puritanism and Cotton Mather (How did this belief system affect Salem/Colonial America? How did Mather’s belief in witchcraft and his power as a minister fuel the witch hunt?) “Puritanism in New England” from text (pg. 190-196) http://www2.iath.virginia.edu/salem/people/c_mather.html (Cotton Mather, Puritan minister)
RESEARCH RULES FOR SUCCESS
1. Don’t plagiarize.
2. Carefully cite all sources.
3. Synthesize your ideas and restate them in your own words. Don’t cut and paste!
4. Use a variety of media – books, on-line resources, visuals. Don’t rely on the internet alone!
5. Check to make sure your sources are current and accurate.
6. MY PORTAPORTAL ACCESS: www.portaportal.com,
guest login: jhsgardner
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BIBLIOGRAPHY ENTRIES
I. Parts of the bibliography entry:
1. The source number. The number in the upper right hand corner is the number of the source
(Begin with 1 and number your sources consecutively as you find them.)
2. The bibliography entry. Write your source information in the same format as shown in the
“Sample MLA Works Cited Entries” section.
3. The call number. Print sources from the library should have their call numbers listed in the
bottom left-hand corner.
4. Library reference. Print sources from the library require the name of the library to be recorded
in the lower right-hand corner.
II. Two Important don'ts:
1. Don’t put entries for separate sources on the same card.
2. Don’t forget to record all information correctly before you begin taking notes.
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