9th Grade Information Literacy
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Senior Project
Research Paper + Product
Senior Boards
Junior Project
Social Studies Paper
Sophomore Project
Science Project
9th Grade
Prepare students with the skills needed
To be successful
Support the 10th, 11th 12th Projects
•Write a thesis statement
•Ability to locate appropriate sources
•Recognize and understand MLA citation
•Use those sources to support the thesis statement
•Write a five paragraph essay
Become familiar with the school’s computer network.
Log on
Save information on the server
Access their grades using the school’s administrative software
Use e-mail (e-mail their teacher)
Learn to use the school’s OPAC (PowerPoint)
Use a subscription database
Boolean search
Subscription Databases
• Validate information
– Author
– When it was written (date)
– Why it was written (purpose)
BSHS Media Center web Page
www.usd204.k12.ks.us/bshspages/mediacenter
Plagiarism
•Cite your sources
Give credit where credit is due
•Use quotes
•Take notes
•Put it in your own words
Avoid the BIG “P”
Thesis Statement
Tells readers exactly what you plan to write about
Choose a subject
General subject
Animals
specific subject
animals in zoos
Limited focus
zoos that mimic the
environment can
help us understand
and preserve species
It is never acceptable for animals to be treated inhumanly,
but advancement in habitats have allowed us to create
healthy environments where we are able to conduct
wildlife research.
Conduct research and gather details
To support your thesis statement
Gathering Sources
EBSCO
Vertical Files
Card catalogue
Reference section
Your teacher and Ms Maddy
You may NOT use:
websites
general encyclopedias
(such as World Book)
Wikipedia
Thanks for listening.
Meghan Orford
And
Debbi Maddy