Name: Collin Campbell
Date: March 1, 2009
Period: 8-4
Research Report
EVALUATE SEARCH ENGINE RESULT
Searches often return far more results than you can examine. Follow these guidelines
for deciding which results to click on:
• Don’t just click on the first result. It might not be the right one for you.
• Focus on the Web address. Sites with. com and. net are usually personal
or commercial sites, while sites with. org and. gov are usually the work of
government agencies or other institutions or organizations.
• Read the brief description that the search engine provides. If the link appears
promising, click on it. If it does not, move on to something else.
• Read the page. Focus on pages that are closely related to your topic and research
goals.
Directions: Perform a search by using the keywords you selected. For each keyword
or phrase, write down the addresses of the three Web sites that you think are most
relevant.
Search Engine Use: Google
1. Keyword:
Characters in Dracula
• Web address: http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/dracula/canalysis.html
• Web address: http://www.gradesaver.com/dracula/study-guide/character-list/
• Web address: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Dracula_characters
2. Keyword:
Characters in Relationship to Dracula
• Web address: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brides_of_Dracula
• Web address: http://www.novelexplorer.com/dracula/themes-and-characters-16/
• Web address: http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/monkeynotes/pmDracula39.asp
3. Keyword:
Dracula Character Webs
• Web address: http://www.novelguide.com/Dracula/characterprofiles.html
• Web address: http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/dracula/characters.html
• Web address: http://www.online-literature.com/stoker/dracula/
Copyright by McDougal Littell, a division of Houghton Mifflin Company
Collin Campbell
8-4
March 1, 2009