Wednesday, October 3 ~ Apartheid Research Begins

     EQ: What makes a good research question?

Draft your research question and post it here. 

Do you know these search tips?

• Journal 15: First, write down your research question. Then record 5-8 key words you will use in your search. Use at least three tricks from this link or this link.
• Always use keywords, not a sentence or a question.
• Use quotations around phrases such as "Wild Bill".
• * (asterisk) is a wildcard e.g. nurs* will search for nursing, nurses, nursed etc...
• In Google, - (minus) will exclude a certain word (-university).
• In a Google search, use ~ (tilde) to search for similar words (~college will also find university).
• Use a Google Advanced Search to limit your results to just .org (non-profit), .edu (educational institutions), or .gov (government) websites. This will also let you limit to a date range.
• Look at the references on sources you found helpful to lead you to more sources.

What is an Annotated Works Cited? It's basically a bibliography with very specific summaries.

How do I write an annotation? The purpose of the annotation paragraph is to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited -- in short -- you are asked to comment on and/or explain why each source cited is useful. 

• WHO -- Who wrote it and why does this person have authority on the topic?
• WHAT -- What did it say? Summarize & comment on the article; compare or contrast this work with another you have cited -- does it agree or disagree? 
• WHY -- Explain why you think this article is a good addition to your research.  Also, comment on the intended audience -- who was the intended audience and most importantly why was it written.
• See an example here (10 sources for Honors, 6 sources for Regular)

HW: Begin your annotated works cited. Find and annotate at least one article that relates to your research question.