• Locating and using multiple sources
• Summarizing and outlining
• Fulfilling a variety of purposes
  • Biographies
  • Science and social studies reports
• Documentation
  • Document within report for books and magazines

Mobile Register Newsroom  Latest news source

Young Writers' Clubhouse  Questions and answers about writing

Paradigm Online Writing Assistant  How to write guide

Language Network Resources  How to write a research paper

Yellowstone Wolves Webquest  A Webquest for writing a research project

Basic Steps in the Research Process A list of steps in the research process

Research Building Blocks  Hints about print

Suggestions for English Language Learners:                   

ESL Ideas      (B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, T=Transitional)
(B, I, T) Students use a standard format to create a bibliography card for a given source. Teachers may need to provide several examples of how a bibliography is set up.  Students use the the MLA Standards (the publishing guidelines for the Modern Language Association) for the correct format. Students should be able to note bibliographical information from all types of sources.  See MLA Standards for examples. 
(I, T) Students, working in pairs, participate in a scavenger hunt for bibliographical information in the library. Sources may include the atlas, almanac and encyclopedia.  Students also learn to access this information in the library software.
(I, T) Students locate assigned library selections using the Dewey decimal system. Students fill in a library map to locate books. 
 

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