Resources for English ICP Research Project
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Watch this quick video for an overview!
Step 1: Evaluating and Finding the Best Information Online
Complete the following activities to practice understanding how to find the best information online. Your teacher may share these activities on Google Classroom.
- Google Form Activity: Disinformation in the Online World: Fake News and More
- Google Doc (open and make a copy): Lateral Reading Minimum Wage Activity
- Google Presentation: Databases are Best for Research
Step 2: Picking a Topic
Step 3: Starting Your Research
Research questions help you focus your research. Do not write a biography or an encyclopedia article. Your job is to create a thesis statement, stay focused on it and support it with your research.
Google Doc (go to file and make a copy): Research Questions
Step 4: Finding Credible Sources
Your entire argument rests on finding credible sources for your research. Use the following resources to learn how to evaluate sources and then where to find different types of resources.
Learn More with this Nearpod on Sourcing your Information
Mining Wikipedia (but not using it as a source)
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- AHS Library Databases Log-in Info
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Escolar: Britannica School content in Spanish. Help Video
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Facts on File Issues and Controversies: Reference materials include quick facts, articles, primary and secondary sources. Help Video Log-in Info
Step 5: Creating a Works Cited
Noodletools is a Citation Creator that will build your Annotated Bibliography. It is free to all students through their school Gmail accounts. Go here to access Noodletools and here to learn how to use it and cite different sources.
OWL Purdue also has tips for citing sources
Step 6: Putting it all together in an Outline, Essay, Speech, and/or Presentation
No matter what your end product is, an outline will help you organize your research.
Outline Template (Student may fill in with their own information)
Example Title Page, First page, Page Numbers MLA format