Library+Resources

Now that you have determined the //Legend// you will explore, it is time to consult several different resources in order to **hunt and gather** information and to develop answers. In order to do a //careful// and //thorough// job you will want to consult all of the following types of resources below. You should try to find and use one resource from each type of resource – one encyclopedia source, one book source, one online database source, and one website source. Combinations may have to vary according to //Legend’s// time period. ü **Document** your sources using //NoodleTools™//.

- An Encyclopedia
Try World Book Online (trusted) and Wikipedia (less trusted) first. Do a keyword search (not a topic search) for your //Legend// and read more than the main article. See where he/she is mentioned in other articles. **Summarize** key findings and convert them into … **Key Terms** ü **Document** your source using //NoodleTools™//.

In the 5th grade you constructed and collected **Key Terms** to help you recall important facts, elements, and events for your //Egypt Project//. **This is the same process.** You may recall **Key Terms** are single words that help you remember facts, possibly multiple facts, about your //Legend//. Type these **Key Terms** into your //Word//™ research file. ü **Document** your source using //NoodleTools™//.

- A Book
If available, find one or more printed books in the school library devoted to your //Legend//. When it comes to biography, books are often better sources than websites. Books tend to provide more detail and more depth. Books are often written by real scholars rather than fans and amateurs. Look at the //Table of Contents// to narrow your search. Look in the //Index// to find more specific locations of desired information. Enter your **Key Terms** into your //Word//™ //FILE// under the appropriate paragraph. ü **Document** your sources using //NoodleTools™//..

- An Online Database
FWCD subscribes to many great online databases and collections. Use these databases: ABC-CLIO Social Studies Databases, Gale Virtual Reference Library and Gale databases. Do a database search for your //Legend//. You may wish to save any good articles as text files in your research //FOLDER//. Make your **Key Terms** and type them into your //Word//™ //FILE//. Note: You may not find much on old historical figures in current magazines and newspapers. ü **Document** your sources using //NoodleTools™//..

- The Internet via netTrekker™ or Google Advanced™
Be careful! Visit sites on the Internet and add to your research //Word//™ file when you find **Key Terms** information that casts light upon your questions. Use the advanced version of //Google//™ to narrow your search, taking advantage of the exact phrase search, for example, to find specifics about your //Legend//, such as the “navigational skill of Chester Nimitz”. You might try putting your //Legend’s// name in the exact phrase box and other items such as "biography" or "failures" or "achievements" or "disappointments" in the main search box. Make your **Key Terms** and type them into your //Word//™ //FILE//. ü **Document** your sources using //NoodleTools™//..