Cainhoy Media Center
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Research Steps
1. Establish your research topic or question. Can you find the right amount of information? Is it appropriate?
2. Plan your research. What types of materials will you use? Encyclopedias? Books? Atlas? The internet? Make sure your materials are reliable.
3. Collecting your information. What is the best way to collect information? Remember to write down your source!
4. Organizing your information. Write down notes from your research, don't write down exact words, but paraphrase your research. Use index cards to write a research question and answer. Use the back of the index card to list your source.
5. Sharing your research. How would you like to share your final project? A written report? A song? Google slides? Keep this in mind and ge to work!
6. Review your research and final product. Did I answer my research questions? What can I do to improve my project?
Avoiding Plagiarism
Plagiarism is when you use other people's words or ideas and pass them off as your own. This is illegal and can get a student in very serious trouble.
This video from Brain Pop can explain plagiarism (please contact me if you are unable to access so I can give you a username and password.)
There are several ways to avoid plagiarism:
Paraphrase or write information in your own words!
Do not copy directly from any source.
Cite your sources, which means tell in your paper or bibliography where you got your information.
Here is another video from Brain Pop about citing your sources.
When gathering/creating your bibliography you will need to use MLA formatting at E.B. Ellington. If you wish to see samples of MLA formatting please click here.
The media center has also compiled some resources and citation generators for student use. They are available in a livebinder and can by found by clicking this link.
State Standards
Want to see what your learning? What about next year? Are you curious what your teachers have in store for you? Do you wonder what it means when your teachers talks about standards or has them written on the board? Follow this link to see South Carolina's learning standards.