Research @ EMS

Ellington's K-12 Information Literacy Curriculum
Powering Achievement Facts

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MLA Works Cited Models

Research Tools on the Web

NoodleBib Express : Automatic formatting for MLA works cited lists:
http://www.noodletools.com/noodlebib/citeone_s.php?style=MLA

EasyBib
http://www.easybib.com/

Citation Maker
http://www.oslis.k12.or.us/secondary/howto/cited

NoodleQuest: Search Strategy Wizard: http://www.noodletools.com/noodlequest/

Choose the best Search Engine for your needs http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/adviceengine.html

Notestar - Take notes right online in notecard form from any source. Use this handy tool with the help of a teacher or Mrs. McNeice can give you a login. http://notestar.4teachers.org/index.php3

MLA Citation Examples created by Honolulu Community College Library
http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/education/hcc/library/mlahcc.html

Owl Online Writing Lab (Purdue University): Using MLA Format
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: Very useful information on research http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/

Big Six

The Big Six by Michael Eisenberg and Bob Berkowitz
http://big6.com

Big Six Assignment/Research Paper Organizer
http://www.standrews.austin.tx.us/library/Assignment%20organizer.htm

Pam Barney looks at The Big 6 and classroom learning:   http://www.itrc.ucf.edu/webcamp/final_projects/barney/big6.html

Big 6 Project Pages
http://www.st-agnes.org/library/projects/bigsix.html

Nuts and Bolts of the Big6 (Packard bell)
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/big6/

8th Grade Research Paper

Tornado

Molossia 

Evaluating Websites

Purdue Paraphrasing

Acceptable/Unacceptable

Acceptable/Unacceptable

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