Getting Started:

• NHS Research Assignment Organizer
• Big6
• The Difference Between Doing Research and Doing a Report
• Need a Topic?
• Thumbs Up or Down: Deciding on an Effective Research Topic
• Persuasive Research Paper Prompts for Ms. Atkins' English 11 Classes
• Question Brainstormer (courtesy of Joyce Valenza, Springfield Township Library)
  

Finding Information:

• NHS Virtual Reference Desk
• How to Use OPAC
• Databases Available to NHS Students
• Choose the Best Search Engine for Your Information Need
• Keywords Can Unlock the Web
• Boolean Searching on the Internet: A Primer in Boolean Logic
• Not All Websites Are Created Equal (NHS Website Evaluation Form)
• Trackstar

Recording Information:

• Skimming and Scanning
• Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing
• Graphic Organizers
  • Revised KWL Chart
  • Note-taking Graphic Organizer
• Notestar
• Working Bibliography Template

Organizing Information:

• Thesis Statement Help
• Different Ways to Organize Your Information
• How To Make an Outline

Presenting Information:

• Fair Use Guidelines for Multimedia Presentations
• Internet Use Permission Letter (Use when asking permission to use someone else's work.)
• Copyright Friendly Resources
• How to Make a Really Bad PowerPoint Presentation
• PowerPointless: Waving Goodbye to Bad Presentations
• Guidelines for Making Oral Presentations
• Using Microsoft Movie Maker

Documenting Information & Research :

• MLA Style Guide Information
• APA Style Guide Information
• EasyBib
• NoodleTools

 

Databases

Research Help

Reference Desk

Pathfinders

What to Read?

Info. Literacy

Teachers