So You Have To Do A Project on Brazil?

Here’s How – Check Out These Websites and Follow the Links

You are about to do research. You will probably follow a path that includes these steps:

SEEKING: locating and accessing resources

CHOOSING: understanding and appraising information

CONNECTING: organizing information

PRODUCING: communicating the information

JUDGING: evaluating the process and the product

www.assd.winnipeg.mb.ca/infozone/index.htm
This site explains each of these steps and within each one you will find links to further information.

www.graphic.org/goindex.html
This site displays a variety of different ways to organize your research, including webbing, concept mapping, matrix,  and flow charts.

http://bvsd.k12.co.us/curriculum/research/strategies.html
Searching the internet is like a sport – you get better as you do more. You develop strategies and techniques for success and as you become more experienced, you will develop some intuition about where to look for things – trust yourself!

This site also lists research strategies and techniques to be used for internet searches. It describes different kinds of searches and lists different search engines, like Yahoo, LookSmart, KidsClick, Yahooligans, and Study Guide Web.

http://www.ipl.org/teen/aplus/toc.htm
This site consists of three main sections focused on research and writing.

Section one: Step by Step Research and Writing

Step 1 – Getting started – preparing the assignment and getting ready to choose a topic

Step 2 – Discovering and choosing a topic – reading to become informed

Step 3 – Looking for and forming a focus – exploring your topic

Step 4 – Gathering information – which clarifies and supports your focus

Step 5 – Preparing to write – analyzing and organizing your information and forming a thesis statement

Step 6 – Writing the paper- writing, revising, and finalizing

   Section two: Info Search 

2.1 Where’s the information

·        Searching for information today is both easier and harder

·        Finding what you want requires more skill

·        As a researcher, you need to understand where information is likely to be found, how it’s organized, and how to retrieve it effectively

2.2 Learning to research on the web

·        Cyberspace is not like your library

·        Get to know the reference sources on the internet

·        Understand how search engines work

·        Know the difference between a search engine and a directory

·        Consult the reference librarian for advice

·        Learn about search syntax and professional search techniques

·        Learn some essential browser skills – bookmarks, favorites, and ‘save as’

2.3 Search Strategy: Getting a broad overview of a subject

2.4 Search Strategy: Finding specific information

     Section Three: Research Project


Using the banner you can find links for research to conduct  your research.

Click here to find a research topic.

Click here to find an essay outline.

Click here to see student work.

Click here to find a key pal.

Research Section is by Sharon Turner