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English 9 Nonfiction Research: Home

Approaches to Learning (ATL) Skill

I will...

  • evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on their appropriateness to specific tasks.
  • understand how to create citations in MLA format.
Learning Target

Today I will... set up my project in Noodletools and explore library databases

So that I can... effectively research and take notes on my topic. 

I'll know I've got it when... I can find at least 1 database article for my topic and cite it correctly in Noodletools.

Exploratory research

Research to Build a Persuasive Argument

Here you will find suggested resources to assist in your research.

Before you start:

What kind of information do you need? (Just basic information or many details and background information?)

Which sources have the information? Think in terms of source type (scholarly articles, magazine articles, newspaper articles, statistics or other facts/data, etc.) and in terms of quality (authority, currency, accuracy, reliability, etc.). 

How much information do you need? Think about quantity of resources. (Several articles? A few books? Primary sources? Secondary sources?)