Civil+War+-+8th+Grade+SS

Welcome to Mrs. Seifred's Civil War Research Page

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 * The Civil War: An overview ||
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 * John Green's youtube videos are fast-paced overviews of historical events. Review the Civil War to help you think of topics. ||
 * Research Part One: What are you interested in?
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How to Google || There's more to the Civil War than just battles!
 * [[image:9655364556_afccddaaa5_m.jpg caption="Medicine on display at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine. Raymond Bryson" link="@https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode"]] ||

If you are struggling to find a topic check out these links:

Civil War Student Resources (scroll down!) History.Com Topics ||
 * iPad Information ||
 * [[image:ipad.jpg]] || Tools to help with your online research:

Diigo:

Download the Diigo app and follow these instructions to install the Diigo web highlighter.

Handouts: We will use Handouts to turn in assignments electronically and keep track of your progress. Please join Mrs. Delgado's class - codes will be posted in class. ||
 * Research Part Two: Evaluate and save your sources ||
 * [[image:images.jpg caption="pixabay.com"]] || **Before** using a source you should always evaluate it for //**credibility.**//
 * Some things to look for:**
 * WHO - Who (person or "publisher") wrote it? Is the author an EXPERT? Is the publisher well-known and/or reputable?
 * WHY - Why was the website written? Look out for websites that are trying to SELL something or that show a BIAS.
 * WHERE - Where else can you find the same information? If you can't find the same information anywhere else it may not be true.
 * WHEN - When was the site last updated? Is it important that your resources be recent? How recent?
 * WHAT - What does the site look like? Are there grammatical errors? Dead links? Inappropriate language or pictures? Suspicious advertisers?

Use the following form to collect citation information and evaluate your source: || Make sure to post your bookmarks to the class and follow Mrs. Seifred. ||
 * [[image:diigo1.jpg width="345" height="191" caption="Diigo.com"]] || Your Diigo.com account allows you to:
 * Bookmark your websites and access them from any computer
 * Highlight and take notes right on your website - and save it to access later
 * Share websites with other classmates studying the same topic and get ideas from other classmates.
 * [[image:idea-48100_150.png width="218" height="167" caption="pixabay.com"]] || Find at least two //**credible**// **w**ebsites to supplement your research.

Show you can give proper credit by filling out the worksheet supplied by Mrs. Delgado on Handouts. Your worksheet will be graded (37 points formative). ||
 * Research Part Three: Creating Research Questions ||
 * [[image:question-mark-112390_150.jpg width="188" height="188" caption="pixabay.com"]] || Research Questions:

Research questions help you to focus your research on what you want to share with your audience.

Research questions help you to break your topic into logical chunks which will be ready to go when you start to write your paper or make your presentation.

Research questions should be OPEN - ENDED. ||
 * Research Part Four: Taking notes and giving credit ||
 * [[image:pencil.png]] || =Getting your information organized: =

AFTER you make sure your sources are credible you can use them to take notes. Only direct quotes can be copied and pasted. Put everything else in your own words.


 * Note-Taking Organizer**: Use the note taking organizer on Mrs. Seifred's Handouts to take notes. ||
 * || ** Giving Credit: References in APA Style **

You will use citation machine to make your references. You will need to have your websites saved in Diigo as you go! ||
 * Research Part Four: Share what you learned ||
 * || iPad Presentation Ideas:

Thinglink voicethread Prezi Animoto ||

