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Your Research Process PLAN

Your Research Process PLAN. Key Words & Phrases. Key Words & Phrases. Main idea of your topic Describes your topic Information Search Guide Search statement. Path to the best. Search Statement. Find your Key words & Phrases. Use the 5 W’s

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Your Research Process PLAN

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  1. Your Research ProcessPLAN Key Words & Phrases Hays, 2013 AP English 11

  2. Key Words & Phrases • Main idea of your topic • Describes your topic • Information Search Guide • Search statement Hays, 2010

  3. Path to the best Search Statement Hays, 2010

  4. Find your Key words & Phrases • Use the 5 W’s • Pick out the key terms and phrases related to your topic • Use these key terms/phrases to for your search statements • Broaden • Narrow Hays, 2010

  5. Follow these steps to find your Key Words & Phrases? • Write 1 or 2 sentences about your topic. • Underline all of the words that describe your topic. • Make a list of these words. • Are there any other words specific to your topic? • What words describe the broader topic? • What words narrow the topic? • Are there anymore related words? Hays, 2010

  6. Collect general info on topic Who was VladTepes “Dracul” (Vlad the Impaler)? Why was he the basis for Count Dracula? 2. Circle the words specific to your topic. Hays, 2010

  7. 3. List the key words in your sentence: Vlad Tepes “Dracul” Vlad the Impaler Count Dracula • Are there any words similar to your key words? Hays, 2010

  8. 5. What other words might lead you to information on the topic? Romanian history Boyars Bran Castle Wallachia Brasov Turks Transylvania • Are there more words specific to the topic? • Bram Stoker • Vampire Hays, 2010

  9. Key words & phrases: Hays, 2010

  10. Boolean Operators help refine your search Combine some of your key words • Vlad the ImpalerAND Turks • Bram Stoker OR Dracula • Count Dracula Not Anne Rice • “VladTepes biography” Hays, 2010

  11. Search Statement A good one: • Helps narrow your search • Keeps you on track • Leads you to the information you need Hays, 2010

  12. Information Storage System Digital Notecards Hays, 2010

  13. Digital Note Card Hays, 2010

  14. Digital Note Card Hays, 2010

  15. Digital Note Card The DNC Template link can be found on the LMC Webpage at http://www.bedford.k12.va.us/jfhs/lmc/lmcresources.htm Hays, 2010

  16. Questions? See Mrs. Hays Hays, 2010

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