Eng 071 aragona dc_fall11
- 1. Danielle Carlock 480 425 6765 [email protected]
- 2. TOPICS Career Option: What would be a worthwhile career to pursue? Why is that career worthwhile? Be sure to provide as much detail as possible about the career you choose. Worthwhile Cause Option: What is a local, national, or international cause that you think people should know more about? What do people need to know about it and why? Be sure to provide as much detail as possible about your cause. Educate Your Peers Option: What interesting subject would you like your peers to know more about? Be sure to provide as much detail as possible about your subject. Why is this subject so interesting? Current Events Option: There are lots of interesting things happening in the news today. For this option, your goal is to inform you reader with as much detail as possible about a current event happening in the news today. Be sure to provide background information and then discuss the event in the order that it occurred.
- 3. WHAT IS YOUR TOPIC? Go to one of the small whiteboards and write down your topic. If you don’t know your topic, write down which of the following topic categories interests you: Career Worthwhile Cause Educate your Peers Current Events
- 4. TYPES OF MATERIALS Magazine & newspaper articles Books Websites
- 5. FINDING MAGAZINE AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLES Use search engines (databases) available through the library webpage. Library Databases/Search Google Engines These databases are limited Can be a needle in a to haystack to find newspaper/magazine/journal newspaper/magazine articles articles There is no charge to access Often have to pay to access the articles the articles
- 6. USING LIBRARY DATABASES A specialized search engine available through the library webpage Contains newspaper, magazine, and journal articles Most of this content not available openly through a web search (i.e. googling)