1/23 Research Paper classwork (intro on research sources)

Welcome to the ELA 10 research paper!

Today, you will accomplish the following tasks:
1) register for an Evernote account
2) log into BPL.org Electronic Resources using library card and pin
3) reserve author biography and Bloom Guide from BPL.org
4) search JSTOR for quality articles

NOTE: if you do not have a library card # or pin, this MUST be remedied ASAP

Task 1

• https://evernote.com/
• check to see if you already have an account, otherwise sign up!
• notice the elephant icon added to your chrome toolbar

Task 2

• http://www.bpl.org/electronic/literature.asp
• select categories: "biography" and "Literary Criticism"

NOTE: older books will have more articles from these categories. Newer books will require a search of "general" and "k12" for newspaper and magazine

• search your novel title, using quotation marks
• click "full text" to limit search results

Task 3

• use the BPL search bar to find book length biographies of your author
• search for "title of novel" and "bloom" to find books of critical articles

• search for "title of novel" and "understanding" to find books of historical context

• write down the call # of books so you can check the shelves as there may be other books waiting for you to find! 

Task 4

• http://www.bpl.org/electronic/alpha.asp#j
• enter the JSTOR site
• search your novel title, using quotation marks
• download .pdf copies of articles, or clip using Evernote