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**2/28/11: DUE TODAY as a GOOGLE DOC to Mrs. Hollon!** **Initial reflection/position paper**. After receiving approval of your topic from Mrs. Hollon, you will write a 1-2 page (typed, DS) reflection paper. This paper can be conversational in tone and should answer these questions:
 * What is your opinion on this topic and on what do you base it?
 * What do you knowthis topic factually, and what are your sources?
 * Why is this topic considered controversial (consider both sides)?
 * What questions do you have that you hope your research will answer?

1) Make sure you have created a **Works Cited Page** and a **Reflections Page** on Google Docs and shared them with Mrs. Slim and Mrs. Hollon. Finalize your Topic Thesis Question and put that on the **Works Cited Page** and the **Reflections** Page. Find two sources and put their Works Cited info with Annotations into the Works Cited Google Doc. Then start to take ten note cards from each. 5 sources Works Cited page due FRIDAY!!! 2) Evaluate Your Sources: Who? What? When? Where? Why? 3) Annotations of Works Cited:


 * Who wrote the page? Their credentials? Their bias? Their credibility?
 * What is the content? Is it accurate? Are the sources listed? Has it been edited?
 * When was the page last updated?
 * Where is "about us?" information? What kind of ads are there?
 * Why should I use this info? Why is this website better than another one? Why should I verify the info on other sites? What is the value of this source?

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=USE EasyBib and insert the information into your Google Doc Works Cited!=

=1) Input information into EasyBib.com=

= = =2) Copy the Citation from EasyBib....=

=3) And paste into your Works Cited Google Doc!=



=4) Format it correctly (hanging indents, double-spaced, alphabetical, take out the hyperlinks), etc!=









Check Your Paper for Grammar, Spelling, and More!

media type="custom" key="8423110" WORKS CITED SLIPS __**Online Research Databases:**__ "Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center is a virtual library of resources from Gale designed to aid students in the study of today's hottest social issues. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center is a flexible, comprehensive and beneficial search tool supporting high school and academic and public library research." Password is embedded in the URL. Password for home use: //fjuhsd//
 * Gale Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center**

(good until March 7th, so use first)

(good until March 7th, so use first)


 * Slim-Approved Websites:**

@http://www.multcolib.org/homework/sochc.html "This directory was created for "middle and high school students researching current social issues from multiple perspectives." Arranged by topics, including abortion, affirmative action, AIDS, animal rights, capital punishment, censorship, child labor, civil rights, creation science vs. evolution, drugs, drunk driving, euthanasia and assisted suicide, flag burning, gangs, gender issues, genetic engineering, global warming, homelessness, homosexuality, immigration, organ & body donation, school prayer, sweatshops, violence in schools, welfare, and population. From Multnomah County (Oregon) Library."

@http://findarticles.com/ "Contains articles from the back issues of over 900 magazines, journals, trade publications and newspapers. Search our online article archive or browse by category list or publication name."

__[]__ - SWEET SEARCH!

Web evaluation: http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/evalcrit.html troyhigh.com vs. troyhs.com

Evaluating Websites Authority: Accuracy: Objectivity: Currency: Coverage:
 * It is clear who is responsible for the contents of this site
 * The author is clearly listed or it is a government or educational site by a known authority
 * You were linked to this site from a trusted site
 * The site contains carefully edited, verifiable information
 * Sources are listed so that they can be verified
 * The site is free of spelling and grammatical errors
 * The main purpose of the site is not to sell something or promote the author’s point of view
 * Any advertising is clearly differentiated from the information content of the site
 * There is a statement of purpose and any sponsorship is clearly stated
 * The site contains appropriately current information
 * The date the site was created or most recently updated is clearly displayed
 * The site contains few or no “dead” links
 * The site contains a sufficient amount of information to make its use worthwhile
 * The site is complete and not under construction, the information seems complete
 * There is more to the site than what is common knowledge.
 * The content will be useful to me in my research.

Evaluate: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals []

Animal Concerns.org []

Crazy Websites:

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Wikipedia? Princess Mabel edits own entry @http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSHER15273720070831?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews

"Sinbad resurrected after online demise" @http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSN1516583520070315

FUHS Library OPAC Use this resource to find print sources in the library!

WorldCat Find a book in libraries around the world!

Some FUHS Books:

158.2 Moehn Everything you need to know about cliques Moehn, Heather. 1 179 Hay Animal testing : the animal rights debate Hayhurst, Chris. 1 179.3 Animal Animal rights and welfare 1 320.973 Dorman Dirty politics : from 1776 to Watergate Dorman, Michael. 1 324.273 Morin Politics, American style : political parties in American history Morin, Isobel V., 1 324.973 Raber Election night Raber, Thomas R. 1 324.973 Raber Presidential campaign Raber, Thomas R. 1 325.73 Malkin Invasion : how America still welcomes terrorists, criminals, and other foreign menaces to our shores Malkin, Michelle. 1 330 Venkatesh Off the books : the underground economy of the urban poor Venkatesh, Sudhir Alladi. 1 331.10973 Ramm Jobs in America 1 333.8 Laxer Oil Laxer, James. 1 342.73 Lieberman Free speech, free press, and the law Lieberman, Jethro Koller. 2 342.73 Marnell The first amendment : the history of religious freedom in America Marnell, William H. 1 342.73 Merriam American political ideas. Merriam, Charles Edward, 1 344.73 Som The right to bear arms Sommers, Michael A. 1 346 Pelasco Intellectual property 1 346.7301 Bianchi Everything you need to know about family court Bianchi, Anne. 1 346.7301 Manley Everything you need to know about custody Manley, Claudia B. 1 347.73 United The United States Supreme Court 1 362.29 Hatton The night olympic team : fighting to keep drugs out of the games Hatton, Caroline, 1 362.29 Substance Substance abuse 1 362.7 Sherman Everything you need to know about placing your baby for adoption Sherman, Aliza. 1 362.8 Parrot Coping with date and acquaintance rape Parrot, Andrea. 1 362.82 Stark Everything you need to know about family violence Stark, Evan. 1 363.1 Gay Silent killers : radon and other hazards Gay, Kathlyn. 1 363.3 Schleifer Everything you need to know about weapons in school and at home Schleifer, Jay. 1 363.32 National The 9/11 Commission report : final report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States. National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States. 1 363.73874 Gore An inconvenient truth : the crisis of global warming Gore, Al 1 363.8 World World hunger 1 364.1523 Virginia April 16th : Virginia Tech remembers Virginia Tech 1 365 American The American prison system 1 371.5 Kreiner Everything you need to know about school violence Kreiner, Anna. 1 371.7 School School violence 1 373.15 Stanley Everything you need to know about student-on-student sexual harassment Stanley, Debbie. 1 551.6 Flannery We are the weather makers : the history of climate change Flannery, Tim 1 591.5 Grandin Animals in translation : using the mysteries of autism to decode animal behavior Grandin, Temple. 1 604.6 Recycling Recycling : A viable solution 1 613.2 Lappe Diet for a small planet Lappe, Frances Moore. 1 613.26 Doyle The vegetarian handbook : a guide to vegetarian nutrition and foods Doyle, Rodger Pirnie. 1 613.26 Sussman The vegetarian alternative : a guide to a healthful and humane diet Sussman, Vic S. 1 615.7 Mohun Drugs, steroids, and sports Mohun, Janet. 1 615.77 Goldman Death in the locker room : steroids & sports Goldman, Bob, 2 615.9 Colborn Our stolen future : are we threatening our fertility, intelligence, and survival? : a scientific detective story : with a new epilogue by the authors Colborn, Theo. 1 616.85 Bowman-Kruhm Everything you need to know about Down syndrome Bowman-Kruhm, Mary. 1 616.85 Gilbert Everything you need to know about compulsive sexual behavior Gilbert, Laura. 1 616.85 MacGregor Everything you need to know about social anxiety MacGregor, Lucy. 1 616.86 Ape Cocaine and your nose : the incredibly disgusting story Apel, Melanie Ann. 1 616.86 Cob Heroin and your veins : the incredibly disgusting story Cobb, Allan B. 1 616.86 Stanley Marijuana and your lungs : the incredibly disgusting story Stanley, Debbie. 1 616.89 Byck Treating mental illness Byck, Robert. 1 616.97 Levert Aids : a handbook for the future LeVert, Marianne. 1 618.1 Wil Fertility technology : the baby debate Williams, Kara. 1 618.3 Shniderman Drugs and birth defects Shniderman, Nancy, 1 618.92 Knox Learning disabilities Knox, Jean McBee. 1 618.92 Morrison Coping with ADD/ADHD : attention deficit disorder Morrison, Jaydene. 1 621.042 Silvers Energy Silverstein, Alvin. 1 641.5 Krizmanic A teen's guide to vegetarian cooking Krizmanic, Judy. 1 915.1 China China : in the global community 1 AR NF 155.9 Adler Stress : just chill out! Adler, Joe Anne. 1 AR NF 174 Win Organ transplant : the debate over who, how, and why Winters, Adam. 1 AR NF 179.3 Nanmer The hunting debate : aiming at the issues Hanmer, Trudy J. 1 AR NF 306.58 Hammerslough Everything you need to know about teen motherhood Hammerslough, Jane. 1 AR NF 332.024 Weeldreyer Cha-ching! : a girl's guide to spending and saving Weeldreyer, Laura. 1 AR NF 362.28 Murphy Coping with teen suicide Murphy, James M. 1 AR NF 362.29 Shuker Everything you need to know about an alcoholic parent Shuker, Nancy. 1 AR NF 362.883 Tattersall Date rape drugs Tattersall, Clare. 1 AR NF 363.12 Grosshandle R Coping with drinking and driving Grosshandler, Janet. 1 AR NF 363.7 Pringle The environmental movement : from its roots to the challenges of a new century Pringle, Laurence P. 1 AR NF 363.72 Kalbacken Recycling Kalbacken, Joan. 1 AR NF 364.15 Margolis Everything you need to know about teens who kill Margolis, Jeffrey A. 1 AR NF 394.1 Schlosser Chew on this : everything you don't want to know about fast food Schlosser, Eric. 1 AR NF 613.85 Keyishian Everything you need to know about smoking Keyishian, Elizabeth. 1 AR NF 613.85 Win Tobacco and your mouth : the incredibly disgusting story Winters, Adam. 1 AR NF 616.99 Long Coping with melanoma and other skin cancers Long, Wendy, 1 AR NF 631.5 Cobb Scientifically engineered foods : the debate over what's on your plate Cobb, Allan B. 1 REF 128 Oxford The Oxford companion to the mind 1 REF 302.23 Battleground Battleground : the media 1 REF 323.03 Lewis The human rights encyclopedia Lewis, James R. 3 REF 344.73 Hinchey Student rights : a reference handbook Hinchey, Patricia H., 1 REF 345.73 Constitution V. 2 The constitution and its amendments : from article two, Section 2 to first amendment: Subversive speech 1 REF 345.73 Constitution V. 3 The constitution and its amendments : From first amendment: Libel and defamation to thirteenth amendment 1 REF 345.73 Constitution V. 1 The constitution and its amendments : From Preamble to Article Two, section 1 1 REF 363.7 Collin Battleground : environment Collin, Robert W., 2 REF 363.7 Facts O The Facts on File dictionary of environmental science 1 REF 363.7 Franck The green encyclopedia Franck, Irene M. 1 REF 364.03 Battleground Battleground : criminal justice 2 REF 364.15 Encyclopedia Volume 2 Encyclopedia of genocide 2 REF 370.973 Battleground Battleground : schools 2 REF 371.01 Weil Charter schools : a reference handbook Weil, Danny K., 1 REF 371.9 Sacks Special education : a refrence handbook Sacks, Arlene. 1
 * 90 total items printed *** represents 100 books









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