UID:
almafu_9960962784002883
Format:
1 online resource (xx, 192 pages).
ISBN:
979-84-00-66054-2
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979-82-16-09328-2
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1-4408-3439-3
Series Statement:
Libraries Unlimited guided inquiry series
Content:
Being able to use the inquiry process to successfully research, write, and prepare papers and others types of presentations is not only necessary for a student's preparation for collegiate work, but is truly a requisite life skill. This book provides a solid guided inquiry curriculum for cultivating the skills needed to properly investigate a subject in the humanities, interrogate both textual and non-textual sources, interpret the information, develop an understanding of the topic, and effectively communicate one's findings. It is a powerful and practical guide for high school humanities tea
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I: Teacher's Practicum; 1. The Traditional Humanities Research Paper; 2. The Rise of the Research Question and the Decline of the Thesis; 3. The Information Search Process, Guided Inquiry, and the Workshops; 4. Interrogation of Sources and the Development of a Researcher's Ideas by Directly Questioning the Materials; 5. Media Literacy and the Role of Social Media; 6. Metacognition, Assessment, and Latitude: Measuring Growth; Part II: Student Workshops; Prelude to a Research Project
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Research in the Initiation Stage of the Information Search ProcessWorkshop 1; Overview: What Are the Humanities and Why Study Them?; Student Workshop; Workshop 2; Overview: The Assignment; Student Workshop; Student Handouts; #1 Borrowing Information: The Big Idea Behind Research; #2 Sample Assignment of a Humanities Research Paper; #3 Parts of Your Humanities Paper; Workshop 3; Overview: Encouraging a Variety of Sources and Formats; Student Workshop; Student Handout; #1 List of Resources for a Humanities Research Paper (Sample); Workshop 4
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Overview: Hunting for Information and Browsing for IdeasStudent Workshop; Student Handouts; #1 Two Paths and Seven Steps in Hunting for Information and Browsing for Ideas; #2 Databases for the Humanities Research Paper (Sample); #3 Interrogating a Nonfiction Text That Is an Encyclopedia (General or Specialized); Research in the Selection Stage of the Information Search Process; Workshop 5; Overview: Coming Up with a Topic and Beginning to Ask a Question; Student Workshop; Student Handout; #1 What Is Your Topic?; Workshop 6; Overview: What Is Culture and What Is Cultural Criticism?
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Student WorkshopStudent Handouts; #1 Tips for Encountering Cultural Criticism; #2 List of Cultural Criticism Resources (Sample); Workshop 7; Overview: Research in the Ubiquitous Media Environment; Student Workshop; Student Handouts; #1 Interrogation of Social Media Content; #2 Glossary of Terms in Social Media; Workshop 8; Overview: Searching for Humanities Sources; Student Workshop; Student Handout; #1 Historical Resources for the Humanities; Workshop 9; Overview: The Research Question; Student Workshop; Student Handout; #1 Asking a Simple Question
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Research in the Exploration Stage of the Information Search ProcessWorkshop 10; Overview: Responsibility to Academic Honesty and the Problem with Plagiarism; Student Workshop; Student Handout; #1 Plagiarism Checklist; Workshop 11; Overview: MLA Style and Formatting Paper; Student Workshop; Student Handouts; #1 Style Questions the MLA Manual Will Help to Answer; #2 Samples of Works Cited Entries for Your Reference List; Workshop 12; Overview: Taking Notes and Keeping Track of Information; Student Workshop; Student Handouts; #1 Six Tips for Humanities Research Note-Taking
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#2 Research Note-Taking Activities (Part I)
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-4408-3438-5
Language:
English
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