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World History 9:- Renaissance Lifetime Achievement Award 2018: Online Resources

Locate Useful Information

​The search terms or keywords you use to search with will determine the results you get. Be thoughtful and creative about what you use!

  • Generate a list of keywords or search terms by identifying the main ideas or concepts within the topic sentence.
    • For example, searching "history of clocks" is not useful. Be specific: "timepieces in history" or "measuring time" or "horology."
  • Use your assignment handout for other ideas of terms that may be useful. 
  • Expand your search terms by brainstorming related terms or synonyms that describe your main ideas:
    • Criticism: literary criticism, literary analysis 
    • Great Gatsby: american dream, symbolism, themes
    • History: ancient meaning, orgination
    • Genetics: Huntington's Disease+genetic counseling

Websites

These websites may be useful for images, general information on artists, or thematic essays analyzing the works of the artists.

Off the Grid: Searching Google

If, at some point during your research, you decide to look for sources not included on the research guide:  

  • Try searching only using (search term)+site:.edu OR (search term)+site:.org OR .gov
  • Google also offers an "advanced search" option
  • Try Google Scholar
  •  Consider the source: a USA Today article does not carry the same weight as a New York Times article
  • Can you answer the following questions? 
    • Who are the authors/publishers, and why do you believe they are reliable?
    • What is the relevance of this information to my topic?
    • When was this information published?  Is there more current information available?
    • Where does this source gets its information, does it have a bibliography of sources?
    • Why does this source exist?  What is the point of view I should be aware of?

These are a few of the questions we use when selecting a resource for this guide, and  you are expected to adhere to these same high standards.​

Keep in mind that your teacher can quickly form an opinion about your work based on the sources you used.