OWHL RESOURCE GUIDE for English 200
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
| Teacher: Ms. Griffith |
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Research is a process. These are the steps. |
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Plan your time wisely to do your best wor k and avoid plagiarism. |
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Understand the assignment: Ms. Griffith's Guidelines and Expectations |
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First: Choose a broad topic.
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| Next, Read an overview of the topic |
| TIP: Click on the map of Nigeria to find information on Nigeria. Click on the picture of Achebe to find biographical information. Click on the book jacket to find information about the book. |
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| You will probably want to use each of these source types: | Reference
Books Circulating Books Journal articles Free Internet Resources |
TIP: Don’t forget to capture the information you will need for your bibliography the first time you use each source. Click here for info on how to make source cards. |
The Garver Room is arranged by Dewey Decimal System. It's logical and easy to browse. Use Reference books to gather a working vocabulary for further searching. Here is a list of reference books to get you started. If your topic is directly related to Achebe or to the novel, Use this electronic index to access biographical and critical information about Chinua Achebe or Things Fall Apart in the literary reference sets published by Gale. |
| Try these Selected Keywords |
Try these Subject Headings |
| "rights of women" and africa
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Chinua Achebe Literature, Comparative -- Modern and Classical |
| TIP: Some of these books are available through our library consortium. Make sure to make your request early, as they may take a few days to arrive. | Use this search box to search the OWHL Catalog. |
| TO FIND JOURNAL ARTICLES AND OTHER RESOURCES USING ELECTRONIC DATABASES |
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| If you need this type of information: | Try these sources: | TIP: There is no one perfect electronic database. The best database for you depends on your particular information need. This discussion of Choosing the Right Electronic Resources can save you time by helping you to match your information need with one or more source types. | ||
| Images of Art and Architecture | ARTStor | |||
| BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION |
BIOGRAPHY RESOURCE CENTER | |||
| LITERARY CRITICISM | CONTEMPORARY LITERARY CRITICISM SELECT | Literature Online | ||
| GENERAL PERIODICALS | GENERAL REFERENCE CENTER GOLD | MASTERFILE PREMIER | e-LIBRARY | |
| OVERVIEWS / COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION | Literature Online | AMERICAN HUMANITIES INDEX | ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA | |
| SCHOLARLY JOURNALS |
ACADEMIC ASAP | EXPANDED ACADEMIC PLUS | PROJECT MUSE | JSTOR |
| NEWS | NEW YORK TIMES ARCHIVE | NEW YORK TIMES CURRENT | NEWSPAPER SOURCE | Historical Newspapers |
| NEWS/OPINION | CQ RESEARCHER | OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS | ||
| ELECTRONIC BOOKS | NET LIBRARY | GOOGLE BOOK SEARCH | ||
COMPLETE A TO Z LIST of OWHL Databases |
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| Nigerian Food and Drink | ||
| Art and Life in Africa - People | ||
| Africa South of the Sahara: Nigeria | ||
Now that you’ve found your resource material, follow these steps to get the most out it.
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| Avoid plagiarism! Plagiarism/Copyright at PA |
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| As you work, remember to create a works cited page using the MLA citation style. TIP: You might find it helpful to use REFWORKS to generate your bibliography. | |
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Make source cards. | |
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Locate information within the source. Take notes. | |
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Write a thesis statement or statement of purpose. | |
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Draft of paper | |
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Bibliography | |
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Final Paper | |
Are you satisfied with your efforts and outcome? If not, be sure to review this process thoroughly before your next assignment. Make an appointment with an Instructional Librarian as soon as you receive your assignment to make sure that you get off on the right track next time.
