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US History 8 - Current Issues: Planning Reform
 * Rosa Parks Middle School Media Center **
 * The purpose of this research guide is to assit you in starting from the most general resources, for instance Encyclopedia Britannica, and then moving onto resources that have more specific information. When you are searching the general sources, jot down key words or key events so that you can use these terms later in other types of reference materials.**

** Information Literacy Skills: **

 * ** Students will demonstrate the ability to locate and use information resources, equipment and other technologies effectively and efficiently. **
 * ** Students will demonstrate the ability to review, evaluate and select media. **
 * ** Students will demonstrate the ability to learn and apply reading, research and critical thinking skills to organize, and synthesize information in order to communicate new understanding. **
 * ** Students will cite the sources they used to gather information for this project. **

**// AGOPP Research Process //**
** is a research strategy designed to assist students as they seek answers to research based problems. The acronym, AGOPP, represents the five steps students would use to implement this strategy successfully. Any or all of the steps can be completed by individuals or by groups. **


 * A …..Ask Questions **
 * G …..Gather Information **
 * O …..Organize Information **
 * P …..Prepare/Produce Information **
 * P …..Present Information **
 * Identify your research problem or question. **
 * Read about the issue. **
 * Analyze the problem and develop questions. **


 * Examples:**
 * What is the topic?
 * What issues or problems are related to the topic?
 * Where does this issue occur?
 * What people are impacted by the issue?
 * How are they affected?
 * What do people recommend should be done about the issue?


 * Topics: **
 * 1) ** Assistance for Special Needs People: Mental Disabilities, Physical Disabilities **
 * 2) ** Poverty, Hunger, Homelessness **
 * 3) ** Vandalism **
 * 4) ** Discrimination **
 * 5) ** Public Health: HIV, Obesity, Health Insurance **
 * Gather keywords bases on questions. **
 * Choose the best source of information (books, internet and periodicals).Search for the information. **
 * Record notes and bibliographic information. **

**Online Subscription Databases (See Edline for the list of passwords & logins for home use)**
 * **Decide which sources are best for your topic.**
 * **Identify key words and phrases.**
 * **Determine which resources will provide background information and which resources will provide more specific information with supporting details.**
 * **Use text features to identify essential information from text.**
 * **Skim and scan for information that answers your question.**
 * **Verify the "worthiness" of the information.**
 * **Record relevant information--summarize and paraphrase--avoid plagiarism.**
 * **Record bibliographic information.**
 * **SIRS** Database contains current event Newspapers & Magazine articles. It also contains research on leading issues.**
 * The above link will direct you to the list of issues researched in SIRS. The search box on the right will give you access to current event periodical and reference articles.** || media type="custom" key="8360342" ||
 * **Facts on File's //Issues and Controversies// contains analysis on leading issues with links to research, graphs, charts and images.** || media type="custom" key="8360344" ||
 * **Encyclopedia Britainnica can provide //general// information about any of the Issues topics.** || media type="custom" key="8360346" ||
 * **Encyclopedia Britainnica can provide //general// information about any of the Issues topics.** || media type="custom" key="8360346" ||
 * **Encyclopedia Britainnica can provide //general// information about any of the Issues topics.** || media type="custom" key="8360346" ||

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Internet Sites [] The Gazette: Maryland Community News [|www.washingtonpost.com] (Also, SIRS Researcher contains articles from the Washington Post as well as the Baltimore Sun) [|www.cnn.com] [|www.nytimes.com]

**Local Organizations** A WIDER CIRCLE 4805 Moorland Lane Suite 802 Bethesda, MD 20814

AMC CANCER RESEARCH CENTER 9010 Kimblehunt Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20882

JOBS UNLIMITED, INC, THE UPSCALE RESALE THRIFT SHOP 1075 Rockville Pike - Talbott Center Rockville, MD 20852

MANNA FOOD CENTER 614 Lofstrand Lane Rockville, MD 20852

MARVATEENS, INC 5636 Randolph Road Rockville, MD 20852

MEALS ON WHEELS, WHEATON 3211 Paul Drive Wheaton, MD 20902

MOBILE MEDICAL CARE, INC 9309 Old Georgetown Road Bethesda, MD 20814

GRAFFITI ABATEMENT PARTNERS, INC P.O. Box 623 Kensington, MD 20895

GREAT AND SMALL 17320 Moore Road Boyds, MD 20841

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY 18247-D Flower Hill Way Gaithersburg, MD 20879

MONTGOMERY COUNTY SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY OF ANIMALS Montgomery County SPCA P.O. Box 637 Washington Grove, Maryland 20880 Telephone: 301-948-4266

[|Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services]

2424 Reedie Drive, Wheaton, MD 20902 Telephone 240-777-1323

SANDY SPRING MUSEUM 17901 Bentley Road Sandy Spring, MD 20860

THE SHEPHERD's TABLE, INC 8210A Colonial Lane Silver Spring, MD 20910-3350

SALVATION ARMY 20021 Aircraft Drive Germantown, MD 20874

MONTGOMERY COUNTY OFFICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS 21 Maryland Ave, Suite 33 Rockville, MD 20850

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DEAFNESS & OTHER COMMUNICATIONS DISORDERS National Institutes of Health 31 Center Drive, MSC 2320 Bethesda, MD USA 20892-2320 E-mail: nidcdinfo@nidcd.nih.gov

COMMUNITY MINISTRY OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY 114 West Montgomery Avenue Rockville, MD 20850

SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT FACILITY LOCATOR US Department of Health and Human Services //Enter the state (Maryland) and then choose "Montgomery" from the county list.//

Other Resources NO GRAF //The NoGraf Network is an anti-graffiti company that is to contribute to the creation of safe and clean communities, the healthy development of youth, the improvement of quality of life, and the prevention of graffiti vandalism.//

GRAFFITI HURTS //The Graffiti Hurts ® Program helps communities initiate local graffiti prevention activities, and educate youth and adults about the impact of graffiti vandalism.//

MARYLAND RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS //V-LINC creates technological solutions to improve the independence and quality of life for individuals of all ages with disabilities in Maryland. We do this through a mix of off-the-shelf computer software and equipment and one-of-a-kind, customized assistive technology.//

STREET LAW //Street Law, Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing practical, participatory education about law, democracy, and human rights. Through its philosophy and programs, people are empowered to transform democratic ideals into citizen action.//

FEEDING AMERICA (formerly America's Second Harvest) //Feeding America is the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief charity. Our mission is to feed America's hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks and engage our country in the fight to end hunger//.

NATIONAL HUNGER AWARENESS DAY

THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE TO END HOMELESSNESS //A nonprofit, non-partisan, organization committed to preventing and ending homelessness in the United States. By improving policy, building capacity, and educating opinion leaders, the Alliance has become a leading voice on this issue.//

JUBILEE ASSOCIATION OF MARYLAND Exists to provide support for adults with developmental disabilities to live in and enrich their community while fulfilling their personal, family and spiritual needs.

[|Center for Disease Control] Goverment Agency incharge of disease control. Particularly useful for HIV/AIDS information

Summarize your findings. Draw conclusions and inferences. Use a graphical organizer or note cards to arrange the information.

Use **Noodletools** for your Works Cited page and Electronic Note Cards.


 * Click image to link to the Noodletools website. Your user name is your login for the computer network at school. The password is the same as the one for when you login to the computers at school




 * ** Select the most important information ** **.**
 * ** Prepare and rehearse your speech!! **
 * //** Prepare a "Works Cited" page. **//

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 * //According to Write for College, "Plagiarism is the presentation of another writer's ideas or words as if they were your own, without acknowledging the source" (297).//**

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