RussianRevolution


 * Rosa Parks Middle School Media Center **

English 8 - Animal Farm Background Knowledge - Russian Revolution
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** // 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. Identify your research problem or question. Read about the issue. Analyze the problem and develop questions.
 * A** …..Ask Questions
 * G** …..Gather Information
 * O** …..Organize Information
 * P** …..Prepare/Produce Information
 * P** …..Present Information

Examples:

 * What persuasive strategies do people use to influence their communities?
 * When does persuasion become propaganda?
 * What methods of control and power do the pigs display in Animal Farm? (Especially the pigs’ skillful use of propaganda).

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Gather keywords bases on questions. Choose the best source of information (books, internet and periodicals).Search for the information. Record notes and bibliographic information. Examples:
 * Use the phrases from the flip chart topics. Put the phrases in quotation marks:
 * "Battle of Stalingrad"
 * "Bolshevik Revolution"
 * "Communist Internationale"
 * Constitution AND Russia AND Dumas
 * "Czar Nicholas II"
 * England AND Churchill
 * "Foreign Agents of Comintern"
 * "Hammer and Sickle"
 * L'Internationale
 * "Lenin's body"
 * Marxixm
 * "Nazi-Soviet Pact"
 * "Organized Religion" and Communism
 * Pravda
 * "Russian Revolution" AND 1917
 * "Secret Police"
 * Stalin
 * Stalin AND "Five Year Plan"
 * "Teheran Conference"
 * "The Bourgeoisie"
 * Trotsky
 * "White Russian"

Online Subscription Databases:

 * These sites require logins and passwords for home use. Please get handout sheet from the Library Media Center.

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 * ====Type your search term in the search box====
 * For the most general, overview articles, click on the Reference tab at the top of the results list
 * General Overview Article on the Russian Revolution containing the following topics:
 * The Russian Revolution (1917)
 * The Bolsheviks
 * Czar Nicholas II
 * Lenin's Body- see very last paragraph of article
 * Czar Nicholas II

Encyclopedia Britannica
media type="custom" key="7542115" This is a great place to get general overview articles that are not too long. Enter your topic in the search box.

//**Organized Religion**//--read this article; in particular, the last paragraph: @http://school.eb.com/eb/article-42047
 * //Bourgeoisie//**--this a great overview article

Internet Sites:
// The Library Media Center recommends the following websites: //
 * Be very cautious when using information gathered from general websites.
 * Much information presented on the Internet has a bias and may not be from an authoritative source or contain accurate information.
 * When searching in Google, put the following phrase in your search term in order to get websites orginiating in Russia. You are more likely to get a Russian viewpoint this way:
 * site:RU
 * example: **site:RU "Battle of Stalingrad"**
 * === Topic Specific Internet Internet Sites: ===


 * //The Battle of Stalingrad//
 * The Battle of Stalingrad as turning point in World War II- Article from a Russian newspaper
 * //The Bolshevik Revolution//
 * Multiple viewpoints on the question, "Was the 1917 Bolshevik uprising in Russia truly a popular revolution?"
 * //Leon Trotsky//
 * //Getting Rid of Trotsky//--article from TIME magazine

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



Decide the best medium(s) to use to communicate the information. Prepare the first draft of a written paper or speech or prepare a script and/or story. Prepare a Works Cited page.

// Resources Available in the Media Center //

 * Scanner—you may scan images from our print sources and then use the image in your PowerPoint or written presentation.
 * Color Laser Printer

// Works Cited Page //

 * The works cited page records the specific location of each source used.
 * MLA citation examples can be found here: [[file:Works Cited or Consulted Format9_2010.pdf]].
 * NoodleBib can assist you in writing your citations.
 * Please Note: The citation given at the end of online database articles are usually general in nature, i.e., you probably need to revise it to fit into the style of MLA.

Revise your first draft. Revise again if necessary. Prepare your final product. Present the product to your audience. Evaluate your process and product.


 * //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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