Greek+Myths

Reading 6 - Greek Myths
 * 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. 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

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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.

Use these two sources to locate basic information on your topic

Gale Student Resource Center, Jr.

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 * Perform a search in the search box by typing in the name of your Greek God or Goddess or type "Greek Mythology"

Encyclopedia Britannica

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 * Enter the name of the Greek God or Goddess in the search box you will find both information and images

History Resource Center

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 * Enter the name of the Greek God or Goddess in the search box you will find both information and images

Images:
Discovery Education

Click on the link to open up Discovery Streaming. Log on using you school name and password

Image Quest

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This search engine has over 2 million high quality images. If you get too many results add mythology to your search (Hebe mythology for example) When you find you a picture that you want to use, righ click on the image and choose save picture as


 * You can find the citation for picture by clicking on the image, the citation will be on the bottom right**



Once you have gathered all your information, it is time to organize and summarize your findings. Draw conclusions and inferences. Use a graphical organizer or note cards to arrange the information.

Examples:
 * Use a Storyboard to plot your story. See example storyboard: [[file:digital-storyboard.docx]]



For PhotoStory directions, refer to this PowerPoint:

To download PhotoStory on your home computer (PC only), refer to this link.

Prepare a Works Cited page for your PhotoStory:

// Works Cited Page //

 * Collect all the citations from on a word document
 * Insert the image into the PhotoStory as if it were a photo.
 * Locate this slide at the end of your PhotoStory.

Show your PhotoStory to a classmate and have them look at it to ensure that you have covered all the requirements. Prepare your final movie and publish it to view on your computer. 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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