Rancho Buena Vista High School
Ninth Grade Social Studies Project
BECOMING A STUDENT RESEARCHER

wHAT tYPE OF aSSIGNMENT iS iT?

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• You may need background information.   OR   "How did "all this" get started?

   eNCYCLOPEDIAS,   sPECIALIZED eNCYCLOPEDIA,   bOOK
These are sources for getting background information.

• You may need a definition.  OR "A rose is a rose is a rose or is it?"

  dICTIONARY,   tHESAURUS,  oN-LINE dICTIONARY
These are sources for getting definitions.

• You may need a fact.  OR "How many people live in Israel?"

  aLMANACS,  cQ Researcher,   oN-line fact book,
These are a few of the sources for locating facts.

• You may need to write a five-page paper.   OR "You better get started!"
  
  BOOKS,   Magazines, Newspapers, InTERVIEW, rEFERENCE bOOK,World Wide Web
  You will use many resources for writing a paper or giving a speech.