You have been assigned a Medieval/King Arthur research paper. The paper is DUE ON: The paper must be 5 pages in length. It must have a title page and a works cited or bibliography page. The paper must have 5 citations or sources. Please follow the format found on pp. 37-38 of your Westminster High School Planner. This shows how to place citations in a paper and how to format a bibliography or works cited page. Choose from the following topics or choose a topic of your own with teacher approval. TOPICS:
This web page is designed to assist you with your research on the Medieval Period and/or King Arthur paper you are to complete for Mr. Woods. From this page you will be able to access most of the resources you will need to complete your research. Whenever you start a research or classroom project it is important to plan how you want to accomplish your mission. There are many ways to achieve your goal of an A+ project, but there are also a lot of obstacles in your path. One of the obstacles is not being sure if you can trust the information in a web site or not understanding if the information is relevant to your project. Knowing how to find and evaluate information is a valuable skill and is an essential part of the research process. The skill is called Information Literacy. At Westminster High School we recommend the Big 6 and COWS information literacy models for student research. If you make a habit of following these methods, you will successfully navigate reference books and non-text material, and not be fooled by false information or overwhelmed by the amount of knowledge available on the Internet. The first model is called the Big 6 Information Literacy Model© and you should become well acquainted with its steps as you will be using them to do research all of your life, whether it is to decide what car to buy or writing a paper. Use the Big 6 Assignment Organizer© (1999) or Research Paper Organizer© (1999) to help you complete your assignment. It uses the Big 6 format. You can type directly on the organizer and then download the information to a disc or print it out. There is a section for each of the six steps of research. Let's look at the 6 steps. (Select the back button to return to this page.) 1. Task Definition A good way to get started! In order to define your task you must form your task around an essential question. Once you have formed your essential question you must decide what information you think you will need to support that question. You do this with supporting questions. To learn more about supporting questions look at "What kinds of questions did you ask today?" Remember there are several types or levels of supporting questions: Memory questions (Level 1), Convergent Thinking questions (Level 2), Divergent Thinking questions (Level 3), and Evaluative questions (Level 4). There is a worksheet you can print out to help you form your questions. Make sure your supporting questions use more that one type or level of question! 2. Information Seeking Strategies Determine the range of possible sources (brainstorm) and evaluate them. 3. Location & Access Locate resources and find your information in them. You need to make a list of keywords for this step, here is an excellent graphic organizer you can download and use.
4. Use of Information Engage the source (read it, listen to it, view
it, touch it!) and take out the relevant information. 6. Evaluation Judge your product (how effective were you?)
When you get to step #2 and #3 of the Big 6, you need to use the second Information Literacy Model we have. This is the COWS Information Literacy Model.
Cows Information Literacy Model When doing research remember the word "COWS" as it will help you in being successful and organized in your search. Look for your resources in this order. C = To find the reference/print material in the library you will use the Library's OPAC. A list of books available for this paper can also be found by typing "Woods--King Arthur/Medieval," and selecting the "Category" icon.
Remember: When doing research you need to look at the second Some of the Reference Books you could use are: Hints!
Use these resources every day! Our online resources are: and These are password protected databases that you can access 24/7 from school or home. Get the URLs, usernames, and passwords from your librarian. They work like a search engine but contain information that is not available for free on the World Wide Web. College students use similar databases for their research projects. For this project it would be best to use the Encyclopedia Britannica Online and the Student Resource Center-Gold. The Gale Group resources has five different databases:
and Books In Our Virtual Collection: American Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide from Colonial Times to the Present, 2nd ed., 4 vols., 2000
W = Middle Ages: Art and Architecture About.com: Art History: Medieval to Early Renaissance Art: Art History Resources on the Web: Art of the Middle Ages: Castles-of-Britian.com: http://www.castles-of-britain.com/ The Castles of Wales: http://www.castlewales.com/home.html The Cloisters: http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_Of_Art/department.asp?dep=17 Earthlore: Gothic Dreams: http://www.elore.com/elore4-2.html Glossary of Medieval Art and Architecture: http://www.pitt.edu/~medart/menuglossary/ A Guide to Medieval and Renaissance Instruments: Images of Medieval art and Architecture: http://www.pitt.edu/ Medieval & Renaissance Music: A Brief Survey: http://www.medieval.org/emfaq/beginlst/nocds.html Medieval Art: http://arthist.cla.umn.edu/aict/html/medieval.html Middle Ages: Architecture: http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/architecture/medarch.htm Mr. Deutsch's Virtual Textbook: Medieval Europe: http://kevin.lps.org/Middle_ages/ Nexnet Medieval: http://www.medievalarthistory.com Middle Ages: Daily Life Camelot Village: Britain's Heritage and History: http://www.camelotintl.com/village/street.html Castles-of-Britain.com: Castle Learning Center: http://www.castles-of-britain.com/castle6.htm Life in a Medieval Castle: http://www.castlewales.com/life.html Medieval English Towns: http://www.trytel.com/~tristan/towns/towns.html Medieval History: Medieval Games and Pastimes: http://historymedren.about.com/od/gamesandpastimes/ Medieval-Life.net: Life During the Middle Ages: http://www.medieval-life.net/life_main.htm The Medieval Technology Pages: Medieval Weaponry:http://www.medieval-weaponry.com/ (good pictures of medieval weapons) The Middle Ages: http://www.byu.edu/ipt/projects/middleages/ Middle Ages: http://www.historylink101.com/midieval.htm The Middle Ages: http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/history/middleages/ The Middle Ages, Chivalry, & Knighthood: http://www.teacheroz.com/Middle_Ages.htm Middle Ages: What Was It Really Like to Live in the Middle Ages?: http://www.teacheroz.com/Middle_Ages.htm Mr. Deutsch's Virtual Textbook: Medieval Europe: http://kevin.lps.org/Middle_ages/ Tales of the Middle Ages: Food and Drink: http://www.godecookery.com/mtales/mtales14.htm Middle Ages: History The Black Death: http://history.boisestate.edu/westciv/plague/ The Camelot Project at the University of Rochester: http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/cphome.stm Medieval & Renaissance Europe: Primary Historical Documents: http://eudocs.lib.byu.edu/index.php/Main_Page NetSERF's Hypertext Medieval Glossary: http://www.netserf.org/Glossary/ New Advent: Crusades: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04543c.htm ORB: The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies: http://www.the-orb.net/ TimeRef.org: http://www.timeref.org The WWW Virtual Library History Index: Medieval Europe: Middle Ages: Literature Arthurian Biographies: http://www.britannia.com/history/artbios.html Berkeley Digital Library SunSITE:The Online Medieval & Classical Library: http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/OMACL\ The Camelot Project at the University of Rochester: http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/cphome.stm Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse: http://www.hti.umich.edu/c/cme/ Geoffrey Chaucer: http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/~chaucer/ The Great Hall of Odin's Castle of Dreams and Legends: http://www.odinscastle.org/odin5.html Leaves of Gold: http://www.leavesofgold.org/ Legends:http://legends.dm.net Luminarium : Anthology of Middle English Literature (1350-1485): http://www.luminarium.org/medlit/ Medieval Drama Links: http://www.the-camerino-players.com/medievaldrama/index.html Medieval Europe: Literature: http://www.msu.edu/~georgem1/history/medieval.htm Medieval Manuscript Manual: http://gandalf.hit.uib.no/non/echt/budapest/ManMan/ Middle Ages: Science and Mathematics Islamic Alchemy in the Context of Islamic Science: http://www.levity.com/alchemy/islam.html The MacTutor History of Mathematics Archives: Medieval Manuscript Manual: http://gandalf.hit.uib.no/non/echt/budapest/ManMan/ Medieval Science and Scientific Instruments: http://www.humboldt.edu/~rap1/EarlySciInstSite/EarlyInstSite.htm Medieval Sciences: http://www.sirclisto.com/36.html The Medieval Technology Pages: http://scholar.chem.nyu.edu/tekpages/Technology.html Technology in hte Middle Ages: http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/pabacker/history/middle.htm
Once you have learned about your subject by visiting all of the books, online programs, and web sites recommended by Mrs. Bowen and Mr. Woods, and you still need more information it is time to search the web. BEWARE! Search engines are not all created equal and you need to learn what types of information each will provide and how that information is presented. Take a few minutes and check out the links listed below. You will also need to know about the "invisible web" and how to access its information. Introduction to Search Tools If you use a search engine to find material you must always evaluate the site you wish to use. To help you in evaluating your site use the Web Site evaluation Guide.
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