6th grade ela spring mini research project on greek gods and goddesses
1. Task 1:
Non-Fiction Books
Bryant, Megan E. Oh my gods! : a look-it-up guide to the gods of
mythology.
---. She's all that! : a look-it-up guide to the goddesses of
mythology.
Bulfinch, Thomas, and Edmund Fuller. Mythology.
Buxton, Richard. The complete world of Greek mythology.
Hamilton, Edith. Mythology : timeless tales of Gods and heroes.
Philip, Neil. The illustrated book of myths : tales & legends of the
world.
---. Mythology of the world.
Schomp, Virginia. The ancient Greeks.
Step 1
Choose one of the non-fiction titles and start with the index.
Use the name of your god, goddess or hero as your search term.
Step 2
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Find a book with information on your mythological figure.
Step 3
Enter the ISBN and autocite to create an Easybib citation for this book.
Step 4
Add the page numbers to your citation so that you can find the
information again.
2. Task 2:
Reference Books
Daly, Kathleen N., and Marian Rengel. Greek and Roman mythology A to
Z.
[edited by] John T. Kirby. Classical Greek civilization, 800-323 B.C.E.
Kirby, John T. World eras. Volume 3, Roman Republic and Empire, 264
B.C.E.-476 C.E.
Mercatante, Anthony S., and James R. Dow. The Facts on File
encyclopedia of world mythology and legend.
Step 1
Choose one of the non-fiction titles and start with the index.
Use the name of your god, goddess or hero as your search term.
Step 2
Find a book with information on your mythological figure.
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Enter the ISBN and autocite to create an Easybib citation for this book.
Step 4
Add the page numbers to your citation so that you can find the information again.
3. Task 3:
Electronic Reference books from
Gale Virtual Reference Library also
known as GVRL
Step 1
Go to: http://bit.ly/wU56Lc
Step 2
Type the name of your god, goddess or hero into the search bar http://quest.eb.com/images/108_297147
OR
Open one of reference titles and start with the index and type in the name.
Step 3
Find a book with information on your mythological figure.
Step 4
Use Citation tools to import the citation from Gale into Easybib.
4. Task 4:
Use an encyclopedia for information
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Open Britannica: http://www.britannica.com/
Step 2
Type the name of your god, goddess or hero into the search bar.
Step 3
Find an article with information on your mythological figure. http://quest.eb.com/images/115/115_2701/115_2701210-W.jpg
Step 4
Complete an Easybib citation manually.
5. Task 5:
Using Gale Power Search –
Step 1
Open PowerSearch: bit.ly/zzkB7q
Step 2
Click the blue tab for subject search.
Step 3
Use one of the following subject searches:
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Greek gods
Greek mythology
Ancient Greeks
Ancient Greece
Step 4
You may need to Refine Results, so type the name of your mythological figure
into the Refine Results search bar on the left.
Step 5
Find an article with information on your mythological figure.
Step 6
Use Citation tools to import the citation from Gale into Easybib.
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6. Task 6:
Using a Specific Website
Step 1
Go to: http://www.shmoop.com/mythology http://quest.eb.com/images/107/107_3360/107_3360155-W.jpg
Step 2
Find your mythological figure in the list on the web page. If your figure is
not in the list, type the name in the search bar at the top of the page.
Step 3
Click open the tabs by your mythological figure to learn more about him or
her.
Step 4
Use the URL to autocite and create an Easybib citation.
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7. Task 7:
Using a Website–
Step 1
Use Webpath Express from the Library OPAC: http://bit.ly/xhQMYU http://quest.eb.com/images/126_467164
Step 2
Type the name of your god, goddess or hero into the search bar.
Step 3
In the drop down menu for grades – select middle.
Find a website with information on your mythological figure.
Step 4
Use the URL to autocite and create an Easybib citation.
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