Greek Gods Research Project - Research, Part 1

Aim:
IWBAT research information about a Greek god/goddess using credible online sources.
IWBAT correctly cite the source using MLA format.

In your research report, you must paraphrase all information AND cite all of your sources, in order to avoid plagiarism.

Everyone:
1. Homework Check (5 minutes): Homophones Review

Rotation A:
2. Read The Lightning Thief (35 minutes):

• Chapter 9: "I am offered a quest" -- pp. 127-148
• audiobook: Part 3 -- 55:48 to 1:10:48 (end)
• audiobook (continued): Part 4 -- 0:00 to 19:32
• troubles with audiobook? You can also access the audiobook from YouTube:
  Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 / Part 5 / Part 6 / Part 7 / Part 8 / Part 9 / The Whole Book

3. Quill.org (10 minutes): complete the lesson(s) due this week, on May 5th & 6th

• Finished Early? You may:
• work on other assigned Quill lessons
• read your AR book silently
• work on TeenBiz3000
• learn more about Perseus
• explore other Greek gods and goddesses
• watch the author speak about his book, The Lightning Thief
• explore other characters on the Camp Half-Blood Wiki
• research your god/goddess using the sources at the bottom of this page

Rotation B:
4. Start Researching Using Encyclopedia Britannica

• Open Enyclopedia Britannica and log in (username: kippbayview, password: ligers)
• Find the article on your god/goddess and read it once
• Reread the article and take notes on your graphic organizers
• Next to each note, write (A) to indicate this information came from source A

5. Cite Source in MLA Format

• A bibliography is a list of sources used when to write a paper.
• We will cite every source we use, even if it's one small photo or piece of information.
• Generally, we start with the author's name, then the article title, then the publication name and publishing information.
• We can use a tool, CiteThisForMe, to help us create our bibliography
• Press the logo on the site you want to cite
• Click MLA and then Cite this page.
• Finally, click Add to bibliography.
• In your bibliography, edit the citation to make sure that all the information is correct (click the pencil symbol). Update the title of the article, author's name (if given), etc.
• We can also use the bibliography to go back to our sources and reread our research

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Research Sources: The following are credible sources for researching your Greek god/goddess:

A.    Encyclopedia Britannica: www.school.eb.com (username: kippbayview, password: ligers)

B.    Encyclopedia Mythica: www.pantheon.org/miscellaneous/greek_vs_roman.html

C.     The British Museum: www.ancientgreece.co.uk/gods/explore/exp_set.html

D.    Greek-Gods.org: www.greek-gods.org/olympian-gods.php

E.     Greek-Gods.info: http://greek-gods.info/greek-gods/

F.     MythWeb: www.mythweb.com/gods/index.html

G.    Theoi Greek Mythology: www.theoi.com/greek-mythology/olympian-gods.html

H.    Mythography: www.loggia.com/myth/olympians.html

I.      Myths and Legends of the World at Encylopedia.com: www.encyclopedia.com

J.      God Checker: www.godchecker.com/pantheon/greek-mythology.php

K.     AncientGreece.com: www.ancientgreece.com/s/Mythology/

L.     Ancient Greek Gods for Kids: http://greece.mrdonn.org/greekgods/index.html

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