I-Search

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Good Resources

Here's your organizational spot for all your I-Search resources.

It's MLA, so it's got to be good.

Learn the Databases. Gale. EBSCO. Navigating true search engines beyond the ad-driven Google is important for academic research.  This link takes you to the "multi-database" search.  Gale is very good.  The results are more consistent and it is more intuitive to use. Feel free to explore EBSCO as well, though many sources are not embedded within this database.  
Remember: at least 5 of your sources have to come from these databases.

Here's the catalog/database of all the books in our Learning Commons Library.  Browse by keyword to see if there are any great sources available down the hall!

A wealth of resources. A wealth of knowledge. Tap in.

Checkpoints by list

laid out chronologically for all you linear-minded people.

Due Date Checkpoint # Description 
1/261A full topic description of your I-Search paper (Google Form)
1/302Shared Noodletools Project
2/135 credible resources with citations in Noodle Tools project
2/5410+ notes
2/75 (in class)I-Search Log Entry #1
2/9620+ notes
2/137Perfect Works Cited entries
2/138 (in class)I-Search Log Entry #2
2/159Interview Plan w/Questions
2/17-2/25February Break
2/281040 + note cards
3/111Notes & Subtopic Analysis
3/112Mid-Research Assessment
3/513Works Cited for at least 10 sources
3/714 (in Class)I-Search Log Entry #3
3/715 Interview completed w/notes
3/1116Draft in Progress 750++ words
3/1317Outline for Final Paper
3/1818Full Draft 1500 ++ words
3/2019 (in class)Title Page Assembly
3/2020I-Search Log Entry #4

"Things themselves possess no fixed and intrinsic amount of interest; instead things are interesting just as long as you have attention to give them."

– Annie Dillard