ENGLISH+11-12

Here are things every High School Student should know or be able to do or to answer:

prepared for use with 11th and 12th grade classes during the month of Dec., 2010... easily adapted to a more timely topic

1) Be able to describe the difference between summary and annotation.

2) Be able to Create a Bibliographic Citation for at least "ONE Newspaper Article" located in the online newspaper database, [|www.iconn.org] for at least one Hartford Courant Article in MLA format.

3) Be able to describe how to determine the best resource to use for finding a specific type of information, include at least two reasons why it is best.
 * a) Cancer?
 * b) 4 Teens who died in the accident in Griswold recently?
 * c) Best College for (Subject of your choice)?
 * d) Finding an audiobook to borrow?
 * e) An interview of a Past President of the United States? (in any format of your choice)
 * f) Primary resources?

4) Be able to describe what is meant by an "e-book" and cite one "e-book" title you have used and why this is a good resource.

5) Be able to describe how to locate and listen to a podcast or broadcast from NPR (National Public Radio) on the topic of your choice.

6) Be able to describe how to locate the RHS Library Online Card Catalog, Search one title we own. Then locate the title on the bookshelves. 6a) RHS Card Catalog Online is called "__"__ __6b) List the title you searched that we own:__ _ __6c) Give the Librarian, Mrs. Fitzgerald, the book__ _

7) Be able to describe what an "inter-library loan" is.
 * 7a) Be able to go into the Connecticut Digital Library and select one title they would like to get through "inter-library loan" and initiate one loan. Please indicate a note, as to whether you are just filling this out for this assignment or if you would genuinely like to see or read this loan.

8) Be able to list at least three different types of media available in the Connecticut Digital Library.

9) Be able to list the names of at least three different search engines and list what each search engine is best at.

10) Be able to list,describe and justify at least three types of non-database online websites that could be used for Authoritative Sources of Information.
 * 10a)
 * 10b)
 * 10c)

GOAL: Be able to demonstrate understanding by answering all of the above and then explaining why all of the above items would be useful and appropriate for your research paper.