6th grade ela spring mini research project on greek gods and goddesses

Task 1:

Non-Fiction Books

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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 1Choose 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 2Find a book with information on your mythological figure. Step 3Enter the ISBN and autocite to create an Easybib citation for this book. Step 4Add the page numbers to your citation so that you can find the information again.

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.

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Step 1Choose 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 2Find a book with information on your mythological figure. Step 3Enter the ISBN and autocite to create an Easybib citation for this book. Step 4Add the page numbers to your citation so that you can find the information again.

Task 3:

Electronic Reference books from Gale Virtual Reference Library also known as GVRL

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Step 1Go to: http://bit.ly/wU56LcStep 2Type the name of your god, goddess or hero into the search barOR Open one of reference titles and start with the index and type in the name.Step 3Find a book with information on your mythological figure. Step 4Use Citation tools to import the citation from Gale into Easybib.

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Step 1Open Britannica: http://www.britannica.com/Step 2Type the name of your god, goddess or hero into the search bar.Step 3Find an article with information on your mythological figure. Step 4Complete an Easybib citation manually.

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Task 4:

Use an encyclopedia for information

Task 5:

Using Gale Power Search –

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Step 1Open PowerSearch: bit.ly/zzkB7qStep 2Click the blue tab for subject search.Step 3Use one of the following subject searches: Greek gods Greek mythology Ancient Greeks Ancient GreeceStep 4You may need to Refine Results, so type the name of your mythological figure into the Refine Results search bar on the left.Step 5Find an article with information on your mythological figure. Step 6Use Citation tools to import the citation from Gale into Easybib..eb.com/images/115/115_2701/115_2701210-W.jpg

Task 6:

Using a Specific Website

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Step 1Go to: http://www.shmoop.com/mythologyStep 2Find your mythological figure in the list on the web page. If your figure isnot in the list, type the name in the search bar at the top of the page. Step 3Click open the tabs by your mythological figure to learn more about him or her. Step 4Use the URL to autocite and create an Easybib citation.

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Task 7:

Using a Website–

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Step 1Use Webpath Express from the Library OPAC: http://bit.ly/xhQMYUStep 2Type the name of your god, goddess or hero into the search bar.Step 3In the drop down menu for grades – select middle.Find a website with information on your mythological figure. Step 4Use the URL to autocite and create an Easybib citation.

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