Westward Expansion
Find your path!
Define
What is the purpose of your assignment? What is your teacher asking you to do? What does your final product look like? Ask questions!
Seek
Think of all the places you can look to find the information you need. What types of resources are you required to use? Evaluate those resources! Mrs. Huestis can help with this.
Locate
Library Resources are a good place to start! You already know these will be credible.
- Destiny Quest helps you access print books in our library and websites that you can trust!
- Encyclopedia articles will give you brief overviews of your topics and offer related keywords to use in your search. A good place to do some brainstorming!
- Specialized encyclopedias and eBooks help you dive deeper into your topic.
- Use other online resources that Mrs. Huestis has already checked out for you.
- If you go off on your own, look at these reminders about how to evaluate information you find online!
Destiny Quest
Library books and websites.
Grolier Encyclopedia
See Mrs. Huestis for password.
FreedomFlix
See Mrs. Huestis for password. Look for the "Westward Expansion" section.
TrueFlix
See Mrs. Huestis for password. Look for the "Westward Expansion" section.
UXL Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes
See Mrs. Huestis for password.
Websites
A place to start!
Copyright Friendly Images - Britannica ImageQuest
See Mrs. Huestis for password.
US History in Context*
See Mrs. Huestis for password if you feel like a challenge!
ABC-CLIO*
See Mrs. Huestis for password.
Use
Read, hear, view, touch resources. Keep track of your sources as you go. Remember - library resources give you the citations!
EasyBib
Use for citations!
Synthesize
Put it all together! Organize your information and present your final product.
Evaluate
Did you complete your assignment according to your teacher's guidelines? Do you have all the pieces? If you forgot something, go back!
If you need help...
See Mrs. Huestis or email her at hhuestis@cssu.org
Citations
Berkowitz, Bob. The Big6: Information and technology skills for student achievement. The Big6. 12/1/11 <http://www.big6.com/about/>.