WRT 205: Unit 2
9/11 & the War on Terrorism:
Questioning, Researching, & Re-questioning

Spring 2002

Instructions and Contents

This Web guide is designed to supplement your WRT 205 unit on "9-11 and the War on Terrorism." Your instructor will indicate when you should complete each section of this guide, so that the information and activities correspond to your work in class. You will complete the Web guide outside of class and will share your research results and experiences in class. The worksheets in this guide are to be completed as instructed and included in your research log.

Contents

• Introduction
• Information problem-solving process overview
• The steps:
  1. What is my task?
  2. What do I need to get started?
  3. How do I find the information?
  4. What do I do with the information?
  5. How do I complete my task?
  6. How did it go?
• Summary

Supplemental Pages

• Sample Questions
• Sample Search
• Sample Resources
• MLA Citation Examples

Worksheets

Worksheets can either be printed out or completed electronically. Ask your instructor for directions.

1. Defining the Task
2. Information and Resource Types
3a. Navigating the SUMMIT Library Catalog
3b. Navigating the SUMMIT Databases
4. Brainstorming Search Terms/Boolean Logic
5. Evaluating Print and Electronic Sources
6. Note-taking

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|  Step 1  |  Step 2  |  Step 3  |  Step 4  | Step 5  |  Step 6  |  Summary  |

© 2002
Syracuse University Library
Comments to: Abby Kasowitz-Scheer
URL: http://library.syr.edu/instruction/tutorials/wrt205/index.htm