Author+Project

Something About the Author (biography,personal,education,career,writings,plot summaries) Major Authors and Illustrators for Children and Young Adults Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century Magill’s Survey of World Literature Major 20th Century Writers Pamphlet File
 * Author Research Planner**
 * Print Sources**

Contemporary Authors [|infotrac.galegroup.com/.webloc] Power library Novelist k-8 (works, plot summaries, similar books) [|web.ebscohost.com/.webloc] Gale: Student Resource Center (plot summaries, portraits) [|infotrac.galegroup.com/itw#C572] Gale: Biography Resource Center http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC?locID=land25300&finalAuth=true
 * Online Subscription**

Use Destiny to locate books our library possesses Use cross-references in Destiny to find similar books by the author
 * Destiny**

Use author homepages
 * Internet**

Use Research Worksheet to record information (write the works cited before you take notes) Use MLA Works Cited booklet and follow MLA format An example of a Works Cited page is found in the MLA booklet Use Noodle Bib [|www.noodletools.com/login.#C57A]
 * How to Cite Information**

When taking notes, write only the facts. To avoid plagiarism do not write complete sentences. Use Note Taking-- Box Taking System
 * Note-taking Box System**