1) Once you have selected a topic of interest, brainstorm keywords that relate to that topic. Do some background reading in your class text to build a list of keywords and alternate search terms such as "Hrotsvitha" or "Roswitha" and "Umar al-Khayyam" or "Omar Khayyam" and "Avicenna" or "Ibn Sina". Combine search terms using Advanced Search operators (AND, OR, NOT) such as "art AND Abbasid"
2) Use the databases and websites below to search for more information about your topic. Print resources are also available in the Faissler Library and may have more information.
3) Start a project in NoodleTools and share it with your teacher's project inbox. Cite your sources, take notes, and create an outline using NoodleTools. Make sure that each notecard has a title, a direct quote, your paraphrase and ideas about the quote, AND that it's connected to the correct source. See the sample notecard below.
Here's a sample notecard...
Here's an example of the difference between a CMOS bibliographic entry and the footnote formats...
