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Creative Writing - Author Research: Home

Research your favorite author!

Database Resources

To access databases from outside of school, you will need to pick up the login names and passwords from the school library.

Book Resources

Learning Objective

The students will be able to locate the Ebsco databases and search for one author of their choice.

Important Documents

Examples of Strong/Weak Work

Important Vocabulary

Database - Searchable set of information that is already proven true before being published.  Databases are great to use for research with no verification needed!

Citation - A reference to another published or unpublished source.  Citations tell a reader where you found your information.

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