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__**PLAGUES: WHAT ARE THEY?**__ (Skill focus: Determining Importance,Summarizing,Research) cont'd

Now that you have an okay sense of how to do Internet research, we're going to practice making some searches using an example from step one as our topic. Hopefully with a little more practice, you'll be one step closer to being able to find yourself the right information online. What you're going to do is use what you just read about internet research to answer the following question: What day will the vice president's birthday fall under next year? //Before you rush to search this, think about what information you need to answer this question and then begin your search//. Once you have found the answer, cut and paste the questions below and answer them in a body of an email. Once you have answered them in complete sentences, using proper spelling, punctuation, and grammar, send the email to me at olympusenglish@gmail.com with "Assignment 4b" in the subject line.

1. What day will the vice president's birthday fall under next year? 2. Did you find it difficult or easy to find the answer? Why? 3. What search engine did you use to find your answer (write down as many sites as necessary)? 4. What key words did you type into the search engine? 5. Why did you choose these words? 6. Which results did you click on? 7. Why did you choose those sources over the others on the page? 8. How many steps did it take to find the answer? 9. Are you sure the sources are reliable and the answer is correct? 10. How can you tell? 11. How can you check the accuracy of the information? 12. Which of the "rules" helped you the most with your search? 13. Did this assignment help you understand something new about internet searching? If so, what?

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