What
can parents do? A research paper can be overwhelming
for students. The most important thing you can do
as a parent is to make sure that your child is able
to:
state clearly the central question
or problem;
create and follow a timeline for
the steps along the way; and
locate and ask for help whenever
he/she needs it.
If you are reading this, your child has
probably asked you for help. The resources listed here
should provide some guidance, but please feel free to
contact your child's teacher or a Fay School librarian.
The Research Road The Research
Road, Fay School's own online tutorial, is a personal
research assistant, ready to guide your child through
any research project step by step. Here are links
to specific topics:
Fay
School Library Catalog - All the information
you need about a book for your biblioraphy is in
the Library Catalog.
Online Research
Databases - You can use all of these at home.
Just click on the "To use ... at home"
link and follow the directions. Students may access
passwords in the FirstClass Info for Students
& Parents folder. Parents may access passwords
via Mooselinks: click TOOLS & RESOURCES,
and then click LIBRARY. Click VIEW for user names
and passwords.
Fay
School Citation Guide - This is the online version
of the Fay School Citation Guide, which shows students
exactly how and when to cite their sources, prepare
a bibliography, and use footnotes. Copies of the
print version are available in the library.
NoodleBib
- NoodleBib is an online citation generator that helps
you to create and edit bibliographies (works cited
lists). NoodleBib takes care of punctuation and produces
a polished source list that's correctly formatted
and ready to print! Click
here to learn how to use NoodleBib. To
use NoodleBib at home.
