Research+-+Getting+Started

 GETTING STARTED (This page has resources to help get you started on a research project) =INFOhio Resources = (You may need a username and password for home usage- please ask you teacher or contact the Media Center at the High School for a card with the info)
 * [|Ask, Act and Achieve]is a great place to start for research. This is a wonderful resource that walks students through the process of how to do a research project - from "How do I choose a topic" all the way to "How do I evaluate my finished project". Includes a teacher's guide. Be sure to check this one out!

Other helpful resources:
 * [|OWL - Purdue Online Writing Lab]is another excellent resource to get you started!
 * This [|research guide] will take you step by step through the "Big 6 Skills" of doing research so that you don't get lost along the way.
 * [|Steps to the research process] - You've been assigned a research assignment. Now what do you do? Start by visiting your school library and following these steps. Don't forget that librarians are waiting to help. Just ask!
 * **Another great site to help with writing research papers is "** **Stating Your Case**" which is a site that includes lessons and handouts on how to properly create a thesis statement and then use it effectively.