Below are links to the databases you were shown in the library, together with some keywords as starting points for your research (with thanks to Ms. Leibrecht). Before clicking the links you should look at the model web page on the Yanomami Amazon Indians. This will give you an idea of what your finished project should contain.
Click for information on how this project will be graded.
Suggested key words for your searches about Rites of Passage and Coming of Age:
“rites of passage” / “coming of age” / customs / ritual(s) / cultures and religions (Xhosa, Shinto, Judaism)
Link to page of suggested content
Suggested resources for your research:
http://premium.britannica.co.kr/ (Korean encyclopedia - cannot be viewed in room 262)
http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Home?ed=in
More articles from National Geographic
List of works cited
Remember to keep a record of the resources you have used with the specific information outlined on the sheet you were given. Here are some examples of the types of citations you will probably need the most:
1. Book citation
Dineen, Jacqueline. Rites of Passage. Philadelpia: Chelsea House, 1999.
2. An article from a database:
Meltz, Barbara.”Teens Come of Age at Parties They’re Not Old Enough for.” Boston Globe Oct 20,2005 pg. C1. Proquest Gold. Frankfurt International School. 11.01.06 http://proquest.umi.com/login.
3. An article from a website
Whiting, Kristin. “Reporter's Notebook: Female Circumcision in Africa”. National Geographic Today February 19, 2002. National Geographic.com. 2006. 12.01.06 <http://www.nationalgeographic.co>.
4. An article from an online encyclopedia:
“Rite of passage.” Encyclopedia Britannica.2006. Frankfurt International School. 13.06.01 <http://www.school.eb.uk/ebarticle-66344>.
** You may find the following tool is the easiest way to create a bibliography:
http://www.noodletools.com/login.php
Evaluating websites
1. The following two links will give advice in how to how to be sure that you can trust the information in a website:
http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/webeval.html
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html