QVHS Analysis and Critical Interpretation
Guides to Anticipation and Prediction
Goal of Research and Analysis
· Task Definition
What are some of the topics or questions I need to answer?
· Information Seeking Strategy
What are the best sources of information for this task and do they allow critical thinking and new knowledge?
· Location and access
Where can I find the information in the source?
· Use of information
What information from the source is most useful and how will I apply knowledge to a new situation?
· Synthesis
How should I share the information and knowledge from multiple sources in an ethical way?
· Evaluation and reflection
How will my criticism be judged for its effectiveness and effi ency?
Objective and synthesis of the final product
· Identify major concepts you want to learn from reading
· Determine ways the concepts might support or challenge you
· Create four to six statements that support or challenge you
· Ask others to react to your statements
· Discuss your analysis with others
· Have others read your work with the purpose of finding evidence
· Confirm your original and new knowledge
· Lead an intellectual discussion
The Bibliography - #1 Developing the correct citation
Be sure to cite the source within the source
· Anthology / Book Collection / Compilation
· Web Site and online sources
· Gale Literature Resource Center database
Copy and paste t he citation for each source at the bottom of the document
· Alphabetical Order – Pay attention to the details
· Ask for Editorial help
Noodle BI B Express Landmark Citation Machine
dletools.com/
Microsoft Word Citation maker
The Bibliography - #2 Using a Bibliography
Use what’s already given to you – See Sample below
Literary Criticism: Bibliographies, Monographs, and Collections
by Clarice Stasz, Ph.D.
oma.edu/Essays/criticism.html
What’s important to look for… .
Literary criticism is the act of interpreting literature.
· Noted authors Credentials of the writer(s)
· Critics evaluate and debate the ideas of fellow critics
· Relationship of work to the time, or social, historical, or political trends
· Quality of the sources-- bibliography attached
· As you work with literary criticism in your writing it is important that you incorporate your own reactions and points of view.
· Editors and authors are different and should be noted as such.
Finding the Critics
Internet Public Library's Online Literary Criticism Collection contains critical and biographical websites about authors and their works that can be browsed by author, by title, or by nationality and literary period.
.org/div/litcrit/
Subscription Databases and Web Catalogs
Content includes:
Gale Literature Resource Center
User Id: Leet30946 Password: Leet30946
Literature Resource Center is a comprehensive database that provides users with a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes.
POWER LIBRARY @ Quaker Valley
POWER LIBRARY @ HOME requires a public library card
See the Literature box for appropriate databases
· Net Library BEST ONLINE eBook RESOURCE
· LitFinder / POETRY Finder
Libraries and Web Catalogs
Finding Print and “qualified” electronic resources
Quaker Valley HS Web Catalog d.org/
For books in our library….Click this link and complete your own search or check out the list of books on the following pages that may help you.
Remember SUBJECT searching is the key
SEWICKLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY etwork.net/ein/sewickley/
Search “The Catalog” which is part of the Carnegie Library system. Have books ordered online for delivery at Sewickley Public or print out the bib record and let us do the work for you.
Virtual Online Help 24/7
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