Contemporary Leaders
Created by K Crossley 10/5/11
You will be researching a contemporary world leader using online databases. After reading the database articles, you will select at least two of the leader’s accomplishments that show one leadership trait. Finally, you will create a visual that represents those accomplishments and write a caption for the visual that connects it with the leadership trait you have identified.
You must create a NoodleTools bibliography for your project. The requirement is at least one citation, although your teacher may ask you to do more. You will share your bibliography with your teacher electronically.
Online Resources
Encyclopedia Britannica - An encyclopedia is always a good place to begin
your research. Here you will find basic information that will help you decide how to continue your research. Use the search box to find your topic.
NoodleTools: Encyclopedias are considered a reference source – not duplicated from a printed work. Do NOT provide a URL.
SIRS Discoverer - Use the search box to search for your leader’s name and look at the colored box to the left of the title to see the reading level for articles.
NoodleTools: Click on “Source and Summary.” Use that information to figure out where SIRS Discoverer found this article and cite that source (magazine, newspaper, encyclopedia, etc.) Retrieved from an online database. For an encyclopedia article: yes, duplicated from a printed work. Do NOT provide a URL.
eLibrary – Use the search box to find your person. Some articles will begin with “Why don’t you try” and they give different headings for your topic. If you get a large display with a photograph, click on “Expand this document” to see the whole thing.
NoodleTools: Look at the icon next to your article title on the search page. That will tell you if the article is from a newspaper, book, magazine, etc. Then look at the top of your article and sometimes the bottom to find the information you need to create your citation. To see the correct citation click on “Citation View” in the bar above the article title. Do NOT provide a URL.
NetTrekker: This is a search engine for finding relevant websites instead of using Google. Search for websites about your person here.
NoodleTools: Cite pages you find here as websites. Do NOT cite NetTrekker. DO provide a URL for the website you use.
Encyclopedia Britannica Image Quest - Use the search box to find images for your visual. Click on the image to get information about that image. You must cite images in NoodleTools.
NoodleTools: Cite as Painting, Sculpture or Photograph - photograph from an online database – online. If you find information that the image is from a museum or collection, make the first choice. If no information is given about a collection or museum, choose second option. Look under “Credit” for the artist/photographer, collection or museum. The title is under “Caption.” The year it was created is found under “Date” at the bottom. The database is Encyclopedia Britannica Image Quest. Do NOT enter a URL.
Bibliography of Images for Pathfinder
“How Oprah Conquered the US.” BBC News. Britsh Broadcasting Corp., 12 Dec. 2002. Web. 5 Oct. 2011. <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1868498.stm>.
O’Grady, Corbin. Stephen Hawking, British physicist. 1989. Encyclopedia Britannica Image Quest. Encyclopedia Britannica, 2011. Web. 5 Oct. 2011.
Wright, Alison. The Dalai Lama. N.d. Encyclopedia Britannica Image Quest. Encyclopedia Britannica, 2011. Web. 5 Oct. 2011.