lcb.wa.gov
The first step is to choose a topic.
What words are you going to use to search?
Reading Comprehension
Writing Skills
Grammar
What kind of library sources do you want to find?
Books
eBooks
Magazines
What is your teacher asking you to find for your assignment?
Books? Articles?
After you find a topic and look for background information, try coming up with a list of keywords you can use to search books, articles, and websites.
These will be words you can put together to search for your topic.
Example:
Reading: Can add words like comprehension, skills, improvement (Example: Reading Comprehension)
Writing: Can add words like skills, process (Example: Writing Skills)
Grammar
If you use words to search and don't get any hits, first check the spelling of the words and then try changing the words you are using.
Americanenglish.state.gov
Once you find a topic to research, you will want to look for background information. Background information provides you with an overview of your topic. You can find out the key topics, issues, people who are associated with the topic, etc...
This gives you a good background on the topic before you jump into researching.
A good resource to use for background research is Credo Reference. This resource provides you with information on a number of topics.
You can also search the internet for information on your topic.
When you have an assignment always make sure you know what kinds of resources you can use and if there is a limit on how old they can be.
eBooks, Books, Journals, Magazines, Newspapers
If your topic is recent, make sure you find updated information as things change fast.
