Tuesday 17 May 2011

Resources

Web sources

DET sources (click on word, this will take you to the catalogue then click on link)

Digital Roman Forum

Forum Romanum David Camden, project manager

The history of costume by Braun & Schneider, c.1861-1880

Inside Romans

The Romans

You wouldn't want to be a Roman gladiator!

Library Books (just a sneak at a few 30 resources are avalible)

1000 facts on Ancient Rome Rupert Matthews 937 MAT

Ancient civilizations 930 COO

Ancient Rome [text, Judith Simpson ; illustrators, Paul Bachem ... [and others]] ; consulting editor, Paul C. Roberts 937 SIM

Ancient Rome Fiona Macdonald 937 MAC

Video
Documentary: "So Great was the Burden of Founding Rome"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L3PlVnCIEw&feature=related

Roman revenge - Hannibal - BBC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vYkgQ7Y85w&feature=fvwrel

How to start

Getting Started

Remember the Information Skills Process
http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/schoollibraries/teachingideas/isp/index.htm

Defining
Go over the Marking Criteria as this will help you focus on what is required.
(What do I really need to find out?)

What do you already know?

Locating
(where can I find the information)
Library Catalogue
This blog has resources
TROVE
World Book
Open web searchers (make sure the sites you visit have an author for your bibliography)
Ask Ms Jensen (Librarian)

Selecting
(What information do I really need to use?)
Go back to the Marking Criteria and make sure you are on task.
Go back to the Task and make sure you are focusing on this.
Is the information an authrative source.

Organising
(How can I use this information)
Write notes from your sources to avoid plagiarism.
Use Quotes if you need to have the exact words.
Ms Jensen can help with all of these skills.

Presenting
(How can I present this informaiton)
This is when you get to put your view forward with informaiton gathered from your sources.
Read the information that is important again and try to paraphrase the information so it is in your own words.

Assessing
(What did I learn from this?)
Did you run out of time?
Could you find good sources?
Are you happy with your work?

HHHS Library Enquiry (only avalilble using HHHS computers)
https://library.oasis.schools.nsw.edu.au/enquiry/?school=820711


Research Skills Wiki

http://researchskillshhh.wikispaces.com/home

NSW State Library Resources Ancient History
http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/research_guides/hsc/ancient_history.html


Roman Ancient Society, Sites and Sources

Write a brief introduction to Roman Society and the areas that you have chosen to study.
You must not include sources from Pompeii and Herculaneum, as this is a  part of the Year 12 course.
Locate and select 10 historical and achaelogical sources associated with your Societ or Site.
Ensure that you have supplied a picture of your chosen source, which must be labeled.
Beside each source (Note: This must be doen for all 10 Sources). You must include additional information that will help support your source analysis investigation (Overview summary)
A separate Bibliography Page is required.

Note
Presentation is to be stapled at the left hand corner
A cover sheed and bibliography page is to be included
Plagiarism will be penalised (if you take notes by writing in your own words instead of using edit (copy) edit (paste)
Make a copy of your assignment for your own records
You are expected to question, analyse and interpret archaelogical and written sources, generate hypotheses and weigh up contemproary theories and explanations on teh basis of the availabe evidence.