Folklore

Monsters in Latin American Folklore: Research

I can research to choose a monster from folklore of Latin America for my narrative.

Researchers: Ask questions about a topic to focus their research

• Not too narrow nor too broad

• Specific to the topic

• Significant: important not only to you, but to others

• Can be answered using sources

Multiple Choice

When researching to find out more about monsters in folklore of Latin America, which of the following do you think would be the most effective search terms?

• Folklore Latin America

• Monster Folklore

• Monster Folklore Latin America

• Monsters of Latin America

Researchers use search terms or keywords in a search engine (Google, Yahoo, etc.) to find sources to answer the questions

Researchers

• Evaluate the relevance and credibility of the sources on the results page

• Skim and scan each relevant and credible source to check that the source is truly relevant

• Read relevant parts of sources carefully, taking notes (paraphrasing, summarizing, and citing the source)

Researchers Cite their Sources

• Author name Last, First. Title of text. Publisher, Date of publication, pages.

• Author name Last, First M. "Article Title." Website Title. Website Publisher, Date Month Year Published. Web. Date Month Year Accessed

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Multiple Choice

When citing a website, which of the following do you NOT need?

• Authors last and first name

• Pages of article used

• Website page

• Title of the article