What is your topic?

   Example: spanking should not be used as a method to discipline children

Create your search strategy

   List useful keywords for each major idea or concept.   Think of different spellings and synonyms.

   Develop a search strategy that combines the keywords:

   Example: 

         child* spank*
         child*  spank* (debat* OR argu*)
         "corporal punishment"  child*

• * means I don't care how the word ends
• Use OR and ( ) to group terms related to the same concept
• Use "  "  to say "keep these words together"

Search for articles

Use the search box below

• Filter search to Available Online
• Filter search to Resource Type, then Articles

Once you find an article, you may:

• Print it
• E-mail it to yourself
• Save it to your H drive/USB device

You can use Internet sources for your debate but you should evaluate what you find.

Ask yourself the following questions about the web page:

• Who is responsible for the information? A person? An organization? A government agency?
  • Check the address: 
    • .gc.ca - Canadian government site
    • .gov - U.S. government site
    • .org - indicates an organization
    • .edu - educational institution in the United states
    • .mtroyal.ca or .ucalgary.ca - educational institutions in Canada
    • .com or .net - a commercial enterprise
• When was it written or posted? Is the information up to date?
• Why is it there? To inform? To advertise? To persuade?
• How is the page designed? Are there advertisements? Pop-ups? Dead links?

Evaluate these web pages

1. https://ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1479-5868-3-2
2. http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/obesity-s-links-to-density-of-fast-food-restaurants-tested-1.2701448
3. http://www.viewzone.com/fastfood.html​

Google search tips:

You can search Google more efficiently

• quotations around phrases keep words together in your search - "childhood obesity"
• allintitle: limits your search to the titles of pages
• site: limits to particular kinds of sites - e.g. site:edu
• Put it all together
  allintitle: "childhood obesity" site:.edu

REMEMBER:  You can use Internet sources for your debate but NOT for your essay.

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