PR-6785UK Astonishing Headlines Teacher Resource Book
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RESEARCH TIPS<br />
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Shot down<br />
Research project<br />
Choose another well-known case of someone or something becoming shot down from the list<br />
below, or find one of your own. Use these tips to help you write a chapter about it.<br />
• August 2004, A US Marine helicopter is shot down by men loyal to radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr<br />
near the southern city of Najaf, Iraq.<br />
• May 2006, Five British Marines are killed when their helicopter is shot down over Basra, Iraq.<br />
• April 1994, The presidents of the African states of Rwanda and Burundi are killed when their<br />
plane is shot down near the Rwandan capital, Kigali.<br />
• April 1918, The Red Baron, Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen, is shot down by Allied troops over<br />
the Somme Valley, France.<br />
Use a newspaper or magazine article, books or the Internet to research the event. Use two or more<br />
sources, such as three different websites, including a newspaper site.<br />
How to use the library to find information …<br />
• Use the reference section of the library to find current<br />
newspapers. Past newspapers are sometimes filed in<br />
the reference section.<br />
• Take notes about the information, but remember to use<br />
your own words when writing. If you use a direct quote,<br />
use quotation marks and state the reference, including<br />
the article, the date and the page number where you<br />
found it.<br />
How to use a documentary film or TV show for<br />
information ...<br />
• First make sure the film or TV show is a documentary<br />
and not historical fiction or ‘based on a true story’. Actual<br />
facts and fiction are combined in historical fiction.<br />
• Take notes as you watch the film or TV show. Watch it<br />
more than once. You will probably hear and understand<br />
more information the second or third time you watch it.<br />
How to find<br />
information on the<br />
Internet …<br />
• Photographs, maps,<br />
diagrams, charts and<br />
displays always make<br />
research projects more<br />
interesting. Use these visual<br />
aids to print and use with<br />
your report.<br />
• Not everything on the<br />
Internet is correct! Be sure<br />
to find the information on<br />
a site that ends with .edu,<br />
.org or .gov. Or find the<br />
same information in three<br />
separate places. Maybe<br />
your school knows of some<br />
websites that may be of<br />
use. Ask your teacher or<br />
librarian for help.<br />
Viewing Sample<br />
Prim-Ed Publishing ~ www.prim-ed.com <strong>Astonishing</strong> headlines 75