Step Two

Gathering/Sorting/ Sifting

Using Print Sources

Print sources offer a wide variety of information on all kinds of topics. You will examine a number of print materials to gather information to answer the questions that you developed as a result of Step One. Be sure to have a copy of those questions available to you as you work. These are some print sources that may be available in th school media center:

Subject Encyclopedias
Lands and Peoples (Grolier)
Encyclopedia of the First World (Facts on File)
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations (Gale)
Encyclopedia of the Second World (Facts on File)
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture and Daily Life (Gale)
Encyclopedia of the Third World (Facts on File)
Peoples of the World (Gale)
People and Places (World Book)
Cultures of the World (Marshall Cavendish)
General Encyclopedias
Britannica Collier's Encyclopedia
Compton's Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia Americana
World Book Encyclopedia

Handbooks

Statesman's Yearbook
The Europa World Year Book
Almanacs (Note: The index to an almanac is in the front of the book.)

Nonfiction Books

(Check the library catalog for books about specific countries.)

 

Using Internet Resources

Websites about Africain Francophone Countries

Places to start
CIA World Factbook
U.S. State Dept.- Background
Global Gormet
The Global Gastronomer: Cuisines of the World (Besides foods and customs, this site also includes crafts, traditional local fesitivites, leisure activities, and musical entertainment.)
Flags of the World
Afrique Virtuelle

Be sure to document all information

APA Style

Bon Voyage!

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