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** 5th Grade Science: **  **Ocean Life Research Project** //“How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean.” // (Arthur C. Clarke)     **Prepare to dive into the deep!**

 **This project asks you to explore the five main levels of the ocean:**  __**The Sunlight Zone**__  __**The Twilight Zone**__  __**The Midnight Zone**__  __**The Abyss**__  __**The Trenches**__

**criticism, citing sources, and submitting a paper to //Turnitin//. Refer to the Literary Criticism Book Selection Pathfinder for assistance with selecting an appropriate book for your project.**

Look for this icon for tutorials to help you with each step of this project. Be sure to view each tutorial **before** performing your search in each database.
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Annotation Generator ||  || 7. MLA Format for Word® 2010 MLA Format for Word® 2003 //Turnitin// ||
 * [[image:pleasantvalleyhslibrary/table-of-contents.gif caption="table-of-contents.gif"]] || **1.** Gale for Students ||  || **2.** Online Catalog ||   || **3.** //Gale Literary Index// ||   || **4.** PVHS Databases ||   || **5.** POWER Library Databases ||   || **6.** MLA Citations

** 1. Gale //for Students// Series **

View the tutorial and then search the ** //Gale Virtual Reference Library// ** to find an article from the // **for Students** // series on your primary work. You may also want to read a // **Cummings Study Guide ** // on your work if available.


 * = **Tutorial** ||= **Database** ||= **Search Tips** ||||= **//for Students// series** ||
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 * GVRL Tutorial ||  || //**Gale Virtual Reference Library**//A collection of electronic reference books which includes the Gale //**f**//or //Students// series. The **//for Students//** series provides analysis of the most frequently studied works in literature courses. There is a **//for Students//** series for novels, nonfiction, epics, and drama. For each work, you will find: || Use **Basic Search**mode.Enter the **title of your work in quotes.**Link to the article from//**“For Students”**// series. || [[image:pleasantvalleyhslibrary/novelsforstudents.jpg align="center" caption="novelsforstudents.jpg"]] || [[image:pleasantvalleyhslibrary/drama_for_students.jpg align="center" caption="drama_for_students.jpg"]] ||
 * || * Introductory essays that place each work in its historical and literary context
 * Easy-to-understand discussions of the work's themes, plot and characters
 * Analysis of the work's literary construction
 * Critical commentary on the work's significance for our times ||  || [[image:pleasantvalleyhslibrary/nonfiction_for_students.jpg align="center" caption="nonfiction_for_students.jpg"]] || [[image:pleasantvalleyhslibrary/epics_for_students.jpg align="center" caption="epics_for_students.jpg"]] ||

**2. Search the Online Catalog for books and eBooks**

Search the library **PVHS Online Catalog** to find:
 * Literary criticism books in the 800’s
 * Reference (R)
 * eBooks (EBK)
 * Different editions of your primary work
 * Biographies (B)
 * Other Media (Videos, Sound Recordings, etc.)

Search for criticism on your work in particular and your author in general. View the tutorials for step-by-step instructions.



**Remember**: If you don't find a resource in our school library, access Western Pocono Community Library or Access Pennsylvania to search all libraries throughout the state. Submit a completed Access PA Request Form a library staff member if you would like to borrow a book through interlibrary loan.
 * = **Online Catalog Tutorial** ||  ||= **eBook Tutorial** ||   || **Resource List Tutorial** ||   || **Resource List FAQ** ||   || **Access PA Tutorial** ||
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 * Resource List Tutorial ||
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