Writing State Reports

• Take notes - do not just copy. Put it in your own words.
• Use quotation marks if you must use another person's exact words.
• Organize your notes by subject.
• Keep track of information for your bibliography
  • Use standard formats for non-electronic resources
  • To cite files available on the WWW, give the author's name, last name first (if known); the full title of the work, in quotation marks; the title of the complete work (if applicable), in italics; any version or file numbers; and the date of the document or last revision (if available). Next, list the protocol (e.g., "http") and the full URL, followed by the date of access in parentheses. See example below:

    Cantrall, Dan (Electronic Information Coordinator) "Fighters on the Farm Front" Oregon State Archives. January, 1994. http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/osu/osuhomepage.html (Feb. 5, 2000)

Some teachers may supply yyou with a "Study Guide" to assist you in locating the information you need. If they supply one to me, I will post it on the web site to assist you.

Tips for finding the information you need on the Internet sites:

• If you need an address to write to for receiving material via mail, look for links that say:
  • More Info
  • Contact Us
  • Tourist Information
• For much of the detailed information, look for links that say:
  • Facts
  • Economy (Jobs, money, taxes, products)
• For state flags, seals, flowers, trees, etc. try to find links thst say:
  • Symbols
  • Emblems
  • Facts
  • Kids
• For climate information, also look for weather links.