Grade 9 Music Around the World Project

Sources of Information

• Use a variety of sources

• Minimum of 3 sources required (Minimum of 1 print and 1 electronic resource)

• If using websites, evaluate the authority and reliability of the website carefully before using them as sources.

  • Education and government websites tend to be more reliable

  • Look for .edu or .gov

  • Use your critical judgment!

Suggested Print Resources

• Search the PETHS library catalogue to find books about your country and music from your country.  Use keywords such as "Brazil" or "Brazil music"

• Useful books:

  • World Music: The Rough Guide Volume 1 - Africa, Europe and the Middle East (780.9 WOR)

  • World Music: The Rough Guide Volume 2 - Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific (780.9 WOR)

• Useful encyclopedias: 

  • The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians

  • Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life (305.8 WOR)

    • Location, Language, Folklore, Religion, Major Holidays, Rites of Passage, Interpersonal Relations, Living Conditions, Family Life, Clothing, Food, Education, Cultural Heritage, Work, Sports, Entertainment and Recreation

    • Check index to find volume and page numbers

Suggested Electronic Sources

Britannica School Online Encyclopedia - Learn general information about country, cultural life, music

Username:  dsbyork

Password:  dsby7692

 

World Music Network - Browse their Music Guides to World Music

Your Research Notes

• Make a copy of the graphic organizer for your research notes

• Write in point form in your own words

• Use MLA style for your embedded references and your Works Cited list

Embedded References in the Slideshow

• Include an embedded reference for each piece of information that is not general knowledge:

  • In general, the embedded reference should have the following format: (Author Last Name and page #) or (Author Last Name)

  • If the author is not available, please write (Book title) or ("Article Title")

  • If there are two works with identical titles and no authors, please write ("Article Title" [Website title])

• Sample slide:

Works Cited

• Use MLA style, 9th edition

• List your sources alphabetically

• Use a hanging indent

  • On Google Docs, go to

• Double space your citations

• Use Zoterobib to generate citation automatically, then check formatting using Douglas College Library MLA (9th edition) Webpages.

    Chapter from a book

    Website with no author and no date of publication - Include access date!

     YouTube or other streamed video

    Webpage with no author

    Online encyclopedia with no author

    Encyclopedia article with author

    Book with author

    Picture / Photograph