Ø Browse through saints at the following websites BEFORE choosing three to do your initial research on.
o
Look for saints whose stories
interest you and you think you will be able to write a five page paper on and
make a class presentation on.
o Search Saints in ALPHABETICAL ORDER at AmericanCatholic.org
o Search Saints in FEAST DATE at AmericanCatholic.org
o Search Saints in PATRONAGE at AmericanCatholic.org
o Search Saints in ALPHABETICAL ORDER at Catholic.org
o Search Saints in FEAST DATE at Catholic.org
o Search Saints in PATRONAGE at Catholic.org
o Search Saints in ALPHABETICAL ORDER at Magnificat.ca
o Search Saints in FEAST DATE at Magnificat.ca
o Search Saints in ALPHABETICAL ORDER at Catholic-Forum.org
o Search Saints in FEAST DATE at Catholic-Forum.org
o Search Saints in PATRONAGE and TOPICS at Catholic-Forum.org
Ø After browsing through many different saints, choose THREE and complete a SAINT OPTION FORM for each one. Use information gathered from the above websites. In order to get all of the information necessary to complete the Saint Option Form, you must use the Saint Index at Catholic-Forum.org.
o
Remember – you will have to
write a five page report on one of these options, be sure you have chosen
saints you think you can write a good report about.
o Saint Option ONE – Due Wednesday, Oct. 11th
o Saint Option TWO – Due Thursday, Oct. 12th
o
Saint
Option THREE – Due Friday, Oct. 13th
Stage 2 – In-Depth Research
Ø Choose one of your three options to be topic for the research paper and presentation.
o Saint Choice – Due Monday, Oct. 16th
Ø Conduct research using the internet, books, videos, and humans sources.
o The following are due on Tuesday, Oct. 24th
w 4 INTERNET RESEARCH FORMS (each for different websites)
w 3 ARTICLE
RESEARCH FORMS (each for different books)
these types of articles can be found in the DeMatha library in various
“Books of Saints”
w
1 BOOK RESEARCH FORM
(the book should primarily be about your saint)
this source must be either a full book about your saint, or the book must have
a least one full chapter (10+ pages) about your saint – you will need to search
a library catalog to find this source
w You must see Mr. Harkleroad individually if you intend to use a video as a source or a human being as a source or if you cannot find a book about your saint.
Ø Once you have completed your research, you should engage in the pre-writing process (ask an English teacher for tips if you are not sure how to start). Consider the three guiding questions below as you prepare your outline.
o Outline of your paper – Due Friday, Oct. 27th
Ø Using your outline and research notes as a guide write a 4-5 page paper about your saint. Your paper should be divided into three sections:
o Who was your saint? – this is a biography, it should be about ½ of your paper
o Why is he or she considered holy? – be specific explain to your reader what about this person makes them holy, or worthy of being honored, it should be about ¼ of your paper
o What lessons does you saint’s life teach people today about being holy or being Christian? – in many ways this is the most important part of the paper, be specific, this section should be about ¼ of your paper
Ø Your paper must be typed and meet the following requirements:
o 12 point font (Times New Roman or Arial)
o Double-spaced [FORMAT ð
PARAGRAPH ð
LINE SPACING ð
DOUBLE]
o 1 inch margins on all four sides [FILE ð PAGE SETUP ð MARGINS ð 1”]
o Page numbers in lower right hand corner [INSERT ð PAGE NUMBERS]
o Cover page with: see an example of the cover
and reference pages
§
Image of your saint
§
Your name
§
Name of the saint you are
writing about
§
“
§
“Foundations of Christianity Period
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§
The due date: “
o Each of the three sections of the paper should be begin with the
question for that section
o Your paper must end with a REFERENCES page listing all of the
sources that you used in creating this paper (refer to your 8 Research Notes
Forms)
o Your paper must use excellent grammar and spelling
o Rough Draft – Due Thursday, Nov. 2nd
o Final Draft – Due Monday, Nov. 6th
o Refer to the Grading
Rubric for further details
Return
to Foundations of Christianity
DC Area Libraries:
* Remember you must use 4 print sources in your research, while we
have a number of books on reserve in the DeMatha
Media Center, it is in your best interest to visit a public or university
library to explore additional books!
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Use a BOOK RESEARCH
NOTES FORM to record to your research using whole books about a particular
saint
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Use an ARTICLE
RESEARCH NOTES FORM to record your research using articles about saints
found in books.
:
Prince
George’s County Memorial Library System
:
Montgomery
County Public Libraries
:
District of
Columbia Library System
:
Washington
Research Library Consortium (one catalog for several DC area university
libraries include
:
University
of Maryland – College Park Libraries
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Ask a librarian for additional help finding print
resources.
Recommended Sites with
Information about the Saints:
* Remember to keep track of where you get your information from, you
must give credit to your sources!
¬
Use an INTERNET
RESEARCH NOTES FORM to record your research using information found on the
internet.
V
http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Saints/byname.asp
o
This site is a really good site to start. It only has fairly well known saints; it lists
them alphabetically and according to patron saint causes. It gives very good, concise narratives on the
saints’ lives and offers an audio story for most saints so you can sit back,
relax and browse through a lot of saints.
V
http://www.catholicforum.com/saints/
o
This site does an excellent job of giving most of
the detailed information necessary for the Saint Option
Forms but it does not have very good narratives for the saints. I would not start here, there are just too
many saints part of this site, go here after you have selected your saint using
other resources. This is
also a good site for images of the saints.
V
http://www.catholic.org/saints/
o
This site has good lists of saints, it might be a
good place to start, especially the patrons list.
V
http://www.magnificat.ca/cal/engl/liste-sts.htm
o
This site has good lists of saints, it might be a
good place to start, many of its articles are taken
from printed sources.
V
http://www.cin.org/saints.html
o
This site has good narratives and pictures for many
saints. It is not a good place to start,
however, because it has almost too much information. Go here after you have selected a saint.
V
http://www.catholic-pages.com/dir/saints.asp
o
This site provides links to other sites that have
good information on the saints. It is
not a good place to start, go here after you have selected your saint.
V
http://www.carr.lib.md.us/%7Emeripper/saints/index.html
o
This site has good information including some of the
Saint Option Forms information that you might
not have been able to find at Catholic-Forum.com. The narratives are short, but they may be
helpful
V
http://www.ewtn.com/library/indexes/MARY.htm
o
This site has good information about many saints, it is an excellent source for further research about
your saint. It is not a good place start. Since most of these articles come
from printed sources, they are quite accurate.
V
http://www.traditioninaction.org/SOD/saintsofday.htm
o
This site has good information about many saints, it is an excellent source for further research about
your saint. It is not a good place start. Since most of these articles come
from an Italian professor, they are quite accurate.
V
http://www.ewtn.com/library/indexes/MARY.htm
o
This site has good information about many saints, it is an excellent source for further research about
your saint. It is not a good place start. Since most of these articles come
from printed sources, they are quite accurate.
V
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/index.html
o
This is an excellent site for in-depth research. All
the information on this site is taken from `1917 Catholic Encyclopedia. It is quite accurate, but the language is a
little old fashioned and may be hard to understand..
.
Recommended Sites with Images of the Saints:
* Remember to make note of the artist and where you obtained any
images you will use, you must give credit to your sources!
X
http://www.monasteryicons.com/
o
This is an excellent site for images of the
saints. There are lots here, but they
are primarily of famous saints.
X
http://www.bridgebuilding.com/
o
This is an excellent site for
images of the saints. There are lots
here, but they are primarily of famous saints.
Also be careful this site includes images of saints of the Orthodox and
X
http://www.trinitystores.com/
o
This is an excellent site for
images of the saints. There are lots
here, but they are primarily of famous saints.
Also be careful this site includes images of saints of the Orthodox and
X
http://puffin.creighton.edu/jesuit/andre/
o
This is an excellent site for
images of the saints. There are lots
here, but they are primarily of famous saints.
Also be careful this site includes images of saints of the Orthodox and
o
This site is good, but there are only a few images.
: Wikipedia.org is a better starting place for
searches about your saint than going right to a search engine like Google,
because the Wikipedia is designed to be created by
“experts” rather than just a collection of links. HOWEVER, Wikipedia
should NEVER be your final source, because anyone has the ability to contribute
info to the Wikipedia and there is no guarantee that
the information is correct.
: Google.com and Dogpile.com are good search engines to
use for pictures and additional information about your saint, however, you must
be cautious when using a search engine especially about who is providing the
information at the sites you visit and you must be willing to sort through
“junk” links in order to find good, useable sources.
For information on how to cite books and websites in the Bibliography
of your paper visit:
Oregon
School Library Information Systems: Citing Sources