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=Welcome to the lbhs Year 7 Ancient Egypt wiki!=

===Here you'll find resources to help you with the research for your assignment, as well as tips on how to find other resources yourself and create a bibliography.===

To go to the other pages of this Wiki, click on the headings in the list on the right. There's a page of recommended books, websites, and reference books for Ancient Egypt. If you want to do a website search of your own, there's also a Web Search Checklist and a link to the we used for your earlier assignment that gives you tips on making sure you find websites that are factual and authoritative. At the bottom of this page is a link to a website that will show you how to write your bibliography.

Click on the Word icon to open the assignment sheet

**When you are searching for information, no matter if its books, encyclopaedias or the internet, there are some steps you can follow to make your search successful:**

 * = Define = ||< Define what you need to find out. For this assignment that's easy, because your task is already a question. For example, for question 1, you would be looking for proof that the Pharaoh's life was a life of luxury and no responsibility. ||
 * =** Locate **= ||< Now you need to locate (find) the information. You can try the recommendations on this Wiki in the pages on **__Books__** **, Websites ** and **Reference**, or do your own internet search. Try the search engine **Kids Click!** for websites that are for school students and aren’t blocked. If your doing your own internet search, check out the **Web Search Checklist**, which has a link to the [[file:website evaluation checkslist.docx]] we gave you for your country assignment. ||
 * = Select = ||< Ask yourself: what information do I really need to use? Check the assignment sheet to make sure that you have the right information. This is when you start to take notes. Remember to write down the titles, authors etc. of your information. You’ll need this for your bibliography ||
 * = Organise = ||< Now you have the information, you need to organise it. This is when you work out if you have everything you need to complete the assignment information wise; check your assignment sheet again to make sure you do. Don’t worry if you need more information – this happens a lot! ||
 * = Present = ||< Refer back to your assignment sheet and work out how you are going to present the information. ||
 * = Assess = || Now you’ve finished your assignment. Well done! Take a moment to assess how you went, and what you’ve learnt about researching – what you’ll do the same next time, what you’ll change. Remember, this process will help you with __all__ your assignments. ||
 * = Organise = ||< Now you have the information, you need to organise it. This is when you work out if you have everything you need to complete the assignment information wise; check your assignment sheet again to make sure you do. Don’t worry if you need more information – this happens a lot! ||
 * = Present = ||< Refer back to your assignment sheet and work out how you are going to present the information. ||
 * = Assess = || Now you’ve finished your assignment. Well done! Take a moment to assess how you went, and what you’ve learnt about researching – what you’ll do the same next time, what you’ll change. Remember, this process will help you with __all__ your assignments. ||
 * = Assess = || Now you’ve finished your assignment. Well done! Take a moment to assess how you went, and what you’ve learnt about researching – what you’ll do the same next time, what you’ll change. Remember, this process will help you with __all__ your assignments. ||
 * = Assess = || Now you’ve finished your assignment. Well done! Take a moment to assess how you went, and what you’ve learnt about researching – what you’ll do the same next time, what you’ll change. Remember, this process will help you with __all__ your assignments. ||

**Remember to keep referring to your assignment sheet all the way through the research process to make sure you're on the right track.**
====Click **here** to go to a website that will show you how to write a **bibliography**. It has examples of how to reference any resource.====