Research+and+Interpretation

This page will give you tips on how to research as well as how to interpret and choose what is important in the information you find.

__//**Research Tips, Rules, and Advice:**//__
When looking up information about your topic, you should remember these rules to help you choose ** // credible // **and ** // relevant // **sources: Check the website or the source, especially when writing on the internet. Is it reliable? Can you trust it? Some credible websites will come from governments, their embassies, well-known and trustworthy organizations (like newspapers), and educational sites (these usually end in .edu). Listed towards the bottom of the page are some websites to get you started.  Once you decide that the text is reliable, scan through for key words that are related to your topic. You should start with the words that are in bold on each topic’s page (Child Labour, Trafficking of Species). If you see these key words, then you should take a longer look at it. Next, you should start reading through it. You may not understand every single word in the text, and that is alright. First, you should read through it, and find out what you can figure out and what you do know. Once you have an idea of what the text is saying, you can try to figure out words that you don’t know. You may decide after looking more closely at the text that it is not relevant. If this is the case, you should move on to another text.  If it is relevant, then you should make sure you have a very good understanding of it. Go through paragraph by paragraph. Get an idea of what each one is saying (and if possible, you should summarize to remember for later) and then move on to the next paragraph or look up new vocabulary words, especially if the words that you don’t know are preventing you from understanding what the author is trying to say. When you take notes on the article, do not rewrite what it is saying. It is already written for you! You should shorten what it is saying into a summary, so you can quickly read your summary and remember what the whole things says.  Follow this process for each text that you find. The websites directly below will also help assist you in your research.

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__//**Helpful Research Websites:**//__
//** General Country Research: **//

@https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
 * The CIA World Factbook:**

T**he United Nations Webpage**: @http://www.un.org/en/

@http://www.un.org/en/members/
 * The United Nations Member States:**

@http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm
 * The BBC Country Profiles Page:**

//** Child Labour: **//

@http://www.unausa.org/Document.Doc?id=958
 * Global Classrooms 2011:**

@http://www.unicef.org/index.php
 * UNICEF:**

www. ilo. org/ ipec/
 * The ILO/IPEC:**

@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruh0O_mj1v0
 * BBC Video (Child Labour in the Democratic Republic of the Congo):**

@http://www.history.com/topics/child-labor/videos
 * Child Labour History Video:**

@http://www.un.org/en/globalissues/children/index.shtml
 * The United Nations Global Issues:**

@http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/children%E2%80%99s-rights/labor
 * The Human Rights Watch:**

//** Trafficking of Wild Animals: **//

@http://www.unausa.org/Document.Doc?id=603
 * Global Classrooms 2011:**

@http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7938872.stm
 * BBC Video (Trafficking in Brazil):**

@http://www.traffic.org/
 * TRAFFIC:**

@http://www.unep.org/
 * The UNEP (United Nations Enviroment Programme):**

@http://www.wildaid.org/index.asp?CID=1
 * WildAid:**

@http://www.interpol.int/
 * Interpol:**

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 * CITES:**

//** News and Current Events: **//

@http://www.nytimes.com/
 * The New York Times:**

@http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
 * The BBC News:**

@http://europe.wsj.com/home-page
 * The Wall Street Journal:**

@http://www.washingtonpost.com/
 * The Washington Post:**