ENG1101

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1	Question or Activity	Example Project	My Project
2	Begin by making your own copy of this Google Sheet. To do so, click on "File" above, select "Make a copy", and save it to your own Google drive.	If you do not have a Google drive, you can download the document instead. To do so, click on "File" above, select "Download", and then select "Microsoft Excel (.xlsx)".	The reason for downloading or making your own copy is to enable individual work. Complete the activities in the first column in order, filling in your own responses and results in this column, labeled "My Project".
3	What is your search topic?	Legalization of Marijuana
4	Create a mind map for your topic. This will help you narrow and focus your topic, and provide you with some terms to use in your search for sources.	See sample mind map at this link.	Use the blank mind map found at this link.
5	Write your topic as a research question? (Tip: Use "how", "what", and "why".)	What are the reasons for and against legalizing marijuana in the United States?
6	Identify key concepts from your research question that you can search to find sources. (Tip: Keep it simple to start with.)	marijuana, legalization
7	In a new tab, go to the Library Homepage (hoover.mcdaniel.edu) and select "Library Catalog" (upper left). Change the "Limit By" drop down to "Book {All Libraries}" and search using your keywords. How many total results were found?	34
8	Choose a source that looks relevant to your assignment. What is the title?	Marijuana Reform
9	If you wanted to use this book, what would you do next to get it? (Tip: Your answer may be different if the book is an ebook OR if the book available in the system, but not locally.)	Find it on the shelves at Hoover Library using its call number. Then use it in the library, or take it to the Circulation Desk to check out.
10	Go back to the Library Homepage (hoover.mcdaniel.edu). In the Research Starter search box, search your keywords. How many total results were found?	60,302
11	Select a filter on the left (scholarly, publication date, source type, language, subject, etc.). Which filter did you use, and how many results were found? (Tip: Use the drop down menu under the filter category to see the choices.)	Academic Journals filter (under "Source Types"); 9,970
12	Choose a source that looks relevant to your assignment. What is the title?	"Trends in adolescent cannabis-related hospitalizations by state legalization laws, 2008–2019."
13	Is the source scholarly (peer-reviewed)? How can you tell?	Most likely it is scholarly (peer-reviewed), because it is published in an academic journal and the authors are affiliated with the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine. To be sure, I could check the "scholarly (peer-reviewed)" filter on the left and verify that this article continues to appear in the result list.
14	Change up your search. What did you change, and do the results seem more or less relevant? How so? (Tip: Select and use "Advanced Search" at the top of your results list.)	I changed my search by narrowing it to one particular aspect of legalizing marijuana - academic performance or success. I kept the search simple: marijuana AND legalization AND academic. (I used the asterisk to include both the singular and plural forms of academic). Most of the results seem relevant, but I have to be careful, because since I only asked for "academic" (as opposed to "academic [performance OR success]"), some of the results contain the word academic used in the sense of a person who works in academia (that is, a professor or administrator), which is not the meaning of academic that I intended.
15	Choose a source that looks relevant to your assignment. Copy and paste the permalink here. (Tip: Click on the article title; then choose "Permalink" from the "Tools" column on the right.)	https://hoover2.mcdaniel.edu:2443/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edb&AN=141784807&site=eds-live
16	Briefly skim through the source, being sure to check the abstract. How can you tell if it's relevant to your topic, and how might you use it in your argument?	The title ("Getting into the Weeds: Does Legal Marijuana Access Blunt Academic Performance in College?") automatically made me think it seemed relevant. According to the abstract, the authors found that legalization of marijuana is, indeed, associated with lower grades, particularly in math classes. I could use this article's findings to argue against a general legalization of marijuana and/or for limiting legalization to specific age groups or medical conditions.
17	What idea, source, or author do you want to explore further based on what you've found so far?	The two sources I've looked at closely so far seem most suited to supporting an argument against legalizing marijuana, so I'd like to look at reasons for legalizing marijuana. I'll start with medical uses.
18	Based on your exploration, list 2-3 more keywords or subject headings you could try to find more sources for your topic.	medical, medicinal, therapeutic, health care, cannabinoids
19	Great job! Save your document as a .pdf; see the next two columns for Google Sheet instructions and Excel instructions, respectively. Submit the .pdf to your ENG1101 instructor as directed on your Blackboard course site.	To save the Google Sheet as a .pdf, choose "File" above, then "Print". Make sure the Page orientation is set to "Landscape", and then click "Next" (in the upper right). From the Destination drop down menu, choose "Save as PDF", click "Save", and follow the prompts to choose where you will save the document.	To save an Excel spreadsheet as a .pdf, , choose "File", then "Save as Adobe PDF", and follow the prompts.
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