Training Mission: Author Search

If you have a game plan, and don't get distracted, you can find better webpages more quickly. To become a power searcher just develop a search plan and keep focused on your goal as you search the Internet.

First: Study the Search Box Strategy MicroModule: Begin

On your worksheet:

Select one of the authors from this list:

• Gary Paulsen
• Judy Blume
• Gary Soto
• Ursula Le Guin
• Author of your choice

Write down this information:

• The URL (web address) and title of your author's 'official' webpage. 
• The URL and title of a page about your author hosted by a university.
• The URL and title of a webpage that will let you send questions to your favorite author.

Unpacking Your Search:

• Explain the steps (your plan) used to do this search.
• Include the name of the search engine used to find the webpages.

To Finish: Take this Final Quiz.