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In fifth grade we have a pretty large project where students research a person who has made a positive impact on society. Through this proecess, students will learn how to write topic sentences, how to research and take notes that relate to the topic sentences, and how to write an essay in their own words. Once the essays are complete, we have a Wax Museum where students present their learning to other students and their families. One of the hardest parts of this project is finding reliable resources to research. When I teach this unit, I always go through the whole process with my students and walk them through my expectations step by step. In the past have used Michael Jordan as my example. This year I plan on showing students how to use Britannica Online to find information on the person they will research. I would show them how I navigate to this site: https://school.eb.com/levels/elementary/article/Michael-Jordan/353326 and then I would model how to take notes from the information from this site. The objective of this is not only to write a research essay, but also how to use the site independently. My hope is that this would then be a resource students could use on an end of year project in science where they research something we have discussed throughout the year.