Keywords

Keywords are a list of words related to your topic that will help you find the information you need and help focus your research.  You can quickly find information by entering them in search boxes or by looking for them as you scan text.  Keywords are single words or short phrases.
Example:
Topic: What effect does the lack of sleep have on the academic performance of            students?
            Keywords: 
                sleep deprivation
                sleep disorder
                high school students
                teenagers
                academic performance
                grades
    You will be able to add more keywords to your topic as you learn more about it.          Try these great tools to help you brainstorm keywords:
                       Clusty                   Librarians' Internet Index    
        
                           Grokker                Google AdWords: Keyword Tool

To organize the key words try these graphic organizers:
                  Cluster Word Web      Inverted Triangle



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