now that you have brain-stormed your ideas and have come up with your question, where to next? where...

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NOW THAT YOU HAVE BRAIN-STORMED YOUR IDEAS AND HAVE COME UP WITH YOUR QUESTION, WHERE TO NEXT? WHERE WILL I GO TO GET INFORMATION ABOUT MY TOPIC THAT IS RELEVANT TO MY CLUNES EXPERIENCE. Finding out

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Page 1: NOW THAT YOU HAVE BRAIN-STORMED YOUR IDEAS AND HAVE COME UP WITH YOUR QUESTION, WHERE TO NEXT? WHERE WILL I GO TO GET INFORMATION ABOUT MY TOPIC THAT IS

NOW THAT YOU HAVE BRAIN-STORMED YOUR IDEAS AND HAVE COME UP WITH YOUR QUESTION, WHERE TO NEXT? WHERE WILL I GO TO GET INFORMATION ABOUT MY TOPIC THAT IS RELEVANT TO

MY CLUNES EXPERIENCE.

Finding out

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Finding out

* Books, diaries, magazines, journals. Clunes Library, Kindergarten library, books borrowed from staff, local people, friends, family.

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Finding Out

Internet.Google search : check for relevance. (Try Google Scholar)Local websites, Sovereign Hill, local organisations and people, Hepburn Shire.

Cut and paste the information you need and place in a folder.

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Finding 0ut

People.Who would know who to ask??Ask Wesley staff, Clunes library staff, local shop keepers, community group members, locals. Before you organise to formally interview someone please do the following: *Be clear as to what you want to know. * Write some open ended questions. *Speak to your mentor about the best time for contact. *Organise meeting. *Be polite and thank them for their time. *You may want to make contact when project is finished.

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Finding out

Pictures and photosUse the library and internet to find pictures that can be a great source of information. Often artists were able to depict social life of the past in great detail. Pictures also make sense of unfamiliar terms.

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Finding out

How does drought affect a country town like Clunes?