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Understanding Your Assignment
Before you begin looking for information you should make sure you understand your assignment. Some good questions are:
Your professor is your best resource to answer these questions.
What type of speech do you have to present?
Always check with your instructor before starting to work on your speech.
Breaking Down The Research Process
The following outline gives a simple and effective strategy for finding information for a research paper and documenting the sources you find. Depending on your topic and your familiarity with the library, you may need to rearrange or recycle these steps. Adapt this outline to your needs. We are ready to help you at every step in your research.
Professor Cravalho
You will be giving multiple speeches throughout the semester. This research guide can be used for all your research.
Your first speech will be an informative speech.
The week of September 24 is "Researching Week" for your informative speech.
You should already have a topic. The library session will teach you how to research your topic and how to evaluate sources for credibility.
You will need a minimum of 4 sources for your first speech assignment.
Need Help 
The Cerritos College Librarians can help you with your research in a variety of ways:
Librarians are available during library hours to answer your questions by phone or chat.
(562) 860-2451 x2425