DOON VALLEY COMMUNITY PATHFINDER
General
http://www.dalmellington.net/ lots of information about the area
ART
Christmas and New Year in the Doon Valley
http://www.scran.ac.uk/ Images and information on all sorts of things to do with Christmas. Use the search box.
http://www.friendsofscotland.gov.uk/scotlandnow/issue-05/history/christmas-scotland.html Short history of Christmas in Scotland
http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/prints_books/features/christmas_box/index.html - images of old Christmas cards
Costumes
http://www.fashion-era.com/ a large site with lots of old photographs of fashions.
http://www.costumegallery.com/ lots of photographs and slideshows
http://www.victorianweb.org/art/costume/costumeov.html Victorian clothes descriptions but no pictures
Stockings
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_stocking Wikipedia on stockings
Traditions
http://www.christmasarchives.com/scotland.html Yuletide customs of Old Scotland
http://www.worldbook.com/wb/Students?content_spotlight/holidays/christmas
http://www.scotlands-enchanting-kingdom.com/traditional-scottish-christmas.html traditional Christmas with links to recipes
Hogmanay
http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/Scotland-History/Hogmanay.htm An introduction to Hogmanay.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogmanay Wikipedia on Hogmanay
ENGLISH
ROBERT BURNS
Task
Learn and recite a poem by Robert Burns. Memorise 14 lines or more of their chosen poem and recite to their class and teacher.
The class teacher will grade the poem using the criteria established by the World Federation of Burns Clubs.
Burns criteria:
Memory
Accent
Presentation
Interpretation
The top 4/5 in each class will take part in the Grand Final of the Burns competition.
They will be judged by adjudicators from the World Federation of Burns Clubs and receive certificate of one of the following levels: Merit, Distinction, Runner-Up, Winner.
The Runner-Up and Winner will perform at the annual Burns Supper.
Web Sources
http://www.nls.uk/burns/index.htm An introduction to the life of Robert Burns by National Library of Scotland
http://www.robertburns.org/encyclopedia/index.shtml Burns Encyclopaedia online
http://www.robertburns.plus.com/Stories.htm The stories behind some Burns’ poems
http://www.worldburnsclub.com/begin/beginners_index.htm World Burns Club Beginners’ guide to Robert Burns.
FRENCH
Interview someone in the local community using the template.
Click here for People in the Community Template
ICT
Web sources of old photographs
http://www.futuremuseum.co.uk/Home.aspx/
http://www.scran.ac.uk/
Books
Old Dalmellington, Patna and Waterside by Donald L. Reid .
Doon Valley Memories by Donald L. Reid
Ayrshire & Arran, an illustrated architectural guide by Rob Close.
All at LO 941.467
SCIENCE
Arctic Charr
Websources
http://www.ayrshireriverstrust.org/doon.htm information about the river and fishing with some photographs.
http://www.ayrshire-birding.org.uk/locations/loch_doon.htm walk route and birds
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_char wikipedia - Arctic char page
http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/fisheries/420-254/420-254.html Virginia Cooperative Extension page on liming acidified lakes and ponds
http://www.charrnet.org/charrnet/template/page%2CViewPage.vm?id=821 Charr.net - a comprehensive site produced by the fishing industry
http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/kids/acidrain.html Basic information on acid rain from DEFRA
http://www.bbc.co.uk/climate/ An introduction to climate change
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_ladder Wikipedia on fish ladders
Books
Angler’s guide to fish 799.1
The complete book of fishing 799.1
Acid rain by Tony Hare
Acid rain by S. R. Stephen & R. Stirling
Acid rain by Alex Edmonds
All at 363.738
SOCIAL SUBJECTS
Cathcartston
Web sources
http://futuremuseum.co.uk/Collection.aspx/weaving/- Weaving in South West Scotland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Scotland Wikipedia introduction to history of Scotland
http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/timeline1799.html Scottish history timeline
http://houseoftartan.co.uk/interactive/weaver/index.html Weave your own tartan
http://www.theglasgowstory.com/searchq.php?qsearch=weaving&iore=1 Pictures of weaving
http://www.irishorigins.com/help/resarticle-so-weaving.htm Weaving and textile industry in Scotland
http://memorialhall.mass.edu/activities/media.jsp?itemid=15517&img=0&hi=1 demonstration of spinning
http://www.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=001-000-004-003-L&scache=1mwld4ipol&searchdb=scran History of the woollen industry
http://www.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=001-000-004-003-L&scache=1mwld4ipol&searchdb=scran SCRAN pictures of Old Dalmellington
http://geo.nls.uk/os6inch/ - Old maps of the area
Dewey Numbers to Browse
363.738 Acid rain
798.23 Horse riding
799.1 Fishing
821/BUR Robert Burns’ Poetry
920/BUR Robert Burns’ Life
941.1 Scotland - History
941.467 - Local history
Research advice
Keywords
These are some terms you might search for:
Dalmellington, “Doon Valley”, “Arctic Charr”, Cathcartston, “weaving in Scotland”, “Robert Burns”.
Remember to put phrases in speech marks so that the search engine keeps the words together.
Try using Boolify to help you search. It makes life much easier.
Note-taking advice
- Have a quick look through the source first to see how if it is going to tell you what you need to know.
- Look at chapter and section headings, skim read the relevant sections looking for your keywords.
- Do not copy and paste whole sentences or paragraphs. It is acceptable to copy names and dates and key phrases, but not sentences.
- Put the ideas into your own words.
- Copying other people’s words is called plagiarism and is a bad thing to do.
- Use the note-taking templates linked to this pathfinder.
Useful tip - TRASH/TREASURE
When you are reading text you can look for trash and treasure. Read one sentence at a time, trash the bits that you do not need and treasure the nuggets of good information that you do need by writing them down.
Sources
Remember to make a note of any sites or books you use, to make a list of them at the end, so your teacher can see where you got your information from. Use the Sources Template
IF YOU NEED HELP ASK YOUR TEACHER OR MRS BAX
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