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1.If you were to research any topic, what would it be? I would research my favorite band, The Strokes. 2.What do you want to learn about your topic? How they formed, when they formed, why they formed, and how they are doing today. 3.Create a thesis statement about your topic that encompasses what you would like to learn. The Strokes are an American Indie and Alternative band from New York, and have millions of fans all over the world. 4.DATABASE SEARCH: Try searching your topic in the Library databases.1.What did you find? There were no music information sites. 2.Identify which database you used. NA 3.Create the MLA citation for the two best sources. NA 5.SEARCH ENGINE SEARCH: Using the search engine of your choice conduct another search on your topic.1.How many results did you get? 11,700,000 results 2.From your results identify three that you think are the best choices for your topic. Wikipedia(because this is not a likely article to get changed), thestrokesfan.com, blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2011/09/the_modern_age_10_facts_about.php, <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">[] <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">, and NME.com <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">3.Bookmark your sources in your Diigo account. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">4.Create an MLA citation for each source. NME.com <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">. "The Strokes' Julian Casablanacas Says New Song Has a 'Take It Or Leave It' Vibe | News | NME.COM." Music News and Reviews, Concert Tickets, Videos, Pictures and Free MP3s - NME.COM. 11 Sept. 2011. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. <http://www.nme.com/news/the-strokes/59146#2>. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Doyle, Patrick. "The Strokes Reveal Tour, Next Album Details | Music News | Rolling Stone." Rolling Stone | Music News, Politics, Reviews, Photos, Videos, Interviews and More. June-July 2011. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. <http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-strokes-reveal-tour-next-album-details-20110620>. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Rodriguez, Rolando. "The Modern Age: 10 Facts You May Not Know About The Strokes - Houston Music - Rocks Off." The Houston Press Blogs. Aug.-Sept. 2011. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. <http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2011/09/the_modern_age_10_facts_about.php>. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">"The Strokes." The Strokes Fan. Aug.-Sept. 2011. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. <http://thestrokesfan.com/>. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">"The Strokes." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Sept.-Oct. 2011. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Strokes>. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">5.Below each citation write a paragraph explaining why you chose that source and how it supports your thesis. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Wikipedia would be a good source for many reasons, one being the fact that there is plenty of accurate information. Another reason is how it shows their whole career, even before the band was well kno-wn and popular. I think all of the information that the article gives is accurate because information on the strokes is not a controversial subject, so it is not likely to be changed to inaccurate information. I also think it will work for information because it explains in depth about how the band formed and why they formed. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The nme.com information will work well because it is written by people are experts and music. It does not show as much information as Wikipedia, but it gives information that is not found on Wikipedia. The information it gives me is helpful because it talks about the band’s recent activity. It also shows what they are working on, and upcoming tours. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Last the Houston Press blog’s information is helpful because it also gives information not mentioned in the above sites. It is helpful because it is an interview. It also gives behind the scenes information that most people do not know. This can help me get another view of the band that is not shown on other sites.

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">6.Cut and paste one sentence from the text that you would quote to support your thesis. The Strokes are an American indie rock band formed in 1999 in New York City. Consisting of Julian Casablancas (lead vocals), Nick Valensi (guitar), Albert Hammond, Jr. (guitar), Nikolai Fraiture (bass guitar) and Fabrizio Moretti (drums and percussion).