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10 - History - Historical personalities: 3. Watch a documentary video

How to search for information

Search YouTube for a documentary on your person


Use keyword searches such as 

  • lbj documentary 
  • lbj speech vietnam
  • lbj pbs
  • lbj bbc

Take notes while watching the video

Here is an example of note-taking from a video:

“But accomplishments in domestic affairs were to be shadowed by the cloud of Vietnam.”  18.47

“It was deep in him to do the right thing for this nation.” 22.06

Reference: LBJ: The 36th President of the United States, The LBJ Library, YouTube video, viewed 19 June 2016, <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiFGhe-N2r0>.

 

Save your notes and referencing information into the folder on your computer.

Evaluate the relevance of a video

Think about the RELEVANCE of the video to the questions you are trying to answer.

This Canvas Research Skills page will help you to understand relevance so you can evaluate a video of other resources in your blog.