Mon. Oct 18- Fri Oct 22 Period 2

Objectives:
1. Students will be able to successfully research subjects using digitalized databases.
2. Students will be able to use primary sources found during research to create and present projects.

Do Now: review NHD topics as well as missing assignments. Expectations for next class and NHD preparations.

Classwork:

1. Teacher presentation on easybib.com

Using your google or yahoo account to log in, set up an account on easybib to track your sources.

2. Primary source search for your topic using DIGITAL DATABASES (not wikipedia, google, etc).

USE the following databases to find AT LEAST 5 primary sources related to your NHD topic. Primary sources are FROM THAT TIME PERIOD

a. The National Archives: www.nara.gov

b. Library of Congress: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html

c. Yale Law, History, Diplomacy: http://avalon.law.yale.edu/default.asp

d. 100 Documents: http://www.ourdocuments.gov/content.php?flash=true&page=milestone

e. http://www.library.ucsb.edu/eresources/epubs/primary.html

f. http://www.awesomestories.com/

g. Google historic images: http://images.google.com/hosted/life

h. Philly History: http://www.phillyhistory.org/ AND http://library.temple.edu/collections/urbana/overview.jsp?bhcp=1

i. MORE listed here: nhd2009.blogspot.com

For more help on a topic, contact our RESEARCH PARTNERS! http://www.ushistory.org/nhdphilly/info/partners.htm

Useful tips for researching:
a. The use of quotes ensures that the words will always be used in that order.
b. The use of an * will allow for multiple searches. For example, a search for histor* would include: history, historians, and historical.
c. Sort by relevance rather than date added.
d. Do multiple word searches. For example, during a search for prisons one could also use the words incarcerated and penitentiary system.

Assessment:

ON YOUR EASYBIB Account, post a link to the source, a description of it, and any other information or questions you have about your source for further research. By FRIDAY, create a MS WORD doc from easy bib and attach it to an email to mirandagt2014@gmail.com