Monday, October 11, 2010

Tues. Oct 12 Period 4

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

2. Primary source search for your topic.

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.

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

Assessment:

ON YOUR BLOG or 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.


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