Information+Literacy+9th+Grade+Research+Project



Statement of Purpose: I want to find out how (this person) was/is significant to (this movement, industry, culture, etc.) during (this time period).
 * Essential Questions:**

Essential Questions
 * Who is this person (biography)?
 * Where were/are they from (geographically) and how did that play in role in shaping their life?
 * When: what time period were they around in?
 * What did they do to that was significant to their movement/culture?
 * How are they still relevant?

E-Reference books
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Search for e-books on your topic-- just type your keyword in the box on this button.

World Book Encyclopedia

Print Books
Non-fiction books can be checked out from the library. Do a keyword search using the online catalog (**Destiny**) to find more books. Books with a REF are reference and books with a dewey # are non-fiction.

WHS databases
Log into any of these databases by clicking on the link. If you are away from home, you will have to use a remote username and/or password. Student Passwords: //You will need these in order to access the databases from home. Click on link and then log into your student google account.//
 * Biography Resource Center- biographical, images, primary sources.
 * [|History Resource Center- U.S.] - American history- primary sources, multimedia, encyclopedia articles and more.
 * [|ProQuest Historical Newspapers] Search old newspapers- Boston Globe (1872-); NY Times (1851-); Christian Science Monitor (1908-); Wall St. Journal (1880-).
 * SIRS Decades- American history from 1900 to 2000.

Try these search engines and websites
SweetSearch- an excellent new search engine, try it out. refseek- search engine that does not sell out to commercial sites. Library of Congress- governmental site. An archive of American pictures, sound recordings, documents, and more. Boston Museum of Fine Art- their collection of contemporary art work. Olympic Museum