MLA Bootcamp with Mr. Sirois

Today, you're going to take an article selected especially for you by Mr. Sirois, read it, and write a response using correct MLA formatting and citing.  Sounds exciting, huh?  Well, let's get started!

1.  The first thing you'll need to do is to actually read the article, highlighting or underlining significant words, phrases, or ideas you think you'll use in your paper.

2.  Start writing your response or at least brainstorming the points you want/need to cover.

3.  You can refer to the article(s) in a couple of ways: direct quotes or summarizing.

4.  Click on this link to see an example of using a direct quote in your paper. 

5.  If you use the author's name to introduce or end the quote, you do not need to include his or her name in the parentheses following the quote.  Here's an example. 


6.  If you summarize or paraphrase part of an article, book, Web site, etc., you still need to give credit.  In other words, even if you use your own words, but basically restate what you've read, you should cite the source.  Look here for an example.


7.  Here's another example of incorporating an author's ideas, but giving proper credit.

8.  When citing indirect sources (quotes from a source in another source), follow these guidelines from Purdue University's OWL Writing Lab:


"Sometimes you may have to use an indirect source. An indirect source is a source cited in another source. For such indirect quotations, use "qtd. in" to indicate the source you actually consulted. For example:

Ravitch argues that high schools are pressured to act as "social service centers, and they don't do that well" (qtd. in Weisman 259).

Note that, in most cases, a responsible researcher will attempt to find the original source, rather than citing an indirect source."

9.  Got it?  Now, to create your actual Bibliography or Works Cited page, go back to the EGRHS blog (egrhs.blogspot.com) and look over on the right hand side of the page for citation creator links.  This is what your Works cited entry will look like:
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Works Cited

"World History For Us All: Big Era 5." World History for Us All. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 2011. .
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World Religions Links for Mr.Wojo's Classes

Hello to Mr. Wojo's students!  You are the first class to have links on the EGRHS Library Blog for the 2010-2011 school year!  Here are some very good sites to check out for your world religions project:

BBC Religions:  Excellent informative site from the British Broadcasting Company.

Religious Tolerance : Regularly updated information and links to over 40 religions.

Study of World Religions: Site from Minnesota State University looks at major religions.

Overview of World Religions:  Unique site from University of Columbia, which allows you to research either by religion or by region of the world where specific religions are prevalent.

Forum on Religion and Ecology : From Yale, this is an interesting, recent source.  Although the emphasis is on religious views of ecology, if you click on each religion, there are excellent links to general information.

Sirois Links for Government and World History

Bibme (bibme.org) is even easier than other works cited generators such as Knight Cite.  Just a couple of things to keep in mind:

*Make sure to cite the correct type (book, magazine, web site, etc.) from tabs.

*For book, use ISBN when possible, as it will find the specific edition.

*Select the correct edition in results, then scroll down and click 

the button reading "add to my bibliography."

*You'll then have to scroll back UP, where citation will appear in upper right.

*IMPORTANT:  Make sure that CORRECT citation style is selected (on right hand side at bottom) from drop down list (for Government use APA style......for World History, use Chicago)

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Suggested database for foreign policy articles:

Academic OneFile - College level, peer-reviewed, full text (mostly)


New York Times - Prestigious newspaper; in-depth treatment of subjects.

Wilson Select Plus  - Scholarly, excellent source. Be sure to select "full text" option!


For additional databases, go to mel.org.

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World History : In-Text citing notes (Chicago)

Mrs.McKinney : Moral Courage Research

You've read a biography of someone who has demonstrated moral courage and now you need to find an article about moral courage.  Here are some places to look:

Academic One  A MEL database with thousands of articles.  When you get results, click on the various tabs on top to access various formats (magazines, news, multimedia).  You can also download an MP3 of any article.

ELibrary  Don't let the cute cartoon figures fool you!  This MEL database has articles ranging from elementary through college.....and it's easy to use.

Educator's Reference Complete:  This MEL database focuses on educational issues.

Expanded Academic : More college than high school level, with millions of articles.

General One File:  This MEL database has a broad scope of articles for the general user. Lots of moral courage articles.

InfoTrac Custom Newspapers:  MEL database that searches thousands of newspapers. Use for really current articles.

SIRS DISCOVERER : MEL database for K-12 students, with a lot of results for "moral courage" in articles, book sections, newspapers, and essays. 
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And you may also want to try Google Books, which searches millions of digitized books.  You would not have to read the entire book, but just take a section of it.  Try searching "moral courage" at Google Books (click on underlined link).

Acta Diurna Project Resources for Mrs. Miller's Classes

Try these sites for information to help with your Acta Diurna project:

BBC Ancient History: Rome (probably the most extensive site; use the search feature)

Rome Exposed (links to information on Roman homes, cooking, games, baths, religion, etc.)

Forum Romanum (use search feature to find specific information in this scholarly forum)

Time Traveller's Guide to the Roman Empire  

Royalty-free Roman History Clip Art  (legal and free to use)

More Royalty-Free Roman Clip Art 

Roman Cuisine/Cooking 
de Imperatoribus Romanis: Encyclopedia of Roman rulers and their families
A Visual Compendium of Roman Emperors: Excellent source for pictures and links to information
Livius: Comprehensive list of emperors, including images.
Classic Encyclopedia: Amazingly detailed information from the 1991 Encyclopaedia Britannica!
Roman Emperors by Century : First Century appears on page. Links to other centuries. Excellent pictures, facts, links to details.
Roman Rulers : Section from Classics Unveiled web site focusing on emperors.
Pictures! Public domain images of some emperors (non-blurry...oh, and legal)

Newspaper Templates:
Click here for a newspaper template. You need to create a user name and password, but it is free. You can choose from a couple of styles and, for this project, I recommend the "Old Newspaper" style.

Click here for a newspaper template which is easy to use. IMPORTANT: you cannot save your project, so only use this if you're ready to create your newspaper in one sitting. You can print it out when you're finished. 

Miller - Roman Military

Here are some links about Roman armies and military topics:

Roman Army (College of New Rochelle)

Roman Army - Part II (College of New Rochelle)

A LOT of General Roman Links!

Ancient Rome - Numerous links to information about anything to do with Ancient Rome.

Mrs. Miller - Aeneid Research

Some links to art influenced by the Aeneid:

Artcyclopedia

Paintings, Sculpture, and Music Influenced by the Aeneid (Augusta University)

A Group of Links from Mrs. Miller's Previous Classes

Literature and Literary Connections to the Aeneid

Mrs. Schmidt - 1930s Research for To Kill A Mockingbird

While we have a great collection of print material (books) on the various 1930s topics, here are some excellent online resources, too:

America in the 1930s : Outstanding collection of links to issues of the 1930s including gangsters, prohibition, music, films, sports, etc. From the American Studies Department at the University of Virginia.


American Cultural History 1930-1939 - Lots of links to a variety of topics you're researching.  Look around and link to longer articles, pictures, video and audio clips, etc.


American Women Through Time - 1930s :  Links to women's accomplishments and lives.

1930s Fashion : A collection of links relating to clothing and fashion of the 1930s.

InfoPlease 1930 Almanac: This is just a sample year, with links to events and issues of 1930.  You can search each year (1931, 1932, etc.) individually to find detailed links.


Getty Images : Good source to find royalty-free, non-copyrighted images to use for your projects.

Prohibition : Excellent historical resources from Ohio State University.


Great Depression and WWII 1929-1945:  Library of Congress site features sections on the Dust Bowl, FDR and the New Deal, Art, etc. A great source for accurate pictures.

Kite Runner Research - Mrs. Schmidt

As you do background research for The Kite Runner, here are some reliable resources:

Background Notes: Afghanistan - US State Department; includes much information on the Taliban.

National Geographic - Afghanistan: Background, facts, history, etc. Scroll down a little to find a feature article titled "Hazaras : Afghanistan's Outsiders."

Afghanistan Unveiled: A PBS site focusing on women in Afghanistan.

Univ. of Texas Map Collection - Afghanistan : A large collection of political, historical, and thematic maps of Afghanistan.

Country Studies : Afghanistan: A very detailed site about Afghanistan, with sections on historical eras and aspects of Afghan culture, such as ethnic groups (Pashtun, Hazara).


The War on Terrorism: Afghanistan and the Taliban: Superb collection of links to Taliban information and relationship with Afghanistan from East Carolina University.


Afghanistan and the U.S. : Selected Internet Resources - Comprehensive group of resources compiled by the UC Berkeley Libraries.

American Institute of Afghanistan Studies: Very current information, articles, etc. from a private non-profit organization.

Kite Flying in Afghanistan : Fascinating group of links to the sport of kite fighting in Afghanistan compiled by the English department at Miami Dade College as background information for The Kite Runner.

A Good Read : The Kite Runner : Excellent resources for reading The Kite Runner including  (on the left hand side) links to current events, history, social aspects, etc. of Afghanistan.  Also includes a biography of author Khaled Hosseini, foreign terms, characters, literary allusions, and discussion questions about The Kite Runner.

World History Term Paper Resources

Here are some sites to help with your research:

General History:
Project Muse : Scholarly source from Johns Hopkins featuring humanities and social science journals
Librarians' Internet Index  
Internet Public Library


Women's History:
University of Washington - History of Women Links
Encyclopedia Britannica - Women Who Changed the World
Duke University Libraries - Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture
Fordham University Internet Women's History Sourcebook

Asian History:
University of Oregon Libraries E-Asia Collection

Biome Resources - Menichino

The World's Biomes : University of California site with links to much information about various biomes.

Biomes : Although designed for younger students, there is a lot of information here, including statistics, pictures, and charts/graphs/maps.

Major Biomes of the World : Well-designed, informative site from Radford University. Scroll down to link to specific biomes.

Also....don't forget that we have a subscription to World Book Online, (worldbookonline.com) which has excellent information, pictures, maps, graphs, etc. When you use it in any EGR School, there is no user name or password needed. At home, go to worldbookonline.com. The user name is egrps and the password is pioneer.

Civil War Resources - Wojo/Green

Home of the American Civil War : Site is PACKED with links to information about battles, people, strategy, medicine, etc. Part of the LSU Civil War Center.

The American Civil War Homepage: Well-maintained (by Dr. George Hoemann, a professor at the University of Tennessee who started it in 1995 and has updated it as recently as Oct 23); full of images, battle information, state-by-state information, links to many, many other sites.

CWSAC - Heritage Protection Services : Civil War battles by state. Gives many details about each battle, including casualties, commanders, results, etc.

Abolition Links for Mrs. LaGrand's Class

I Will Be Heard: Abolitionism in America : Very thorough site by Cornell University

Abolitionism 1830-1850 : Interesting selection of primary sources and other resources on abolitionism from the University of Virginia.

That Laboratory of Abolitionism, Libel, and Treason: Syracuse and the Underground Railroad : A specific, but useful digital exhibit from the special collections of Syracuse University.

William Still Underground Railroad Foundation: Very detailed biographies of abolitionists are included (scroll down page to find list) on this site featuring extensive links to African American History.

Mr. Wojo's Class - Greek History Links

BBC Guide to Ancient Greece - Excellent, thorough resource with many links.

Ancient Greek Battles - Indepth look at Greek War, with links to battles, people, etc.

Baranoski - British Invaders Project

Congratulations, Mrs. Baranoski! This is the first research post of the 2009-2010 school year! When researching your specific group of invaders, try the BBC. Click here for a detailed section on Roman Britain, here for an equally in-depth look at the Anglo-Saxon era and here for Viking/Dane information.

If you ever find yourself in London, don't miss the British Museum! In addition to housing millions of artifacts (including the Rosetta Stone), its web site has extensive information with links to examples. These are excellent resources for the artwork portion of your assignment. Click here for Roman information, here for Anglo-Saxon, and here for Viking/Danes.