Author / Topic Ideas
Ways to find Works by your Author or about your Topic
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Library.fyi - Library Catalog and/or SORA on Right
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Be sure to write down the title, author and call # before heading to the library to find it - or just take your Chromebook with you.
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Project Gutenberg: Free ebooks
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Avon Free Library
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Search for your book title here!
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Rochester Regional Five Systems (Interlibrary Loan)
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Search here if you cannot find anything in our local catalogs above. You must let Mrs. Freeman know the book title and author so that she can request it for you. <br>
*Note that it may take a few days to a week to receive it. Submit requests asap!
Section 1 - Biographical Essay or Topic Overview
*Remember to save all to your drive in an organized fashion.
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Britannica Academic
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Gale Ebooks
Great for AUTHORS and some topics
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Sooth - Search Engine
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Bloom's Literary Reference Online
Essays examining the lives and works of great writers throughout history and the world, and critical articles published by noted scholars.
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Gale NovelNY Databases
*May be helpful if you are not doing an author (e.g. a songwriter or band) <br>
*Be sure to select to search all the databases available.
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Gale in Context: High School
Full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted website
Section 2 - Literary Analysis Essay
Remember that the databases from part 1 may also help you here!
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Google Scholar
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*Use this if you are really struggling to find information on your selected writer or if you want to explore something additional! (See tutorial below.)
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Google Scholar Tutorial
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0:00 - Search tips and tricks
9:45 - How to use results
11:56 - How to track results
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GOOGLE like a PRO
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Tip sheet for using Google. Remember that you'll need to use Zbib to get create citations for anything from Google and you should check the credibility of the source before using it.
Section 3 - Connection Based Project/Essay
*You may still use any of the above databases, as well.
MLA 8 - How To
Quick Tutorial to help you easily format your paper.
