Raisin in the Sun: Act 4
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Search Terms
These vocabulary words discussed in class can help you build good search terms for your background research.
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Research
Library Databases |
These library databases are great places to start researching.
Sign in using your school Google account!
Your username (before the @) and password will let you access databases and resources outside of school.
Sign in using your school Google account!
Your username (before the @) and password will let you access databases and resources outside of school.
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Offers overview of United States history, with reliable resources including overviews, news and magazine articles, primary sources, multimedia content, and biographies on historical events, decades, conflicts, wars, political and cultural movements, and people.
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Delivers complete, fully-reproduced issues of The New York Times (1851-2019), Chicago Tribune (1849-1998), and Chicago Defender (1909-1980). Explore historical events, social and consumer history, economics, literature, technology, and more.
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Public Libraries |
Find even more resources in print or online at your local library. They have a large collection of nonfiction, databases, and primary sources you can utilize. You can also request even more resources from around the country at your public library.
Your librarians at Maine East can help you sign up for a card and help you figure out what resources to look for at your public library.
Your librarians at Maine East can help you sign up for a card and help you figure out what resources to look for at your public library.
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NIles-maine public library
park ridge public library
morton grove public library
des plaines public library
glenview public library
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Save Resources & Citations |
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NoodleTools provides integrated tools for citations, document archiving, annotation, and collaborative research and writing. Most library databases will create properly formatted citations and export it right to your NoodleTools project folder.
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Google Docs has a built-in Citation Tool to help you format citations, create a bibliography/works cited page, add footnotes, and more. Watch a tutorial here.
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The Online Writing Lab (O.W.L) at Purdue University is an extensive resource for creating works cited and annotated bibliographies, as well as help with research, writing, and formatting styles.
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