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Unsung Heroes List
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Project Note Taking Guide: Open your email in another tab. Come back to this page and click the link. Make a copy and rename. Share with your partner(s). Begin taking notes (Read, Think, Write!).
Project Note Taking Guide (with parenthetical citations) & Parenthetical Citations Guidelines: Parenthetical citations of print resources are simply the last name of the author and the page number (Roberstshaw 3), but other types of resources might have a different format. Use this link to see how to parenthetically cite different types of resources.
To find information about people, search for
- the person’s name (Usually an index will list people by last name. In some Asian countries the family name comes first – Aung San Suu Kyi)
- the person’s occupation (Women, scientists, religious leaders, etc., may appear in collected biographies.)
- time period in which the person lived
- groups person is a member of (women, scientists, workers)
- geography (Where is this person from? Burma, South Africa, etc.)
Encyclopedias
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Databases
Gale – Student Resources in Context
ed1stop – go to “School Help” for Discovery Streaming videos. Brain Pop also has animations for some people.
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Websites
Nobel Prize.org site
Anyone who has won a Nobel Prize can be found on this site. Search “Peace” for those who won the peace prize.
Books
Use the OPAC to see if we have a book on your person. You cannot read the whole book about this person, probably, so use a chronology, or timeline to find main accomplishments. You can also use the table of contents and index to search for particular things you want to know.
Use the index of these books to see if your person is included:
- Lives and Legacies R509.2
- Believers 200/ G621
- Working in America R305.5
- Encyclopedia of Women’s History in America R305.4
- Civil Rights Movement R323.1
- South Africa: A Nation in Transition 968/ K62
- Nelson Mandela and Apartheid 968/ G142
Other Resources
Checking for Accuracy and Credibility: Use this guide when independently searching the web for resources.
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