World+History+-+Research+Paper

Research Question/ Essential Question:
How have famous thinkers, scientists, inventors, explorers, or leaders shaped world history?

Using the Card Catalog
Destiny Catalog Destiny Catalog @ Home Use this to search for resources in our library collection such as reference books, ebooks, nonfiction books, periodicals. Plus Destiny Catalog has **Web Path Express**. It searches for websites related to the topic you are researching.

Reference Sources:
 * Encyclopedia of World Biography
 * The World Book Encyclopedia
 * Encyclopedia Americana
 * Europe 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World

Hints & Suggestions: Don't forget to see if we have a biography about your person in the 92 section of the collection. In the card catalog try searching under the topic that made your person famous.

**Databases**
=== All databases can be found on the LMC web page. Look for Databases and click on it. Remember at home you will need Cromwell High School's username and password. If you don't know it see Ms. Y-M in the LMC. ===

ICONN TRY THIS LINK if the first one doesn't work. Just remember to look for high school on the left and click on that so that you can find each database listed below. Once inside ICONN try using the following databases:

The individual links below will work at school but you'll have to use the TRY THIS LINK from above to use them at home. **netTrekker d.i.** - a collection of websites and images organized for students
 * Biography in Context
 * World History in Context
 * U.S. History in Context
 * Discovering Collection
 * Infotrac Student Edition

You Quote It, You Note It! Great tutorial abotu citing, quoting and paraphrasing. Words that Introduce Quotes and Paraphrases

=Cromwell High Understands Plagiarism=

Google Apps Don't have a jump drive... try Google Apps. Store Word, PowerPoint, and Excel documents. Create, share and so much more. See Ms. Yulo-Medeiros for your username and password. For more information to get you started click on the links below. Username: last.first - Example: smith.robert Password: Remember you picked the password after the initial login. You were supposed to pick one of the three you are already using. Hmmm.... now what was that?

Google Apps in Plain English Tutorial Google Docs Tour Any questions: See Ms. Yulo-Medeiros in the library or email her at jyulo@cromwell.k12.ct.us.

Ms. Eleiott's Web Page
If you need to look at the assignment, due dates, etc. please take a look at the Ms. Elleiott's page.

How to Write a Thesis Statement - A quick view. Thesis Statment Worksheet - Grab a piece of notebook paper and follow the directions on the sheet. Then record your thesis statment in NoodleTools.

Ms. Eleiott's template for creating an outline plus information on how to write a research paper and introduction paragraph.