Project Information and Library News
9th Grade Independent Reading Project
Finding a fiction book is a breeze for this project, but for students looking for nonfiction books that is a little more difficult because not all nonfiction books meet the requirements for the project. As you strolled through the nonfiction section, you have to bypass instructional books, reference books, historical reference books, textbooks, manuals, cookbooks, etc. These are examples of nonfiction books that do not meet the criteria for this project. For students who prefer nonfiction to fiction, here is a list of the best and newest in nonfiction. I will continually update this list in an effort to match our students with the perfect book! This list consists of diaries, biographies, memoirs, true stories, narratives, etc. History buffs, scroll down to the 940s! LIST OF NONFICTION In addition, use the resources below to help you choose your perfect book!
NLW 2025
English 9 Research Project 2024
We are focusing on TWO databases, Opposing Viewpoints and Explora. However, your're a researcher! Feel free to dig deeper for that credible information!
Basic INSPIRE search; INSPIRE databases; INSPIRE databases by subject
English 10 Research Project 2024
English 12 Research 2024
Your task is to come up with the most effective solution to a current societal issue, either global or local. You will conduct research from the research databases to provide background on the issue, convince your audience that they should care about the issue, determine a research proven solution, and persuade your audience that your solution is the most effective.
All CRAAP Test Resources - Must be used when you "just google it."
Dystopian Literature - 10th Grade English
English 9 Research Project - Credible Evidence - Spring 2021
Absent? Got behind? here are Mrs. Kozma's notes in their entirety. Video. The video is "chunked" into FIVE sections: CREDIBLE SOURCES, OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS, EXPLORA, BOOKS, and GOOGLE and the CRAAP TEST. If you missed something, no need to watch the entire video again. Just watch the chunk you missed!
Using Google with the CRAAP Test Worksheet and Resources
English 9 - Integrated English Honors Reading Project - Spring 2019
This is not a definitive list of books for your project. These are suggestions. There are millions more out there! Feel free to search for that perfect book on your own or with Mrs. Kozma's assistance. Get excited! Share books you are excited about with others. One of the great things about reading is sharing your interests with others. In fact, a Chinese proverb says "When someone shares something of value with you and you benefit from it, you have a moral obligation to share it with others." If you've read something that touched you or benefited you in some way, please share it with your peers. Studies show that students are more motivated to read books suggested by other students. Use your power to encourage reading among your peers. I'm excited for you to select your novel. Please contact me, Mrs. Kozma, with any questions or needs. #READ. Reading has countless benefits that last a lifetime! Once you complete the book, you will be writing a Follett Book Review which will be posted on our library’s electronic card catalogue. Expectations to follow.
https://collections.follettsoftware.com/collection/5ca24000aad97f00125bbe20
https://collections.follettsoftware.com/collection/5ca25066fa2fa200127b3f81
https://collections.follettsoftware.com/collection/5ca36df806ada500118c79fd
PLAN B - GOODREADS LISTS
Goodreads Social Justice
Goodreads Individual Acts of Courage
Goodreads Loss of Innocence
PLAN C - I will send a list of books in PDF format to your class tonight!
Renaissance Art Project
Past Projects
National Library Week 2024 Informational Video
National Library Week Video. Books Are My Jam! This year for National Library Week the library is combining reading with music! The library has three “Reading Festivals” going on during the month of April. We have Bookchella, named after the Coachella music festival in California; Bookapalooza named after Lollapalooza, the music festival held in Grant Park in Chicago; and of course, Bookstock, named after Woodstock, the famous 1969 music and art fair held on farmland in New York. Throughout the library, students will interact with books that inspired songs, books about music, and fiction with a music theme. For fun, the library has also sprinkled in other relevant books and materials such as books about California, Chicago, the 1960s, musicians, vintage Rolling Stone magazines, vintage record albums, and much more! And of course, there is music! National Library Week is April 24 – 28. If you are entering the coloring contest, your entries are due April 27. Visit during the week for giveaways and treats!
Animal Farm - 10th Grade English Research Project - Choose an issue relevant to today's society. For your issue, you will find two different perspectives as well as logical fallacies that emerge in the arguments. Based on your findings, you will write an analytical report that discusses each perspective, its positive and negative points, and the logical fallacies found within them. A successful analytical report will give a background on the chosen issue, thoroughly explain each perspective with cited evidence from credible outside sources, identify and explain logical fallacies in each argument, and conclude with the new understandings you have reached as a result of your research and analysis. The report should be in complete, developed paragraphs with correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation. (Opposing Viewpoints in Context, Explora Encyclopedia (Formerly, Basic INSPIRE Search), Books in the LHS Library, CRAAP Test Worksheet and Resources, Video - How to Use the Databases, BEST CRAAP Test Video!
The Claim Game 2021
Genetic Disorders Project BEST resources - The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Volume 1 (on shelf REF 616.042 Gale) and The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Volume 2 (on shelf REF 616.042 Gale). Online Version - Volume 1. Online Version - Volume 2. Use the Science in Context database too! It counts as a book source because it is pulling its information from the books above!
Courage in the Face of Injustice Presentation; Courage in the Face of Injustice Video