Historical Rhetorical
Get Started: Web Resources
Get historical context and varying viewpoints
(reference articles, magazine articles, biographies, primary sources)
How to log-in at home (link)
Gale U.S. History
(database more for reference and information)
Gale Opposing Viewpoints (database more for various perspectives)
SIRS
(database more for various perspectives)
Primary sources
(interviews, documents, letters, memorandums, photographs)
National Archives
(website)
Britannica Original Sources A compilation of more than 420,000 primary source documents.
News sources
(depending on the article, these can be primary and secondary sources)
Los Angeles Times
From 1996 to current.
New York Times
From 1999 to current.
Wall Street Journal
From 1984 to current.
Washington Post
From 1997 to current.
USA Today
From 1997 to current.
Star Tribune
From 1986 to current.
What Next?
Analyze your primary resource
Use these guiding questions to analyze a primary source. This can be helpful when reviewing the primary source for the first time.
Analyzing Primary Sources.pdfCheck the credibility
It is good practice to always review the credibility of any and all resources you use for research.
Cite your source
APA Citation Basics - Purdue OWL (link)
APA Annotated Bibliography Sample - Purdue OWL (link)
Use these guidelines when citing books, articles, movies and electronic sources in APA style.
This resource page created by Alexandria Vang, BHS Librarian
Last updated 2/27/24
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