Watergate
Sources: You'll need to choose the best two or three sources available to you, sources that help you to answer your question. Take notes from these sources to formulate your written answer and write the name of the source at the top, so your notes and sources stay connected. You'll include in-text citations for all evidence for your arguments from your sources.
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Watergate from Gale History in Context. A nice overview and additional resources from this database
Nixon: Articles of Impeachment from ABC-Clio World History database
Watergate Scandal from ABC-Clio World History database
The Media and Watergate from American Decades reference book and Gale History in Context
Nixon’s Resignation from the Dictionary of American History and Gale History in Context
Watergate and the Constitution from The Ency of the American Constitution and Gale History in Context
Reputable, Free Website Recommendations:
Watergate Scandal from History.com
Watergate and the Constitution by the National Archives and also a few teaching activities
The Watergate Files from the Gerald Ford Library and Museum – cool presentation
Watergate Scandal from online Britannica and Watergate Scandal from KCLS Britannica
Library of Congress Overview and Primary Sources - A more detailed article and primary sources from our Nation's Library
Senate Watergate Investigations made available online by the Senate
Citations
Two main understandings for citing your sources: WHAT is it and HOW did YOU access it? Access Noodletools citation builder from Clever.
**Databases will export the correct MLA9 citation RIGHT INTO YOUR NOODLETOOLS! "Wait, what? That's awesome!" Remember to write in your source at the top of your notes page to keep your notes and sources together. We'll need those connected to correctly create your in-text citations.
There is a new 2021 main interface to Noodletools as of last year. Here is a one-minute quick video overview from NT, including how to submit your project to a drop box. ** New for 2021! IHS Screencast: How to Share your NT with the Library
**Once you share your works cited, the Library will always see your "live" version. They'll make comments on them and you'll have a few days to fix anything before grading.
Creating In-Text Citations - a handy how-to document from the IHS Library!