2018 theme:
Essential Questions:
* What were the events or influences that came before?
* How was my topic influenced: economic, social, political & cultural climate of the time period?
* Why did my topic happen at this particular time and place?
Push past the antiquated view of history as mere facts & dates and drill down into historical content to develop perspective & understanding
REMOTE ACCESS: username and password
JSTOR or Academic Search Premier (for more in-depth articles)
eBook Collections: You can search an eBook collections as you would a database to find articles from different books on a topic. When you are off campus, log in with the CCHS username and password.
Reference Books: Consult specialized encyclopedias for your topic or region.
300s - Social Issues
909 - World History
920 - Biographical Collections
940 - European History
Finding eBooks in the catalog - To search for just eBooks in the catalog, click on: "Search only Electronic Books". Note: Many, but not all, eBooks are listed in the catalog; call number will have "online" before the number.
EX: Search "World War" and check 'eBooks only': ONLINE 327.1273 JAN The dark game: true spy stories from invisible ink to CIA moles (This is an Overdrive Book - log in with your student ID; Don't download Overdrive books onto school computers - use the "Read" option on school computer.
To get better Google search results, try typing site:edu or site:org + name of topic
Examples: site:org "treaty of versailles"
ex: site:org pompeii