GAA Secondary Library Newsletter SY 2021-2022

~May Issue~

Welcome to the May issue of the GAA Library Newsletter!

The students and staff have been working diligently all year, and now it's time to showcase all that hard work on the upcoming EOCPs and exams! Considering the large workload you all have, in this issue, we have offered tips and tricks for success this season, deadline reminders, research resources, and more! We hope you enjoy this month's issue and finish this year off strong.

- Erica Congo, Grade 11

GENERAL REMINDERS for Students

1. Make sure to grab an EOCP schedule sheet and plan out your finals!

2. Turn in your course request forms and register for your classes on Powerschool.

Please take note of the book return due dates. The Library will be closed on June 13th to 24th for inventory. Email a.parente_gaa@gemsedu.com for any book returns concern.

Tips and Tricks for Success during EOCPs and Exams

Here are some well-curated pieces of advice from our dear counselors, Ms. Catherine Sciolis and Ms. Lia Noronha.

Research resources to use for your finals

Research, research and more research! Fact-finding is extremely important when you are writing anything. The sources below will provide you with a honorable number of databases to ensure that you can find sufficient information and effective to conduct your research. On top of that, it will teach you how to distinguish between primary and secondary sources, reliable sources, and fake news.

Secondary Library - Research Identifying Keywords Break your research question into keywords. The keywords you use will have impact on the results of your research.

Visit this page to know how to log onto these databases:

Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty

Here is a video interview with Ms. Monica Martin about how to avoid academic dishonesty during your finals.

ms monica.mp4

MLA Citation help

In the link below you will find help on how to cite books, websites, journal articles, newspapers, videos, and more. It is a very helpful tool to make sure that you cite all of your sources in order to avoid plagiarism. Citing in MLA format is extremely necessary so you can give credit where it is due and helps your teachers read and understand your work.

MLA Citation Format Guide

Secondary Library - Citing Sources GAA ACADEMIC HONESTY POLICY represents the school's effort to guarantee that students are committed to building and maintaining a learning community of the highest integrity by carrying out tasks with honesty in all situations. A common form of Academic Dishonesty is PLAGIARISM. Please refer to

Library Field Trip

Some high school students had the chance to go on a field trip this month at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair held in ADNEC. Students attended an author session and a poetry workshop. They met the author Nayanika Mahtani who gave an insight on how the shadows of the past affects us in the present through her award winning YA novel Across the Lines. Students were able to harness their words by expressing their thoughts and feelings in the Poetry Workshop by the two famous UAE poets Afra Atiq and Danabelle Gutierrez.

Visit the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair!

Date: May 23- 29, 2022 Time: 9am to 10pm
Venue: ADNEC, Abu Dhabi

Plan your visit, book your tickets here. No entrance fee.
Check the Book Fair Programmes here.
For more information, please visit the website - https://adbookfair.com/en/adibf

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