LHS Research Help & Guides

If you need research help, stop by the library! If Mrs. Vallee is busy or with another class, send an email to pvallee@lunenburgschools.net

Podcasting Guides

ELA Research Guides and Pathfinders

Junior American Author/Literary Criticism Project
Career Exploration Senior Research Project
Using JSTOR - creating MyWorkspace account and saving articles
Advanced Searching w/ Boolean Logic!
Noodletools LHS Student Guide - MLA Style QUICK GUIDE

LHS Free Reading Projects:

- - DESTINY | SORA | CWMARS
  - LHS Choice Reading Presentation w/ Suggestions
  - LHS Free Reading Suggestions
  - Destiny Discover Collections
  - LHS Free Reading eBook & Audiobooks in SORA
  - Last of Us - if you like the series, read these books:
    - Last of Us Destiny Collection
    - Last of Us SORA Collection
  - LHS Free Reading Research Guide

Other ELA Research Project Guides:

Daily Life in Elizabethan England - Digital Resources

Cultural Poetry Research Project
- - Poetry for Students - Nationality & Ethnicity Index (updated November 2019)
  - LHS Student Guide - MLA Style Quick Guide

All Souls Research Guide (only accessible with @lunenburgschool.net account due to embedded passwords)

History Research Guides and Pathfinders

Using JSTOR - creating MyWorkspace account and saving articles
Advanced Searching w/ Boolean Logic!
NoodleTools LHS Student Guide - Chicago Style QUICK GUIDE
Export Citations to Noodletools and Create Footnotes

Medieval History Research Guide
- - Medieval Research LHS Books - Destiny Collection

10th Grade American History Research Guide
- - NoodleTools LHS Student Guide - Chicago Style QUICK GUIDE

Genocide Research Pathfinder
- - Film resources for teachers

Family Tree/Genealogy Research

Finding a research topic:

Look through the trending topics in the databases to find great ideas for papers & projects.
Use Wikipedia! Start searching for topics and look to see what other subjects, events, or people are linked within the articles.

Citations

Noodletools

Citing your sources is essential, whether the sources are books, websites, photographs or social media posts. Noodletools connects directly to your school Google account and offers citation tools that support all types of research projects.

Owl Purdue Writing Lab

The Writing Lab at Purdue University offers a great resource for learning the rules for MLA, Chicago Style, APA and other formats.

Click the different style guides above. Look on the left side of screen for sections on formatting quotes and other frequently asked citation questions!

Turnitin

Some of your teachers will be asking you to turn in your drafts and final papers through Turnitin
We use this as a learning tool to teach you about the research process and the importance of citing your sources

Platforms:

Works with Chromebook, PC and Mac
Turnitin Feedback Studio mobile app for iOS

Guides & Help:

Turnitin User Guides

Advanced Searching and Reverse Image Searching:

Research Standards:

Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks

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