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
ELA Research Guides and Pathfinders
Using JSTOR - creating MyWorkspace account and saving articles
LHS Free Reading Projects:
Last of Us - if you like the series, read these books:
Junior Literature Criticism Research Paper:
NEW DATABASE FOR THIS PROJECT! Gale in Context: Literature
Includes content from Novels for Students, Short Stories for Students and so much more! Password added to the sheet linked above.
Novels for Students within Gale in Context: Literature database (covering volumes 62 - 66)
Nonfiction Classics for Students within Gale in Context: Literature database
List of American authors from the For Students series:
Other ELA Research Project Guides:
Cultural Poetry Research Project
Poetry for Students - Nationality & Ethnicity Index (updated November 2019)
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
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
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.
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!
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:
