Modern U.S. History
Mr. Kirby
Day 1: Building Background Knowledge
Research Organizer & Guide
Modern US History Research Organizer
Modern US History Research Organizer Sample
Starting Points: Overview and Background
Examines the foundations of U.S. government and political system
Investigates the people, events, and stories of our nation's evolution
ABC-CLIO Daily Life through History
Examines the life of various cultures from prehistory to modern era.
Facts on File African American History and Culture
Features thousands of cross-referenced entries, covering the entire spectrum of African-American history over the past 500 years
Facts on File American History Online
Spans more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history to cover the American experience.
Facts on File American Indian History and Culture
Information on more than 600 Native American groups and over 15,000 years of American Indian culture and history
Day 2: Analysis & In-Depth
This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 3,100 journals, including full text for nearly 2,700 peer-reviewed titles.
Provides access to more than 12 million academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.
This resource provides access to nearly 5,000 titles that offer global coverage on a wide range of subjects: arts, business, current events, education, health, language arts, sciences, social sciences, and more. It features a diversified mix of scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, and newspapers.
Other Options
Reference titles covering the most-studied subject areas
Special Databases
Newsbank Access World News Research
Explore diverse perspectives, topics and trends that align with curricular areas such as English, Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, Technology, Arts, History and more to foster critical thinking skills. Features reliable, credible information from a wide variety of international, national, and local sources. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.
EBSCO Points of View Reference Center
Points of View Reference Center is a full text database designed to provide students and schools with a series of controversial essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. Essays provide questions and materials for further thought and study and are accompanied by thousands of supporting articles from the world’s top political and societal publications.
Searchable full-text of 300 plus newspapers, both national and international.
ProQuest SIRS Issues Researcher
Background and current analysis necessary for researching more than 300 current leading issues
Database Passwords
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