Roaring 20s
Databases
Search using simple keywords ex: just the name of your person; read the contents to gather information to answer your questions.
ABC CLIO Pop Culture Universe Try browsing “Decades” or keyword searching
Facts on File American History Online Try browsing through the topic centers OR use keyword searching
Gale Biographies In Context Type in the person's name
Gale US History in Context Type in a few simple key words
Websites
For any website you pick, please make sure you understand the following: Who is responsible for this material? What are their goals (Inform or influence). If you are unfamiliar with this source (i.e. it is not a major educational foundation or news source), research it separate from the site itself in a different tab- (Wikipedia and its source links are a good start for researching creators of web content).
1920s project Tutorial.webmSearching databases / exporting citations to Noodletools
Ebooks
Works Cited Help
Use Noodletools to help you organize and cite your sources.
Log into Noodletools.com with Google.
Create a project (green button at top right)
Name your project, use MLA style, junior level.
You can add your sources manually (from the green button at top right) or, if you are using a database article, you can export directly from the article citation to Noodletools.
Noodletools Tutorials can be found here.
How to cite SS book.webmHow to Cite the Textbook
In-Text citations matching works cited.webmIn-text citations corresponding with works cited (walk through)
Progressive Era SAMPLE Fact SheetSample In-text citations matching with Works Cited
Tips for creating works citedTips for Creating Works Cited