Dr. Martell | Framingham High School

Announcements/Items of Interest

The Class Web Site

This is Dr. Martell's class website. This is a great place for students to find information and resources related to our class. The weekly homework sheet will be posted every

Monday morning on this website. If you are absent or loose it, you will be able to get a copy here online. There will also be postings of all term project assignments and resources related to term projects here as well.

Student-Produced Social Studies Journals

Each year, Dr. Martell publishes his Government and US History students research papers in a journal. Click here to read past year's journals:

Framingham High Social Studies Student Journals

Access Class Resources Online If you want to download Dr. Martell's PowerPoint presentations and other resources, log into this site: https://docs.framingham.k12.ma.us.

(Be sure to follow the directions - do not forget to put "student\" before your student number). Click on FHS-STUDENT-PUBLIC, then HIST-SOC, then Martell (and choose your class).

Research Papers

For Dr. Martell's classes working on research papers Term 2 (US History II and AP Government) and Term 3 (US History I), please see the "All Classes Research Papers Folder" to the right for all handouts from class. If you miss a class or forget how to create a certain aspect of the paper, the files in this folder will help you. The following resources have been approved by Dr. Martell and can be unlimited in their use on your research papers:

1. Published books (from home or the library)

2. Published magazines, journals, and newspapers

3. Gale Resources Database, which can be accessed from home by going here:

FHS LIBRARY DATABASES

4. NOTE: Websites are not allowed to be used as a resource on your research paper without approval first from Dr. Martell. Gale Database Tips: For US History I and II use "Gale US History in Context" or "Massachusetts History Online." For AP Government use "General OneFile," "Academic OneFile," "Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context," "Expanded Academic ASAP," "Massachusetts Newsstand," or "New York Times."