History Fair Bibliography Due December 15 & 16

So the Bibliography is now due December 15 & 16.  The Bib does not have to be annotated but we will be annotating them in January/February.
Bibliographies should be submitted through Edmodo.  If you cannot then they should be emailed.  They will be accepted late through 12/22/11.
Please see me if you have any questions!

Revised Rubric

History Fair Bibliography Rubric

Topic approved by Mr. Hartwig (5 points)	Yes 5		No 0
Primary Sources	Three or more 3	(one point each) 2, 1	None 0
Secondary Sources	Seven or more 7	(one point each) 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1	None 0
Books (as source)	One or more 2		None 0
Total			/17

Finding Sources

Still having trouble?

For Secondary Sources, try:

Infotrac Gale Virtual Reference Library

 http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/elmmsmctr?db=GVRL

If you are not at school and need to login, login password: (*hint--our mascot)

http://access.gale.com/epcusd401/

You might need this link, too.

http://go.galegroup.com/ps/start.do?p=STOM&u=elmw89890&authCount=1

For Primary Sources, try:

•  Library of Congress – Digital Collectionhttp://www.loc.gov/index.html# 
• National Archives  http://docsteach.org/documents or  http://www.archives.gov/research/
• University of Chicago – Special Collectionshttp://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/scrc/ 
• The Encyclopedia of Chicago – Electronic Version (includes primary sources from the Chicago History Museum Collection) http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/ 

Citing Sources for Your Biliography

If you can look past the "demo" across the screen this is actually pretty informative.

Primary vs. Secondary Sources Game

Play the Who Wants to be a Millionaire style  game here:
http://www.quia.com/rr/855767.html

Chapter 27 Section 1 WWII Quiz

Online version.
You must enter your first and last name.  See me for the password.
http://www.quia.com/quiz/2878308.html

History Fair Topics and Annotated Bibliographies

By December 14th, everyone must have a topic and complete annotated bibliography.

Topic

Don't forget that topics must:

• Be HISTORY – It happened at least 25 years ago or more.

• Have SOURCES – It has plenty of primary and secondary sources.

• Be SIGNIFICANT – It connects to bigger themes in history.

• Have SOUL – You care about it!

• Demand INTERPRETATION – There’s a “big idea” that you want to communicate – not just facts. Interpretation means making an argument based on evidence.

This is not a list of facts or a biography.  You're telling the true story of a historical topic.  Make it interesting!  Be able to answer, "So what?"

Still having trouble?  See me or see a librarian for help.  Also, scroll down to see my topic post.

Doing Research/Finding Sources 

Primary Sources – What are they?  How do you find them?  What do you do with them?
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/rusa/sections/history/resources/pubs/usingprimarysources/index.cfm

Library of Congress – Digital Collectionhttp://www.loc.gov/index.html#

National Archives (the building in DC where the Declaration of Independence, Constitution and millions of other records are stored)
http://www.archives.gov/research/

University of Chicago – Special Collectionshttp://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/scrc/

The Encyclopedia of Chicago – Electronic Version(includes primary sources from the Chicago History Museum Collection)
http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/

Infotrac Gale Virtual Reference Library

 http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/elmmsmctr?db=GVRL

If you are not at school and need to login,

login password: (*hint--our mascot)

http://access.gale.com/epcusd401/

You might need this link, too.

http://go.galegroup.com/ps/start.do?p=STOM&u=elmw89890&authCount=1

 

Help with Annotated Bibliographies

Once you've found your sources and are ready for your bibliography, use this site:http://citationmachine.net/  or  http://www.bibme.org.

Use MLA format:

Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.

 

Examples here (use the left for navigation).

Then annotate the sources with a brief one-sentence summary.  Examples are here.

Submitting Your Topic and Annotated Bibliography

You can submit hard copies or better yet post them to Edmodo or email me.  When turning these in,  don't forget to include your full name and block.

Here's what your Topic and Bib Sheet should look like:

George Washington, 4A

History Fair Topic: How the American Revolution Succeeded

Annotated Bibliography

Primary Sources (3):

Secondary Sources (7):

You must have at least one book  and three primary sources

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