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Types of Sources

Primary Sources - Texts or artifacts created during the time period being investigated 
Examples of primary sources:  histories, letters, images, objects, speeches, charters, laws, diaries, buildings, newspapers, posters, photos

 

Secondary Sources - Texts focused on the time period being investigated but published after it 
Examples of secondary sources:  histories, documentaries, websites, journals, films, history magazines, textbooks

 

Image source: Dorothea Lange: Migrant Mother . image. Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 19 Feb. 2021. school.eb.com/levels/high/assembly/view/72269. Accessed 20 Apr. 2021.

Statement of Inquiry

How did the United States get from a country primarily concerned with internal affairs and the Western hemisphere, to a superpower with worldwide influence?

Primary Source Resources

Research Databases

Login information for each database can be found on your teacher's class resources page, or you can contact the secondary librarian.

Library Books for Research

  

Electronic Books

Giving Credit to Research Sources

 

An excellent tool for creating MLA style citations for your resources/works cited list!  NoodleTools can also be use for taking notes, organizing your ideas, and much more!

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Reference List

A list of all primary and secondary research sources used

  • In MLA8 format, sources should be alphabetical by the last name of the author (or title if there is no author)

Reference Citations Format by Type of Source

Basic formatting for various reference citations:

  • Book
    Author Last Name, Author First Name. Title of Book. City of Publication, Publisher, Publication Date.
     
  • Database Article
    Author Last Name, Author First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Journal, vol. (volume number), no. (issue number), Date published. Title of Database, url. Date accessed (Ex. Accessed 1 April 2020). 
     
  • Digital Image
    Author Last Name, Author First Name. “Title of Image.” Title of Website, Publisher of Site (only if this is different than the name of the website), url of website. Date accessed (Ex. Accessed 1 April 2020). 
     
  • Online Video
    Author Last Name, Author First Name. “Title of Video.” Title of Website, uploaded by (user name), upload date (Ex. 3 July 2012), url of website. Date accessed (Ex. Accessed 1 April 2020).
     
  • Website
    Author Last Name, Author First Name. “Title of Page.” Title of Website, Publisher of Site (only if this is different than the name of the website), url of website. Date accessed (Ex. Accessed 1 April 2020).