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ManheimTwp MS Library: 8th grade Social Studies--Founding Fathers

Grolier Online Encyclopedia

You can search Grolier Online for information on your "Founding Father". Enter your search terms as follows, "Last name, First name". Grolier articles have citations at the end that are in MLA format. Therefore, you can use the Quick Citation feature of NoodleTools which allows you to copy and paste the citation. Remember to view the web links that accompany your article for more information. If you use the information from the web link, you will create a NoodleTools citation for it. Citation type will be web site.

Grolier Online

History Databases

Below are the subscription databases that will have information on your "Founding Father". You may search these people by last name, first name (ex. Washington, George). If you are accessing these databases from home you will need the passwords. The articles in US History in Context have citations at the end that are already in MLA format. Therefore you may simply copy and paste them into NoodleTools using the Quick Citation feature.  Go to the library and ask for the "Info To Go" sheet. 

 


 

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Reference Books to Use

MTMS Library OPAC

Here's the link to the Manheim Township Middle School library OPAC. When you are searching, remember that you can search by the last name of the person.  The easiest way to search is by subject. If nothing appears, check your spelling. If the spelling is correct, then try a keyword search. Remember that you only want non-fiction books. You can create a bookbag by adding titles that you want by clicking the "Add to Bookbag" button. Once you have added all of those titles, click on the Bookbag button to see your titles. You can then print the list or save it to your folder. 

Additional resources

You may use these links to reach some very useful resources.