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Books & the online catalog
Books about writers and protest movements are available in the Media Center. Search the online catalog or look in the Categories section of the catalog for the Protest Movements & Literature booklist.

Also use the online catalog to find Web Path Express results (evaluated, high-quality web sites) about your movement or writer.

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Electronic databases

Electronic databases are available in the Favorites menu in Internet Explorer on the Media Center computers, or in the Electronic Databases section of the NHHS Media Center home page. To use the databases from home, you will need the list of passwords, which is available in the Media Center.

 

Use and combine your search terms to find one article from at least two of the databases listed under each category below.

Biography

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History

Use and combine your search terms to find one article from at least one of the databases listed under each category below.

Literature

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Writing samples

To find examples of and information about your writer's work, consult the following sources (in ABC-CLIO American History, look for documents; in Facts on File, look for primary sources):

  

 
 

Writer

Source

  
 

Jane Addams

ABC-CLIO American History

Library catalog

ManyBooks.net

  
 

Sherman Alexie

Poetry web sites

Sherman Alexie.com

  
 

Margaret Atwood

Library catalog

Poetry web sites

O.W. Toad

  
 

Gwendolyn Brooks

Library catalog

Poetry web sites

Circle Literature Association

  
 

Cesar Chavez

La Voz de Aztlan

United Farm Workers

  
 

Alice Childress

Library catalog

  
 

Charles Dickens

Library catalog

Complete works of Charles Dickens

World of Biography

  
 

Frederick Douglass

Library catalog

C-SPAN American Writers

Documenting the American South

  
 

W.E.B. DuBois

Facts on File-African American History

C-SPAN American Writers

Critique of Booker T. Washington

Documenting the American South

  
 

Paul Laurence Dunbar

Poetry web sites

Paul Laurence Dunbar digital collection

Paul Laurence Dunbar page

University of Dayton

  
 

Barbara Ehrenreich

Barbara's Blog

Nickel and Dimed (excerpt)

  
 

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Library catalog

C-SPAN American Writers

Emerson works

  
 

Betty Friedan

ABC-CLIO American History

C-SPAN American Witers

The Feminine Mystique (chapter 5)

  
 

Margaret Fuller

ABC-CLIO American History

American Transcendentalism web

  
 

Allen Ginsberg

Library catalog

Poetry web sites

Allen Ginsberg Trust library

  
 

Langston Hughes

Library catalog

Poetry web sites

"Ballad of Roosevelt"

C-SPAN American Writers

History is a weapon

Library of Congress

  
 

Helen Hunt Jackson

ABC-CLIO American History

Washington State University

  
 

Thomas Jefferson

ABC-CLIO American History

C-SPAN American Writers

Thomas Jefferson digital archive

  
 

Martin Luther King

ABC-CLIO American History

Facts on File-History Database Search

American Rhetoric

Voice of King

  
 

Denise Levertov

Poetry web sites

The Beat Page

  
 

Robert Lowell

Library catalog

Poetry web sites

  
 

N. Scott Momaday

Library catalog

Poetry web sites

  
 

Carry Nation

ABC-CLIO American History

Project Gutenberg

  
 

Tim O'Brien

Library catalog

Tim O'Brien home page

  
 

Thomas Paine

ABC-CLIO American History

C-SPAN American Writers

U.S. History.org

 
 

Dorothy Parker

Library catalog

Poetry web sites

  
 

Kenneth Rexroth

Library catalog

Poetry web sites

  
 

Jacob Riis

ABC-CLIO American History

How the Other Half Lives

New York City's Fourth Ward

  
 

Anne Sexton

Poetry web sites

Poets of Cambridge

  
 

Upton Sinclair

ABC-CLIO American History

Facts on File-History Database Search

Library catalog

C-SPAN American Writers

The EPIC Plan

The Jungle (chapter 1)

The Jungle (chapter 9)

  
 

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

ABC-CLIO American History

C-SPAN American Writers

Seneca Falls Declaration

Solitude of Self

  
 

John Steinbeck

Library catalog

C-SPAN American Writers

Nobel Prize speech

  
 

Harriet Beecher Stowe

ABC-CLIO American History

C-SPAN American Writers

  
 

Henry David Thoreau

ABC-CLIO American History

Library catalog

C-SPAN American Writers

  
 

Sojourner Truth

Library catalog

C-SPAN American Writers

"Ain't I a Woman?"

Documenting the American South

  
 

Walt Whitman

Library catalog

Poetry web sites

Walt Whitman archive

  
 

Frances Willard

ABC-CLIO American History

History Matters

The Do-Everything Policy

Women and Organization

  
 

Malcolm X

ABC-CLIO American History

Facts on File-History Database Search

American Rhetoric

Malcolm X in his own words

Malcolm X speeches

  
 


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18th century movements & causes

American Revolution

 

American Revolution

http://www.americanrevolution.com/

The complete history of the American Revolution.

 

Freedom: A History of Us

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/historyofus/index.html

Webisodes from PBS on Independence and Revolution.

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19th century movements & causes

Transcendentalism | Abolition | Women's Rights | Temperance | Indian Rights | Progressive Movement

 

Transcendentalism

 

American Transcendentalism Web

http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/transcendentalism/index.html

The complete history of the American Revolution.

 

Transcendentalists

http://www.transcendentalists.com/index.htm

The complete history of the American Revolution.

 

Abolition

 

Abolitionism

http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/utc/abolitn/abhp.html

Primary sources from the online archive Uncle Tom’s Cabin & American Culture by the University of Virginia.

 

The African American Mosaic

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/afam005.html

A Library of Congress resource guide for the study of black history and culture.

 

Africans in America

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4narr2.html

Overview of the abolitionist movement, with links to key people and events.

 

American Abolitionism

http://americanabolitionist.liberalarts.iupui.edu/

Abolition resources from Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis.

 

Freedom: A History of Us

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/historyofus/web05/index.html

Webisode from PBS describing the history of slavery in America and the abolitionist movement.

 

John Brown's Holy War

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/brown/

Companion site to the PBS film about the anti-slavery crusade.

 

Lest We Forget: The Triumph Over Slavery

http://digital.nypl.org/lwf/english/site/flash.html

A New York Public Library online exhibit exploring 400 years of slavery in the Americas.

 

This Question of Slavery

http://www.harrietbeecherstowecenter.org/teacher_student/

Primary source documents about slavery and abolition, compiled by the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center.

 

Women's Rights

 

Living the Legacy: The Women's Rights Movement 1848-1998

http://www.legacy98.org/

History of the women's rights movement from 1848 to 1998.

 

Not for Ourselves Alone

http://www.pbs.org/stantonanthony/

Web resources to accompany the PBS documentary about Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony.

 

Political Culture & Imagery of American Woman Suffrage

http://www.nmwh.org/exhibits/toc.html

Overview of women's status and suffrage activity in the 19th century.

 

Women's Rights: 1848 to the Present

http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/women/rights/policy.htm

Texts, background, and laws associated with women's rights.

 

Temperance

 

Library of Congress

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/timeline/progress/prohib/prohib.html

A case study of progressive reform. Includes links to documents from the era.

 

Temperance & Prohibition

http://prohibition.osu.edu/

A history of the temperance movement from Ohio State University.

 

Women's Christian Temperance Union

http://www.wctu.org/history.html

A history of the organization and the temperance movement.

 

Indian Rights

 

Almanac of Policy Issues

http://www.policyalmanac.org/culture/archive/native_americans.shtml

History of civil rights and Native Americans.

 

American Indian Issues

http://sorrel.humboldt.edu/~go1/kellogg/NativeRelationship.html

Educational tools about the historical and contemporary political, economic, and social characteristics of sovereign tribal nations throughout the United States. 

 

Progressive Movement

 

Eagleton Digital Archive of American Politics

http://www.eagleton.rutgers.edu/e-gov/e-politicalarchive-Progressive.htm

An overview of the era and links to further resources, compiled by Rutgers University.

 

Progressive Era History Resources

http://www.snowcrest.net/jmike/progressive.html

Links to figures and causes associated with the Progressive era, including Jane Addams and Jacob Riis.

 

Theodore Roosevelt and the Progressive Movement

http://www.vw.vccs.edu/vwhansd/HIS122/Teddy/TRProgressive.html

A summary of the Progressive Movement from a professor at Virginia Western Community College.

 

Urban Experience in Chicago: Hull House and Its Neighborhoods

http://www.uic.edu/jaddams/hull/urbanexp/contents.htm

Information on the life of Jane Addams and the legacy of Hull House.

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20th century movements & causes

Economic Disparity | African American Equality | Beat Generation 
Women's Liberation | Native American Rights | Anti-War

Economic Disparity

 

Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the Great Depression

http://www.eagleton.rutgers.edu/e-gov/e-politicalarchive-McCarthy.htm

Summary of the Great Depression, the setting for Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath.

 

Freedom: A History of Us

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/historyofus/web12/index.html

Webisode from PBS describing the Great Depression.

 

The Great Depression

http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/depression/depression.htm

An overview and photo gallery of the Great Depression in the United States.

 

An Overview of the Great Depression

http://eh.net/encyclopedia/article/parker.depression

Historical and economic analysis of the Great Depression from the Economic History Encyclopedia.

 

Fight in the Fields

http://www.pbs.org/itvs/fightfields/cesarchavez1.html

Companion resources for a PBS film about Cesar Chavez and the farmworkers' struggle.

 

The Cycle of Poverty

http://www.uic.edu/jaddams/hull/urbanexp/contents.htm

Mexican-American farm workers testify before Congress in 1969.

 

In the Shadow of Society

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/7030

Two migrant farmworkers from Florida and a UFW organizer from Washington State discussed their experiences and proposed legislative remedies to a Senate subcommittee in 1969.

 

United Farm Workers of America

http://www.ufw.org/

Official site of the UFW. See the History section (under Research) for information on Cesar Chavez and the group's origins.

 

Living Wage Resource Center

http://www.livingwagecampaign.org/

Brief history of the national living wage movement and links to other living wage-related sites.

 

Minimum Wage

http://www.policyalmanac.org/economic/minimum_wage.shtml

Overview of the history of minimum wage legislation, plus links to related articles, organizations, and resources.

 

African American Equality & Civil Rights

 

The Civil Rights Era

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart9.html

Information from the Library of Congress about desegregation, sit-ins, freedom rides, and demonstrations.

 

Eyes on the Prize

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eyesontheprize/index.html

Story of the civil rights movement and primary sources from the PBS film.

 

Freedom: A History of Us

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/historyofus/index.html

Webisodes from PBS on the end of segregation (Webisode 14) and the fight for civil rights (Webisode 15).

 

Outline of American History

http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1994/ch12_p11.htm

Summary of the civil rights movement from 1960-1980.

 

Voices of Civil Rights

http://www.voicesofcivilrights.org/index.html

An archive of stories about the civil rights movement.

 

Beat Generation

 

American Museum of Beat Art

http://www.beatmuseum.org/

Archive and collection of works and artifacts from the Beat Generation.

 

The Beat Page

http://www.rooknet.com/beatpage/index.html

Features and background information on writers of the Beat Generation.

 

McCarthyism & the Red Scare

http://www.eagleton.rutgers.edu/e-gov/e-politicalarchive-McCarthy.htm

Summary of the anti-Communist environment that spawned the Beat Movement.

 

Feminism & Women's Liberation

 

Chicago Women's Liberation Union

http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1994/ch12_p12.htm

"Herstory," archives, and memoirs of the women's liberation movement.

 

Documents from the Women's Liberation Movement

http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/wlm/

Documents from the radical origins of the Women's Liberation Movement during the 1960's and 1970's.

 

GLBTQ Encyclopedia

http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/womens_liberation_movement.html

An overview of the history and scope of the women's liberation movement.

 

Outline of American History

http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1994/ch12_p12.htm

Overview of the women's movement of the 1960's and 1970's.

 

Native American Civil Rights

 

Civil Rights 101

http://www.civilrights.org/research_center/civilrights101/native.html

Overview of the issues associated with Native American civil rights.

 

Civil Rights for Native Americans

http://racerelations.about.com/od/thehierarchyofrace/a/nativeamericans_2.htm

List of civil rights priorities for Native Americans.

 

Outline of American History

http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1994/ch12_p14.htm

Summary of the history of the modern Native American rights movement.

 

Self-Determination of Free Peoples

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6897

Founding documents of the American Indian Movement.

 

Anti-War Movement

 

About the Vietnam War

http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/vietnam/vietnamwar.htm

Analysis of the various forces that combined to protest the Vietnam War.

 

Radical Times

http://library.thinkquest.org/27942/indexf.htm

An award-winning webquest developed by students in California and Singapore to present the history of the Antiwar Movement.

 

Vietnam Protest Movement

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/VNprotest.htm

Overview of the growth in opposition to the Vietnam War.

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Poets & poetry

Best bets

 

Academy of American Poets

http://www.poets.org/

Search for specific poets and poems at the site from the largest U.S. organization dedicated to the art of poetry.

 

Critical Reading Guide

http://www.brocku.ca/english/jlye/criticalreading.html

Describes the process of analyzing a poem.

 

Perspectives in American Literature: What is Poetry?

http://www.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/append/axf.html

Tips on reading and analyzing a poem.

 

Plagiarist Poetry Archive

http://plagiarist.com/poetry/

Database of more than 400 poets and 9,000 poems.

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Other sites

 

EveryPoet

http://www.everypoet.com/

Compilation of thousands of poetry-related links from across the world.

 

Glossary of Poetic Terms

http://www.poeticbyway.com/glossary.html

Poetic terms and their definitions, with many cross-references and examples.

 

LitLinks

http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/litlinks/

Alphabetical list of poets with biographical information and recommended web links.

 

Modern American Poetry

http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/

Criticism, biographical information, and selected poems from modern American poets.

 

Poem Hunter

http://www.poemhunter.com/

More than 168,000 poems by more than 16,000 poets, searchable by poet name, poem title, or poem text.

 

Poet's Corner

http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/

A user-friendly library of works by hundreds of authors covering thousands of years.

 

Poetry Archives

http://www.emule.com/poetry/

Thousands of classical poems searchable by first line, author, title, or keyword.

 

Poetry Foundation

http://www.poetryfoundation.org

Publisher of Poetry magazine, Poetry Foundation is an independent literary organization committed to a vigorous presence for poetry in our culture.

 

Poetry Magic

http://www.poetrymagic.co.uk/

Discussion on the theory and craft of writing poetry.

 

Representative Poetry Online

http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/display/index.cfm

More than 3,000 English poems by 500 poets from the Old English period to today.

 

Today in Literature

http://www.todayinliterature.com/

Browse the author index for brief biographical facts and recommended links to additional information.

 

Virtual Lit

http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/Virtualit/poetry/denotate_def.html

Interactive poetry tutorial.

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Search engines

After you finish your research in the Media Center, you may want to try researching your subject on the internet. Get in the habit of using at least two search tools for every topic; each tool will provide a different set of results.

 

Because anyone can publish anything on the web at any time, be sure to carefully evaluate web sites before you use the information. The Media Center has tips for web evaluation.

 

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Research paper resources

For help in researching and writing your paper, check out the research paper resources on the Media Center web site:

Research paper resources
 http://www.nhvweb.net/nhhs/MediaCenter/rese.htm

The Big6 research process helps you find, use, apply, and evaluate information for your research needs. For a review of the Big6 process, visit its web site:

Big6
 http://www.big6.com/kids/7-12.htm

 

Plagiarism demonstrates lack of integrity and character. It is inconsistent with the goals and values of NHHS. Review the plagiarism policy to learn about strategies that will help you succeed with honor.

 

NHHS policy on cheating and plagiarism
 http://www.nhvweb.net/NHHS/English/cheatingplagiarismpolicy.htm

 

You can help prevent plagiarism by taking good notes, which include the source of your information. Try using this note-taking grid, which uses Word's table feature, to record your information. After your have completed this grid, save it to your own disk or directory. You can sort it by the Section column to organize your notes by the categories in your paper's outline. You can also sort it by the Source column to create a rough draft of your bibliography.

Note-taking grid
 http://www.nhvweb.net/nhhs/MediaCenter/notegrid.doc

Properly cite your sources by using NoodleBib, an online citation maker from Noodle Tools:

 

NoodleBib6 (stop by the Media Center for password and log-in information)

http://www.noodletools.com/login.php

 

Tips for citing databases in NoodleTools
(MLA starter mode)
 

If you used a database to find …

Select citation type …

On the screen that asks, "Where can other people find this source?"
select …

On the screen that asks, "How can your reader find this online?"
select …

An article originally published in a magazine

Magazine

Online

Subscription database

An article originally published in a newspaper

Newspaper or newswire

An article originally published in the database (such as an article in Encyclopedia Americana)

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