Library: Middle School History

Click here for the catalog and find books and websites on your topic. Note magazine, newspaper and journal articles are available from Online Databases (right).

Mrs. Hogan

Visit Mrs. Hogan's website for links to resources.

Mr. Curtis 

• Check out these "best American History websites"
• Visit Mr. Curtis' website

Mr. Spear

Researching African Countries and Issues

• Does your country have a daily newspaper like this one from Sierre Leone?

• Search for newspapers that report news from your African country

• Locate background information on your country at BBC news. Click on COUNTRY PROFILES on left. Under green AFRICA bar, select your country from the drop down list and Click GO. You will find Q&A, Key Stories, Video, Timelines etc.

• Wondering what the MPH library has on your country? Try typing your COUNTRY NAME into the library catalog . Remember to also look at WEBSITES in the catalog (upper right tab)

• To locate articles on issues affecting your African country such as GENOCIDE or HIV/AIDS, type your COUNTRY NAME into the Groliers database and type your subtopic into the box (left) for SEARCH THE SEARCH RESULTS 

• Wikipedia is useful for getting an overview of a topic. Read about how to use it for research and note the information is more reliable if you use the links in REFERENCES, BIBLIOGRAPHY and EXTERNAL LINKS.

•  Need a copy of your assignment? Want to view the rubrick? Visit Mr. Spear's website