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Notes & Bibliography:
*While each database gives you the ability to cite your resource, you may need to create your own.
You are using Chicago Style.
Primary Source Websites:Library of Congress: American MemoryLibrary of Congress:
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Individuals:
Due Dates:Step One: Choose an individual (due week of January 6- 25 points)
Step Two: #1 and #2 (due week of January 1/20; 25 points) - your individual’s past and what motivated them to pursue their chosen path in life - 2 sources for this section Step Three: #3 (due week of January 27; 25 points) - 2 additional sources with one of them being a primary source. Step Four: #4 (due week of February 3; 25 points) - another source (bringing the total to 5). Step Five: Writing the Paper (due week of February 17; 200 points) ORR Ebooks:
Relevant Databases:ORR Databases:Secondary Sources:Background Knowledge:Start by browsing some of the databases below to find a topic that you are interested in and what to purse in your project.
Further Your Search:*Each database has different resources that can help you in your quest.
Make sure to search each database to find new information and materials.* For More Advanced Searches:
Primary Sources:
Remember to make sure your citations are in Chicago Style when creating your bibliography:To change a citation from MLA to Chicago, you can:
Stone, Barton Warren. "Barton Warren Stone Provides an Account of the Second Great Awakening." Gale U.S. History in Context, Gale, 2015. U.S. History in Context, libraries.state.ma.us/login?gwurl=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/XRFQCW966106521/UHIC?u=mlin_s_orrhs&xid=da16d105. Accessed 13 Dec. 2016. Chicago 16: Stone, Barton Warren. "Barton Warren Stone Provides an Account of the Second Great Awakening." in Gale U.S. History in Context. Detroit: Gale, 2015. U.S. History in Context (accessed December 13, 2016). http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?gwurl=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/XRFQCW966106521/UHIC?u=mlin_s_orrhs&xid=da16d105. Boston Public Library Databases:*You will need to login with your BPL e-card number and pin.
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