American Studies Research Guide by Ms. Curzi https://padlet.com/acurzi/k4yuq8nal41i Beck.Lippo en-us 2017-09-25 19:16:10 UTC 2025-09-29 04:23:57 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Rafaelo.png 1. Start Here: Britannica acurzi https://padlet.com/acurzi/k4yuq8nal41i/wish/191003442
  • Type in key words of your topic into the search bar of  the Encyclopedia. 
  • Cite using the little box with a check inside it. 
  • Username/Password = lions/lions.  Only needed at home
    • ]]>     2017-09-25 19:17:09 UTC https://padlet.com/acurzi/k4yuq8nal41i/wish/191003442     2. Check: Research in Context acurzi https://padlet.com/acurzi/k4yuq8nal41i/wish/191007950
  • Type in key words to the search bar at the top of the page. 
  • Cite clicking the Citation button on the right. 
  • Username/Password = Not Required/lions
    • ]]>     2017-09-25 19:28:03 UTC https://padlet.com/acurzi/k4yuq8nal41i/wish/191007950     3. Looking for information about a specific person? acurzi https://padlet.com/acurzi/k4yuq8nal41i/wish/191010489
  • Type in key words into the search bar.  
  • Citation tools on the right side of the page.  
  • Username/Password = Not Required/lions
    • ]]>     2017-09-25 19:34:51 UTC https://padlet.com/acurzi/k4yuq8nal41i/wish/191010489     4. Biography.com acurzi https://padlet.com/acurzi/k4yuq8nal41i/wish/191012003
  • A great website with cool images. 
  • You need to cite this by hand, however they give you all the information you need at the bottom of the article.  
    • ]]>     2017-09-25 19:39:23 UTC https://padlet.com/acurzi/k4yuq8nal41i/wish/191012003     5. Virtual Reference acurzi https://padlet.com/acurzi/k4yuq8nal41i/wish/191013194
  • Great for quotes and you can listen to the articles. 
  • Username/Password = Not Required/lions
  • Click Citation Tools on the right hand side to get citation.
    • ]]>     2017-09-25 19:43:24 UTC https://padlet.com/acurzi/k4yuq8nal41i/wish/191013194     6. Issues and Controversies acurzi https://padlet.com/acurzi/k4yuq8nal41i/wish/191015074
  • Each issue starts with an original video, in-depth article on the issue, the background, case for, case against, and a timeline. Search by topic, name, Supreme Court decision, etc. 
  • Username/Password = lmhs/lmhs
  • Citation at bottom of article or on the right hand side
    • ]]>     2017-09-25 19:49:03 UTC https://padlet.com/acurzi/k4yuq8nal41i/wish/191015074     7. New York Times acurzi https://padlet.com/acurzi/k4yuq8nal41i/wish/191017639
  • On this day pulls up articles of what happened on a certain date. 
  • Great place to search if you have a dated event.
  • Citation on your own.
    • ]]>     2017-09-25 19:56:04 UTC https://padlet.com/acurzi/k4yuq8nal41i/wish/191017639     8. BBC acurzi https://padlet.com/acurzi/k4yuq8nal41i/wish/191018213
  • On this day as well, also has video. 
  • Create your own citation.
    • ]]>     2017-09-25 19:57:56 UTC https://padlet.com/acurzi/k4yuq8nal41i/wish/191018213     9. World News Digest acurzi https://padlet.com/acurzi/k4yuq8nal41i/wish/191020087
  • Articles from newspapers printed at the time of your search. 
  • Username/Password = lmhs/lions
    • ]]>     2017-09-25 20:03:42 UTC https://padlet.com/acurzi/k4yuq8nal41i/wish/191020087     10. Student Resources in Context acurzi https://padlet.com/acurzi/k4yuq8nal41i/wish/191021557
  • Images, Primary Sources, News (updates), Magazines (updates), Critical Essays, Multimedia. 
  • Username/Password = Not Needed/lions
  • Click Citation Tools on the right hand side to get citation.
    • ]]>     2017-09-25 20:08:12 UTC https://padlet.com/acurzi/k4yuq8nal41i/wish/191021557     11. Videos found on Websites: Google them! Search their videos. acurzi https://padlet.com/acurzi/k4yuq8nal41i/wish/191023071
  • You can find videos on these websites. 
  • ABC World News 
  • CBS News 
  • CNN News 
  • History.com 
  • NBC News
    • ]]>     2017-09-25 20:12:06 UTC https://padlet.com/acurzi/k4yuq8nal41i/wish/191023071     12. Video Subscriptions acurzi https://padlet.com/acurzi/k4yuq8nal41i/wish/191024707
  • Discovery Edu. Log in at school and at home with the first initial of your first name followed by your last name and student ID number.  Use your district login password. 
  • Safari Montague. a huge video database that accesses hundreds of very reputable full length videos, which are segmented into clips. Log in at school with your network Student ID and Password. 
    • ]]>     2017-09-25 20:16:49 UTC https://padlet.com/acurzi/k4yuq8nal41i/wish/191024707     13. SIRS Discoverer acurzi https://padlet.com/acurzi/k4yuq8nal41i/wish/191240302
  • All articles are full text and give you reading levels for your comfort. 
  • Username/Password = Not needed in school.  Use Access PA Power Library for home access, insert your Public Library card's bar code number. At home U/P = lmhs/lions
  • Citations on your own.
    • ]]>     2017-09-26 13:40:26 UTC https://padlet.com/acurzi/k4yuq8nal41i/wish/191240302     14. History in Context acurzi https://padlet.com/acurzi/k4yuq8nal41i/wish/191243710
  • A huge database with current reference books merged with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files, and links to websites.  
  • Username/Password = Not Needed/PL2439
  • Click Citation Tools on the right hand side to get citation.
    • ]]>     2017-09-26 13:46:06 UTC https://padlet.com/acurzi/k4yuq8nal41i/wish/191243710