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=VETERANS Research Resources= = =

Resources specific to research for the oral history project can be found through the link above.
=**__Information on final grades for 4th quarter/2nd semester:__**=

This is the information distributed to all students on May 22, 2012.

=__Handouts related to FOH and ancient civilizations:__=

**Review for test to be given on Tuesday May 22** -- what you should know and be able to do:


Here are the final two sets of questions -- about ancient Phoenicians and Israelites:





Here are the two syllabi for the "independent work" you were asked to do on Mesopotamia and Egypt, including the prompt for the essay on Hammurabi's Code of Laws:



Here are the two sets of questions related to readings on ancient Mesopotamia:





Here are the questions about the geography of Egypt, the Nile and the governance of Egypt:



Here are the questions about religious beliefs and practices in ancient Egypt (__the one set that needs to be typed__):



=__Handouts related to ISA preparation, peer review and revision:__=

Here are the directions for submitting the final version of your ISA:



Here are the guidelines for peer review. You can only do this once you have been assigned a peer's essay to review. Due dates will be given in class, on a case by case basis.



Directions for each step of the ISA preparation process were distributed one step at a time in class, as your team became ready for them. In case you are absent or lose your copy of the directions, here is a copy of the entire document. Please note: There are no samples of student work included in this version.



Here are some **other guidelines** handed out in the course of the oral history project:

Oral history project overview (for the Class of 2016):

GREEN "after the interview" guidelines:

Transcription guidelines:

=ORAL HISTORY PROJECT required readings:=

Thompson, Mark. "An Army Apart: The Other 1%." //Time Magazine// 21 Nov. 2011: 35-39. Print.

=Background Research -- Assignments and Handouts=

__**Step One**__: Finding good sources, preparing an **annotated bibliography** and taking **notes**
Here are all of the guidelines and handouts distributed in class in December:







__**Step Two:**__ Composing your **proto-wiki**
====Your proto-wiki is a digital document that represents your first attempt to put into coherent form the results of your research on the assigned topic. Here are the guidelines that were given in December:====



__**Step Three (Optional)**__: Revising your proto-wiki and making it available to others as a wiki
====If you choose to revise and resubmit your proto-wiki, then it can be "published" as a wiki on this site. If you want to revise and resubmit your wiki, and have it considered for publication, follow these guidelines:====



====The document above contains all directions as well as the __form__ for recording changes made, which must be submitted **in print** form, if you want your revised wiki to be re-graded as part of your work for the 4th quarter and 2nd semester.====

=LIBRARY Resources for Research=

Books (and more...)
The Uni Library has a great selection of social studies and history books that will help you in your search for information. In the Dewey Decimal System, social studies topics are cataloged in the 300s and history books are cataloged in the 900s (973 is U.S. History). Start with a search in the UIUC Catalog.
 * UIUC Catalog Search**


 * How to Narrow Your Search**

1. Start searching with a simple word or phrase that specifically represent the area you want information about. The default search method is a "keyword" search.

2. Once you have a list of results, use the options on the right-hand side-bar to limit your search by LOCATION to UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL.



3. If you still have a lot of results, try narrowing your search by adding additional keywords. For example, searching for "vietnam war" and narrowing to Uni High books gets you 68 results. Adding the keyword "protest" so that your search box says "vietnam war protest" will give you only 9 results. You may need to use the **Narrow Your Search** side-bar to specify that you just want books at the University High School. *Be sure to check the reference collection and the circulating collection*

Illinois Harvest: Digitized Books from UIUC

Illinois Harvest is a unique service that provides access to publicly available online materials about or related to Illinois. **Click on Search** at the top of the page, then use the Keyword/Phrase Anywhere search. The results page will reflect all types of digital content, including photographs, from a variety of participating universities.

Online Databases
Contains articles from hundreds of magazines and reference books.
 * MAS Ultra**

You can use the toolbar on the left to narrow by pop culture topic (major awards, fads, new products and businesses, etc.) or type a keyword into the search box on the top right.
 * Pop Culture Universe**

One million primary source photos from the Associated Press Archives; this is a great database to use for locating a visual. **Note:** when using this database from home, use the "special" Uni High log in and password (NOT your netID). Primary source!
 * AP Multimedia Archive**

Full-text articles from major metropolitan newspapers, international papers, and small-town U.S. papers. Articles from the Chicago Tribune date back to 1985. You can narrow your search by location - including international locations - from the main page. Then search using keywords. If you are looking in a specific newspaper, note the date range - some only go back a few years. Primary source! Access any New York Times article from 1851-2006. Great for looking for information on United States history. Primary source!
 * Newsbank**
 * Historical New York Times**

This library holds tens of thousands of reels of microfilm and subscribes to almost 500 current newspapers.
 * History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library** (University of Illinois)

Look for books that are about Champaign-Urbana in **977.366**.
Here you will find the most comprehensive public library newspaper collection in the area. The archives specialize in genealogy and local history. Though the focus is on Champaign County, they have information on many other communities in Illinois. The index is now online! Primary source!
 * Urbana Free Library Archives**

Illinois Digital Newspaper Collection This UIUC project has currently fully digitized the //Daily Illini// (1916-1945; 1962-1975) and the //Daily Urbana Courier// (1903-1935). To conduct an advanced search, click on //More search options// next to the search box. Primary source!

Be sure to also check out Illinois Harvest: Digitized Books from UIUC! It's described above in the "books" section. Primary source!

**Free-Web Search Resources**
SweetSearch is a Google -powered custom search engine that only searches 35,000 Web sites that a staff of research experts deems credible. The first few hits bring together sources on a single subject and include overview articles. Each hit displays from 100-400 words of context around search terms.
 * Sweet Search**

The American Memory Project is an amazing resource for //original// documents; it's kind of like a virtual museum. You can find written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music. Search by the topics listed on the homepage or look at the list of all collections. Primary source!
 * American Memory Project (Library of Congress)**

The Gilder-Lehrman Institute has overviews of different historical time-periods (see the drop down options under HISTORY BY ERA) and searchable primary source documents (search these by clicking on HISTORIC DOCUMENTS). Primary source!
 * Gilder-Lehrman Institute**

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