Student Classes & Projects: Writing - Informative/Explanatory Unit - Research Paper

Use Credible Reference Materials: World Book, Gale in Context, & JSTOR

• These are search tools that can be used to find thousands of articles, reference materials, primary sources, etc. These are on this LibGuide.

Use Keywords: Keywords are the main topic or focus of your research. Using keywords help you get the best sources most suited to your topic.

Links to Get Started:

Period 4:

• The rebuild of the Philadelphia Eagles
• How to become a commercial electrician
• The cultural background of Mardi Gras
• Why Travis Scott is the greatest rapper of our generation
• Benefits of positive thinking
• The three most common misconceptions of video games
• The three most important things to note to go pro in soccer

Period 6:

• The three health benefits of sitting in a sauna
• The three major reasons why Six Flags is so popular today
• The abandonment of Six Flag New Orleans
• The significant cultural effects of Mardi Gras
• The cultural significance of the Beatles
• Alternatives to animal testing

Period 7:

• The definition of friendship in three different cultures
• The three key pieces to the Man in the Red Bandana's life
• The three reasons why the Eagles made it to the Super Bowl in 2017
• The three reasons why people dirt bike race
• Three ways to survive the wilderness
• The benefits of owning a dog
• The three health benefits of sitting in a sauna
• The three benefits of doing yoga and meditation
• The three most popular reasons why people get tattoos
• The three main symptoms of PTSD

Destiny (library catalog): Log in using your Google PDSD student account.  

Databases and Encyclopedias: You are logged in at school; to log in at home see below.

World Book uses the username: sun, and password: valley.   

Gale in Context High School, Gale Literary Sources and Gale Virtual Reference Center use the ID: pl2901