DEADLINES LOOM April 15, 2008
Posted by Ms. Klemundt in Help with Assignments.trackback
Attention students in Mrs. Stuebi’s World Lit classes and Mrs. Ulczak’s and Mrs. Giustino’s American Lit classes. Check your rearview mirrors because your research paper deadlines are gaining on you! Don’t wait until the last minute to make sure you have the right sources and that your bibliography is in order.
If you’re skimpy on critical essays, start with the Gale Literature Resource Center. Get a blue sheet with usernames and passwords from the library to access this database. You can also find essays in the library’s volumes of Contemporary Literary Criticism (CLC) and Twentieth Century Literary Criticism (TCLC) which are shelved in the Reference section. Use the Gale Literary Index first to find the exact CLC and TCLC volumes and page numbers for essays on your particular book. When searching library catalogs, do a Subject browse for your author. Make sure you put in the last name first. Then look for the subdivision “Criticism and interpretation” in the list of Subject headings to find books with critical essays on your author’s works. FirstSearch is also a good database to use, but it can be a little difficult to navigate. Ask the library staff for help getting started.
And it might be smart to check your source notecards to be sure you have all of the information you need to do your bibliography. Consult your Writing Stylus for the proper format for each citation. We also have the most recent print edition of the MLA Handbook (REF 808 GIB) in the library or you can check the Oregon School Library Information web site for more help.
As always, if you have questions or need help, stop by the library to see me, Mrs. Roy, or Mrs. Johann.
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