English 12 Author Pathfinder

English 12 Author Project Pathfinder
Scope This pathfinder guides English 12 students in accessing materials from the Panama High School Library, online subscription databases and the James Prendergast Library. Materials from the Prendergast library are also available through Ashville Library and the Bookmobile. It is desinged to help Panama's English 12 students in researching and writing a paper that requires sources of literary criticism.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Terms and Concepts Need a definition of allusion, romanticism, satire or other literary concept? High School Library Reference Shelf: Barnet, Sylvan. A Dictionary of Literary, Dramatic, and Cinematic Terms. Boston: Little, Brown, 1991. REF 801 Bar Perkins, George B. Benét's Reader's Encyclopedia of American Literature. New York, NY: Harper Collins Publishers, c1991. REF 810.9 Per
	~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Panama Central School Virtual Library's Online Databases Get the passwords in the library Gale Group Literary Index Author information starts here with name variants and lists of their works. Twayne's Authors Series Biography and literary criticism from Thompson Gale. Get the password in the library. EBSCO Masterfile Select Find articles about your author from subscription periodicals.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hurry! While they last! Use these useful free trials during March and April 2006! Get the passwords in the library. Thomson Gale Trials Go here to try Book Review Index Online, Contemporary Authors (profile of life and works) Contemporary Literary Criticism, Dictionary of Literary Biography, Literature Resource Center, EBSCO resources History databases, Literary Reference Center ABC-CLIO Social Studies Research Solution Use this valuable resource to gain historic perspective.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Find Books! Alexandria - our school's online catalog is available within the building. Search your author by subject as well as author. Look for literary criticism! Local Library Catalogs You can request materials at the Ashville Library or Bookmobile from other area libraries.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Format your paper MLA Style sheet from Purdue University OWL How should the sources be noted? What does a bibliography look like? Works Cited for electronic sources Brief summary of citing online sources Citation Machine Online help to format citations ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Clip art licensed from the Clip Art Gallery on DiscoverySchool.com

English 12 Author Project Pathfinder

Scope
This pathfinder guides English 12 students in accessing materials from the Panama High School Library, online subscription databases and the James Prendergast Library. Materials from the Prendergast library are also available through Ashville Library and the Bookmobile. It is desinged to help Panama's English 12 students in researching and writing a paper that requires sources of literary criticism.

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Terms and Concepts
Need a definition of allusion, romanticism, satire or other literary concept?

High School Library Reference Shelf:
Barnet, Sylvan. A Dictionary of Literary, Dramatic, and Cinematic Terms. Boston: Little, Brown, 1991. REF 801 Bar

Perkins, George B. Benét's Reader's Encyclopedia of American Literature. New York, NY: Harper Collins Publishers, c1991.
REF 810.9 Per

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Panama Central School Virtual Library's Online Databases
Get the passwords in the library

Gale Group Literary Index
Author information starts here with name variants and lists of their works.

Twayne's Authors Series
Biography and literary criticism from Thompson Gale. Get the password in the library.

EBSCO Masterfile Select
Find articles about your author from subscription periodicals.

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Hurry! While they last! Use these useful free trials during March and April 2006!
Get the passwords in the library.

Thomson Gale Trials
Go here to try Book Review Index Online, Contemporary Authors (profile of life and works) Contemporary Literary Criticism, Dictionary of Literary Biography, Literature Resource Center,

EBSCO resources
History databases, Literary Reference Center

ABC-CLIO Social Studies Research Solution
Use this valuable resource to gain historic perspective.

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Find Books!

Alexandria - our school's online catalog is available within the building. Search your author by subject as well as author. Look for literary criticism!

Local Library Catalogs You can request materials at the Ashville Library or Bookmobile from other area libraries.

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Format your paper

MLA Style sheet from Purdue University OWL
How should the sources be noted? What does a bibliography look like?

Works Cited for electronic sources
Brief summary of citing online sources

Citation Machine
Online help to format citations

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Clip art licensed from the Clip Art Gallery on DiscoverySchool.com