Revolutionary+Research

media type="custom" key="8306850" Welcome to the Revolutionary Research Project Pathfinder Wiki! The following information will help you with your project. If you need help with any of the links, or need to find a book to help you do your research, ask your teachers or stop in the library to see Mrs. Farrell.

media type="custom" key="8335224" ==Use **[|Destiny]** to search the library catalog for books about famous Americans during the Revolution!==

You will need to include photos with your project. Click on the icon above to visit Power Library to search AP Images. AP Images is a subscription database published by the Associated Press. AP Images has an extensive collection of photographs and illustrations covering a variety of categories. All files on AP Images are copyright protected, so you will need to do a proper citation when you use them.





Dallastown Area School District is very pleased to offer our students World Book Online. This online database is the best resource for online research. You may choose to use the Kids or Student version. If you're working from a school computer you will go directly to the database by clicking on the links below. If you are working from home, you will need to login with the username and password. They are ** dasdwbo ** and ** wildcats **. If you need help using the database stop in the library to see Mrs. Farrell.



media type="custom" key="8334532"The following websites will help you with your research!
[|Important People of the American Revolution]

[|Kid Info on the American Revolution]

[|Colonial Hall]

[|From Revolution to Reconstruction]

[|Biography.com]

[|Liberty! The American Revolution]

[|USHistory.org]

[|America's Story by the Library of Congress]

[|The National Archives]

[|The National Park Service]

media type="custom" key="8336386" Mrs. Farrell has created a special Notetaking document to help you keep track of your research and where you found it. Click [|here] to access the document. Ask your teacher or Mrs. Farrell to help you print a copy.
 * Notetaking-- **

It is very important to give credit to the source of your information. Acknowledging the source of your research is called a citation. Kathy Schrock is a really smart librarian who came up with citations appropriate for different grade levels. The following are some sample citations acceptable for 5th grade. These examples show how you should format your bibliographic information.
 * Citations-- **


 * Books:**
 * 1) Author, last name first.
 * 2) //Title of book.// (italicized)
 * 3) City of publication:
 * 4) Publisher, date of publication.

Grote, JoAnn. //Paul Revere American Patriot//. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers, 2000.


 * Article in a Periodical (Magazines and Newspapers):**
 * 1) Author (if available).
 * 2) "Title of Article." (In quotations)
 * 3) //Periodical title// (Italicized) date: page.

Sands, Stella. "The First President." //Kids Discover// February 2011: 2-3.


 * Online Research Database:**

1. Author, if known 2. "Title of the Article." 3. Name of Database. (italicized) 4. Publisher, 5. Date of your visit to site.

Smith, Whitney. "Ross, Betsy." //World Book Online.// World Book, 2011. Web. 11 Feb. 2011.


 * World Wide Web:**
 * 1) Author, if known.
 * 2) "Title of the Article." (In quotations)
 * 3) //Title of Complete Work//. (Italicized)
 * 4) Date of your visit to site.

"The Story of Betsy Ross' Life." //The Betsy Ross Homepage//. 11, Feb. 2011. <[|http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/]>.