Linking U.S.

Historical Fiction

To Non-Fiction

Resource Guide

Non-Fiction Books• Find at least one on your historical topic.

• Use your keywords to locate books on the online card catalog.• Do a subject search.

Monday & Tuesday

Reference Books• Find at least two American history reference books on your historical topic.

• Do a subject search for “encyclopedias and dictionaries” or your other broad keywords to help you find reference books in the media center.

Magazines

• Doing a subject search for your narrow keywords will bring up magazines in the list of sources. Magazines have a newspaper icon next to the title.

Databases

• Choose one MeL database linked on the pathfinder to use to find information on your topic.

Wednesday & Thursday

Web Sites• Find at least one web site on your historical topic. Keep in mind the following:

1.It can be a web site found on the American History Pathfinder.

2. Or you can do a Google search using NES!