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=**Of Mice and Men Research Project -** Ms. Griswold=

**High School Library Resources**
Mr. Lowenburg

Library Home Page - Click the Catalog Tab at top of page to search for books in the HS library. Search the terms from the Topics listed below. Write down the title and call number to locate the book in the library.

Webpath Express will help you locate great websites. From the HS Library Book Search Page, click the Webpath Express button on the left.

Gale Virtual Reference Library - located on the HS Library Homepage, under Subscription Databases. Search "Of Mice and Men"

Ebsco Ebooks is located on the HS Library Homepage, under Subscription Databases. Once you have opened an ebook, click on the small magnifying glass on the right side of the screen to search the book you're using.

ABC-CLIO - is a fantastic database for this assignment but it requires a public library card. Type your library barcode number from the back of your card in the box.

For primary sources (photos, film clips, music recordings) on many of the topics, visit the Library of Congress: []

You can also search The American Memory Collection, which is part of the Library of Congress

Use Noodletools to cite your sources. Log in or create an account on: If you need to set up an account, log in for the first time using: Username: stroudsburg Password: mounties Then use your student number and password as your permanent login on Noodletools. When creating a new project in Noodletools for __this__ __class__, choose MLA ADVANCED. (You may be required to use a different citation style, such as APA or Chicago in other classes)
 * Noodletools -** (Noodletools.com)

= +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ = = Topic #1 Life of Steinbeck = Author’s Calendar [] National Steinbeck Center [] Encyclopedia Britannica [] = Topic #2 African Americans and Women during the 1930s = Search Terms: The Great Depression and World War II 1929-1945—Race relations in the 1930s and 1940s America’s Great Depression American Women = Topic #3 Mercy Killing = Euthanasia.com [] ProCon.org [] Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy [] = Topic #4 Migrant Experience = The Migrant Experience [] Exploring the United Farm Workers’ History [] = Topic #5 Mental Disabilities = National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities [|http://www.nichcy.org] Kid’s Health [] The ARC []

= Topic #6 Geography, Topography, History, and Agriculture of California’s Salinas River Valley = Search Terms: The Geography of //Of Mice and Men// Setting in //Of Mice and Men// Salinas Farm Country Steinbeck Country [] [] [] [] = Topic #7 The Great Depression = PBS Timeline [] The Depression in the U.S.—An Overview [] America in the 1930s [] = Topic #8 The Dustbowl Years = Search Terms: 1930s Dust Bowl California History Online = Topic #9 Pulitzer Prize = Joseph Pulitzer and His Prizes [] The Pulitzer Prizes []

__ Of Mice and Men __ PowerPoint Research Project For this research project, you will create a PowerPoint presentation about your chosen topic. Note: You may also create a Prezi presentation instead of a PowerPoint. Minimum 12 slides. Slides must include images and copy (words) relevant to your oral presentation. DO NOT write every word you plan to say in your presentation on your slides. Oral Presentation should be 7 to 10 minutes long. You must hand in a detailed outline of your speech. You must cite **__every__** source (including photos). You must use at least __one__ of the sources given to you on the information sheet.

Effective use of visuals 25 points Information 25 points Outline 15 points Appropriate voice, body language, etc. 15 points Evidence of Practice 10 points Works Cited Page (minimum 4 sources) 10 points
 * Grading Rubric for Oral Presentation:**