NPR thinks they know the best songs of the year... Do you agree?

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Hum 3 Research Resources

Hello Humanities 3 students, this post is for you, a master post of all the sources you can use for your Hum 3 paper research and all the ways the library can help you!

Finding Sources

Recommended databases: 
Use the password "fenway" to access databases from home.

• Gale in Context U.S. History                                                                                                 This Database is your go-to for Hum 3! There are thousands of great articles for you to use as sources.

• Gale in Context World History
• Gale in Context Global Issues
• Boston Globe Newspaper, 1980-Present

Video tutorials on how to use the Library Databases:

• How to use the topic finder and Advanced Search to narrow your research
• How to use the Topic Finder to explore Search Terms
• How to Highlight and take Notes in the Article
• How to send an article to Google Drive

Physical Books:

• BAA Library Catalog
• Check out the books on top of the shelves in front of Mr. Sullivan's room.
• Feel free to browse the library's shelves in the pod area.
• We can also show you things you can check out from the Boston Public Library.

eBooks:

• Gale Virtual Reference Library
• Sora (search for Boston Arts Academy, your login is your bostonK12 email).

Creating Citations

• All articles in the recommended databases will create the citation for you. Look at the bottom of the article for the "MLA Citation".
• KnightCite will create citations for you if you look up the title of a book or article.  HOWEVER, you should always double check if the citation is complete.
• Purdue OWL explains how to create citations for all kinds of sources

Make sure you create your citations in MLA style!

Determining Reliability

Use the CRAAP test to decide if a source is reliable:

• Currency
• Relevancy
• Accuracy
• Authority
• Purpose

Click here for a blank CRAAP test worksheet.

Check out these other useful ways to evaluate sources.

Getting Writing Help

The library is open and able to help with research, writing, and proofreading your essay! We have tutors available 3:00-4:30 PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays. You can also always ask Ms. Marz or Ms. Solano for help and we will be there for you.

Post-Halloween Costume Cosplay Contemplation...

Wanna keep the Halloween fun going?

 Check out this video about Cin Von Quinzelle, a cosplayer and costume creator who goes 

OVER THE TOP with her amazing designs.

Sometimes we need to take a moment to calm our brain.

 Here are a bunch of gifs that can help you find a moment of peace in different ways. If you're still feeling overwhelmed or upset, you can tell a librarian, teacher, or counselor. 

Some can help you slow your breathing until you feel a little better.

                     

For this one, breath in on the up and out on the down

            

Some have a repetitive pattern that we can follow with our eyes and  it can feel hypnotizing. Try and follow these patterns from beginning to end. 

     

                  

Some are depictions of calming places where you can disappear for a little bit.

                

                                              

                      

          

If you're still feeling overwhelmed, tell a librarian, teacher or counselor. 

We're here to help, and we care.

Afrika Lives Research

The Humanities 1 classes are doing research in preparation of Afrika Lives! 

Here are some resources for getting information on your civilizations.

Yoruba Traditional Dance

Recommended databases:

• Gale in Context: World History
• Gale in Context: Global Issues

Guide and Video tutorials to using the Library Databases:

• How to send an article to Google Drive
• How to Highlight and take Notes in the Article
• How to use the Topic Finder to explore Search Terms

Books:

• BAA Library Catalog.
• Feel free to browse the library's shelves in the pod area.

Welcome Back! Cool things from the Internet...

Welcome Back BAA! 

This year is already moving, and you're going to rock it. 

The first nifty Internet thing of the year comes in the form of an audio map created out of our spontaneous ooohs and ahhhs (something that you'll all be getting soon when people experience the art you're making).

According to Berkeley News, "Those spontaneous sounds we make to express everything from elation (woohoo) to embarrassment (oops) say a lot more about what we’re feeling than previously understood, according to new UC Berkeley research.

Proving that a sigh is not just a sigh, scientists conducted a statistical analysis of listener responses to more than 2,000 nonverbal exclamations known as “vocal bursts” and found they convey at least 24 kinds of emotion. Previous studies of vocal bursts set the number of recognizable emotions closer to 13.

Click on the photo to visit the map

The results, recently published online in the American Psychologist journal, are demonstrated in vivid sound and color on the first-ever interactive audio map of nonverbal vocal communication."
(Article Here)


Take a few minutes and explore the map, do these reactions sound like yours? Theater folks, musicians, this is a great source for inspiration when you're looking for a sound that captures a specific feeling!

Summer (is Lit) is Here!!!

School is out, the books are all cozy in the shelves for the summer, 

but there is still reading and fun to be had! 

Introducing... the 

Looking for recommendations available at the Boston Public Library? Go Here!

Looking for books and audiobooks you can download to your devices? Go Here!

Looking for the rising 9th grade assignment?

Looking for the rising 10th grade assignment?

Looking for the rising 11th grade assignment?

Looking for the rising 12th grade assignment?

Have a great summer!!!

BAA Summer Reading 2019 Boston Arts Academy Summer reading summer is lit project 2019

Check Out the Amazing Performances by BAA Students!

Spring at BAA means performances and exhibitions of your amazing work! The vocal department and others have been in front of the camera all over the place in the last few weeks, and here are a few of their amazing videos!

The first video is the Springfest Concert dedicated to the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin! Thank you to Danny Rivera for making the video accessible. 

Next, you can see Danny Rivera and Fashion Senior Sarada Murrett-Kam featured in a video about BAA and the arts education we strive for at our school!

The third series of video is the BAA Spirituals performance on Sing That Thing! They performed on Episode 2 and the Finale Episode of season 5 which took place this year!

. You can also check out the BAA performances from season 1 in 2015. That group were featured on episode 4 and the finale in episode 6!

Sweet Sweet Library Returns...

Bring your checked-out library materials back and earn candy!

Not sure what you need to turn in? Come ask us!

The library has emailed every student what books, movies, audiobooks, or equipment they need to bring back by their last day of school. This means you need to bring things back by 6/14/19!

For the next two weeks, every time you drop off a load of library materials, 

that sweet life will be yours.

Afrofuturist Fashion

Check out these amazing designers and fashionistas who are influenced by Afrofuturism in movies, literature, and comic books!

You can find more videos like this in Refinery 29's Style Out There series, an award-winning video series that explores the connections between clothing, community, and culture across the world. There are three seasons of videos which explore everything from the Lolita style to Victorian dresses being worn in Namibia!

Spring Hum 3 Research

Hello Humanties 3 students. This post is for you, a master post of all the sources you can use for your Hum 3 paper research and all the ways the library can help you!

Finding Sources

Recommended databases:

• U.S. History in Context
• World History in Context
• Research in Context
• Boston Globe Newspaper, 1980-Present

Guide and Video tutorials to using the Library Databases:

• Tool Walkthrough for Database Articles
• How to send an article to Google Drive
• How to Highlight and take Notes in the Article
• How to use the Topic Finder to explore Search Terms

Books:

• BAA Library Catalog
• Check out the display of books the library interns made in front of Mr. Sullivan's room.
• Feel free to browse the library's shelves in the pod area.

eBooks:

• Gale Virtual Reference Library
• Axis 360-- your library ID is baaSTUDENTID (so baa55555 for example)

Determining Reliability

Use the CRAAP test to decide if a source is reliable:

• Currency
• Relevancy
• Accuracy
• Authority
• Purpose

Click here for a blank CRAAP test worksheet.

Check out these other useful ways to evaluate sources.

Creating Citations

• All articles in the recommended databases will create the citation for you. Look at the right hand side of the article for "Citation Tools"
• Purdue OWL explains how to create citations for all kinds of sources
• KnightCite will create citations for you if you look up the title of a book or article.  HOWEVER, you should always double check if the citation is complete.

Make sure you create your citations in MLA style!

Getting Writing Help

The library is open and able to help with research, writing, and proofreading your essay! We have tutors available 3:00-4:30 PM on Wednesdays and Thursdays. You can also always ask Ms. Marz or any member of the library team for help and we will be there for you.

Wanna See the Future? Check Out These Awesome Boston Artists!

Are you curious about who's living the artist's life in our city, right now? 

Well wonder no longer, 

because here are some young artists featured on WBUR 

who are making new, boundary-pushing, innovative art around us every day.

Featuring Boston Arts Academy Alumni Paloma Valenzuela and Tory Bullock!

Click picture to visit article

Who knows? Maybe in a few years, it'll be you in that picture!

A Reminder We All Need Sometimes...

http://kalesbug.tumblr.com/post/118516470131/trying-to-find-something-to-motivate-myself-and-i

Check out more of this artist's work here.

Celebrating Black History Month!

February is a time that we make sure to celebrate our black history, the people and events that

Here are some awesome places around the web which are full of information and stories for Black History Month:
The Black History Month Library
The Black History Month Reading List from the Boston Public Library
New York Public Library's favorite podcast celebrating black history
In Motion: The African-American Migrant Experience Online Exhibition

At the BAA library, we are also celebrating some of our favorite black characters, characters who are a part of our history and characters who are making history now. If you're interested in learning more, swing by!

Music History Research

Here are some links and resources to get you going with your music history research!

Databases (make sure you sign in with a google account)
Biographies in Context
Fine Arts and Music Collection
US History in Context 


Check here for a list of Ebooks available through the Boston Public Library

You can also come to the library any day after G block for writing support and research help, or to access our physical book collection.