Humanities 4 Exhibition Research

 Welcome Hum 4, to one of your last big projects at BAA! Here are some resources and helpful links to get you going...

Finding Sources

Recommended databases: 

For finding art pieces and coming up with ideas for your group:

• Google Arts and Culture Databases
• Google Arts and Culture for Performing Arts

For getting deeper information about your artists, their movements, and the world they lived in. 

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

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

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

eBooks:

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

Getting Writing Help

The library is open and able to help with research, writing, and proofreading your essay! Come join us after school Mon-Thurs 3:00-4:30. You can also always ask Ms. Marz or Ms. Carter for help and we will be there for you.

You can also access the Paper App anytime by logging in with you BPS Clever account. They have tutors ready to help via text and an online writing feedback tool that can give you a head start on revisions!

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 from Google is reliable:

• Currency
• Relevancy
• Accuracy
• Authority
• Purpose

Click here for a blank CRAAP test worksheet.

Check out these other useful ways to evaluate sources.

Check out these Fashion students!!!

 Welcome everyone to CTE Month!

CTE Month is a celebration of  career and technical education. To start our showcase of how BAA prepares and enhances the skills of young artists and pre-professionals, here are some designs made by students in Fashion Technology!

                           

Disney releases the Art of Encanto for a limited time FREE!

 Check out the Art of Encanto from Disney for a limited time for free!

Click the image above to check out the book!

It's News Literacy Week!

This week is News Literacy Week, a week dedicated to getting informed on how to do research, find credible news sources, and develop skills on evaluating sources of information!

Part of stopping the flood of #Misinformation is searching effectively for factual information. Here's a tool to help.

Developed with disinformation research expert Cindy Otis, 8️⃣ tips to Google like a pro!

You can also take a quiz to see how your News Literacy stacks up HERE

Stop by the library today and ask Ms. Marz or Ms. Carter for more resources!

 

It's time for the Hum 3 Benchmark!

Hello Humanities 3 students, this post is for you, a master post of all the Databases 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 focused just on US History.
• 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

eBooks:

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

Getting Writing Help

The library is open and able to help with research, writing, and proofreading your essay! Come join us after school Mon-Thurs 3:00-4:30. You can also always ask Ms. Marz or Ms. Carter for help and we will be there for you.

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 from Google is reliable:

• Currency
• Relevancy
• Accuracy
• Authority
• Purpose

Click here for a blank CRAAP test worksheet.

Check out these other useful ways to evaluate sources.