William Shakespeare & Elizabethan England

A pathfinder is a MS word doc that links to numerous surface websites and paid subscription databases. The pathfinder is divided according to the research topics given to us by Miss Abbott. 

To access the pathfinder: double-click on the name of the document then choose either OPEN or SAVE as needed. 

English_Elizabethan England

Also included is a custom search engine. The search engine is called Shakespeare and is located on the right hand menu.

If you need login and passwords for JSTOR or EBSCO, please contact your English teacher. If you need help with LAPL databases, then contact the Los Angeles Public Library.

Of Mice and Men

Below is a pathfinder that will help you  with information regarding The Great Depression and John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men. It is divided into categories including 

• The Great Depression
• Literary Criticism of Steinbeck
• Migrant Workers during the Great Depression
• Treatment of the mentally ill during the 1930's

These resources include educational websites, videos and academic articles from Google Scholar, JSTOR and Academic Search Premiere. To open an academic article, you may need a login and password. This information is posted in Mrs. Kellogg's Google Classroom and is also available at the library 

TO OPEN THE PATHFINDER: click on the name of the document then choose SAVE to load to your computer.

English_Of Mice and Men.doc

Custom Search Engine for John Steinbeck is located at the library blog on the right hand toolbar: http://vlcspear.blogspot.com/

Access and passwords for GHCHS online textbooks and databases are for Granada Hill Charter High School students only. Please do not share this information with students who do not attend GHCHS or post this information anywhere online (including Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or any and all forms of social media). Thank you   

To Kill A Mockingbird

A pathfinder is a Microsoft word doc that links to numerous surface websites and paid subscription databases, It is divided into these resources

• websites from Open Directory Project
• Articles from GALE Literature Resource Center [need LAPL library card to access]
• Articles from JSTOR
• Articles from EBSCO Literature Research Center

Link: English_To Kill a Mockingbird.doc

To access the pathfinder: double-click on the name of the document then choose either OPEN or SAVE as needed.

Every source opens by hyperlink so place your mouse over any URL address or image and follow the pop-up instructions. If you want to search through all these resources at once, GOTO the custom search engine on the library blog.The search engine is called Literary Analysis.

Access and passwords for GHCHS online textbooks and databases are for Granada Hill Charter High School students only. Please do not share this information with students who do not attend GHCHS or post this information online. Thank you 

The Secret Life of Bees & Civil Rights Movement

Linked below  are pathfinders for Civil Rights Movement. To open file, double click on the name of the document US History_Civil Rights Movement.doc then OPEN or SAVE as needed

Links
US History_Civil Rights and Struggle for Equality.doc
US History_Civil Rights Movement.doc

The information is divided into the categories listed below

1. 1954: Brown v. Board of Education
2. 1954: Emmet Till
3. 1955: Rosa Parks & 1960 Greensboro
4. 1955: Early years of MLK in Civil Rights Movement (“Letter from a Birmingham Jail”)
5. 1957: Little Rock Nine
6. 1961: Freedom Rides
7. 1963: Later years of MLK in Civil Rights Movement (“I Have a Dream”)
8. 1964: 24^th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
9. 1964: Civil Rights Act of 1964
10. 1965: “Bloody Sunday”
11. 1965: Watts Riots
12. 1966: Executive Order 11246 (Affirmative Action)
13. Jim Crow laws

A custom search engine for The Civil Rights Movement is also available at the library blog located at http://www.vlcspear.blogspot.com/. The search engine contains hundreds of academic and educational websites. Just look for the search toolbar located on the right hand side of the blog.

Access and passwords for GHCHS online textbooks and databases are for Granada Hill Charter High School students only. Please do not share this information with students who do not attend GHCHS or post this information online. Thank you 

Research Topics for Ms. Robinson's English classes

Here are the topics for your research project for Ms. Robinson. This is a Google doc, to OPEN click on the GREEN link listed below. Then, if needed, download the document to your home or school computer. All information is organized according to the assignment sheet provided

PERIOD 2

The Right to Know: What’s the big deal with GMO’s?  Harmful or no?

Head over Heels: What does it mean to “fall in love” and is that required for a lasting relationship? subtopic:  Are arranged marriages a good idea?

Science of Physical Attraction

Marriage and Love

Airbrushed: Advertising/Media influence on our concept of beauty and self-image

Digital Photography Manipulation

Media Perceptions of Beauty

Scared to Death:  The controversy over the death penalty

PERIOD 6

Play Fair: The Affirmative Action issue

I am Woman, Hear me Roar:  Gender Inequality

Supersize it! Obesity in America

Make Love, Not War. The controversy over Gay Marriage

How to open articles.  Click on hyperlinked area [in BLUE] or type in the title within the citation information for each article. Articles are already in MLA (or APA) format. Then enter the username and password for the article database. Please ask your teacher or the library for the username and password databases.

Access and passwords for GHCHS online textbooks and databases are for Granada Hill Charter High School students only. Please do NOT share this information with students who do not attend GHCHS or post this information anywhere online. Thank you