Hoover Middle School

Spreading the News!!

8^th Grade American History Book Report 

created by K. Crossley 11/06; revised 1/31/11

You have been reading a book which takes place in America between 1763 and 1877.  During that time, most people got their news from newspapers.  For that reason, your book report will be in the form of a newspaper which could have been printed during the time period of your book in a city such as Boston, New York, Philadelphia or Charleston.

Below are resources which will help you create an informative and creative newspaper.  Be sure to include all the items from the rubric your teachers have provided you. 

You MUST cite any of these resources you use in a bibliography created in NoodleTools. Hints for citing in NoodleTools appear in red.   For maps, editorial cartoons or advertisements, cite the website or database in which you found the map, cartoon or advertisement.   When it is time to print out your bibliography, wait until your research is completed and cited, and then use the small “print” icon in NoodleTools.

Annals of American History – Click on the timeline for the time period of your book, and look for an article about an issue of that time OR use search box.
NoodleTools:  Cite these articles as a “reference source” → online → other → no, this is a reference database. The author may be whoever wrote the speech. The database is “Annals of American History", sponsor is Encyclopedia Britannica. Do NOT provide a URL. 

Gale U.S. History in Context – You can use the Search Box to find your topic. You can search all sources, or above the search box click to narrow your search to  search for: reference sources; images; primary sources; news; magazines; and even websites. You can also click on the tab for "Topics" and choose a topic from the lengthy list there.
NoodleTools:  Everything under Reference should be cited as a "reference source" → online → other → no, this is a reference database. Look for the information you need in the citation at the bottom of the article. The database is U.S. History inContext and the publisher/sponsor is Gale. Do NOT provide a URL. 

Proquest Historical Newspapers:  You can search by keyword, or click on “Topics” to get a list of topics occurring during different time periods.  Click on your time period to get a list of subtopics, including a short introduction.  You can see the article as it was originally written under  article image, or see the entire newspaper page including your article if you click on  page map .  Click on abstract  to see a very brief summary of the article, as well as citation information you will need for NoodleTools. 
NoodleTools:  Cite as a newspaper/newswire – retrieved from an online database.  To find your information, click on abstract .  Database is “Proquest Historical Newspapers." Do NOT provide a URL. 

Gale Virtual Reference Library (E-Books) – Use the search box to find information about your topic.NoodleTools:  Look at the top of the article under "Source" to find information for your citation.  Cite as a reference source – online – other – yes, I will provide publication details. "Editors" are NOT listed as authors. Database is Gale Virtual Reference Library. Do NOT provide a URL.  

American Revolution Reference Library 

Gale Library of Daily Life:  American Civil War 

Shaping of America, 1783-1815 Reference Library 

Websites 

You can also use these websites. NoodleTools:  Cite as websites. 

1. Digital History at http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/timeline/timelineO.cfm - Click and drag the gold life span bar at the bottom of the map.  You will see the year at the top of the map.  For brief event descriptions, roll your mouse over the icons on the map.  Click on any item you want more info about. 
2. United States Timelines at http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/timelines.html - Look for the correct time period and click on any item happening at the time of your book. 
3. From Revolution to Reconstruction at http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/ - This website comes from An Outline of American History and is a publication of the United States Information Agency.  It contains primary documents and transcripts.  Look for the time period of your book.   

MAPS

NoodleTools:  Cite the article or webpage where you find the map.  

1.  Use ELibrary (click on My Products Page), make sure only “maps” is checked, and search for “United States” or “Revolutionary War” (if that is your topic).
   NoodleTools:  Cite as a reference source – other – yes, I will provide publication details.  You will find the information you need above the map.  The database is ELibrary. 
2. Use Encyclopedia Britannica Online.  Search for “United States history maps” and look for a map under “Multimedia” on right side of the page.
   NoodleTools:  Cite as a reference source – encyclopedia – no, this is a reference database.   
3. Library of Congress American Memory Project.  You can either search each map collection, or use the “Search Selected Collections” and search by date.
   NoodleTools:  Cite as a website. 

ADVERTISEMENTS

NoodleTools:  Cite the website where you found the advertisement. 

1. HarpWeek: 19^th Century Advertising at http://advertising.harpweek.com/ – Although these ads are from 1857-1872, they can give you ideas for drawing your own ads from your time period.
2. Emergence of Advertising in America:  1850-1920 at http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/eaa/ – Here are some later examples of advertising.
3. An American Time Capsule at  http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/rbpehtml/pehome.html – If you search by “genre”, select “advertisements” or “broadsides.”  American Culture Pictures –
4. National Museum of American History Timeline  – Click on the time era you want, and zoom in to find artifacts from that time period.  Click on the artifact to find more information about it.
5. NYPL Digital Gallery Home – Search the New York Public Library digital image gallery to find a specific image you want.
6. Pic Search – Use this site to search for specific images.
7. AP Images - Search for specific images here.

AMERICAN CULTURE PICTURES

Cite the website where you found the image. 

1. National Museum of American History at http://americanhistory.si.edu/explorer/index.cfm – Click on the time era you want, and zoom in to find artifacts from that time period.  Click on the artifact to find more information about it.
2. Digital Gallery athttp://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/index.cfm – Search the New York Public Library digital image gallery to find a specific image you want.
3. Pic Search at http://www.picsearch.com/ – Use this site to search for specific images.
4. AP Images at http://apimages.ap.org/unsecured/logip.aspx - Search for specific images here.

POLITICAL CARTOONS

Cite the website where you found the cartoon. 

5. America in Caricature: 1765-1785 at http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/cartoon/cartoons.html – Click on the time period on the left and then on an underlined link to see specific caricatures.
6. A Brief History of Cartoons (http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MA96/PUCK/part1.html) – Here is some information about political cartoons and some examples.
7. Caricature in the Revolutionary Period at http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/moa/sgml/moa-idx?notisid=ABK4014-0051-31 – Here are some examples of cartoons in Revolutionary period.