Literary Analysis: Home

Username: SMSouthhs

Password: raiders

A bunch of database tiles show up,

Best for literary analysis:

• Bloom's Literature Online (Also on State Library of Kansas) - search title or author. The Essay topic bookmark is a good place to find paper ideas.
• Issues & Controversies in History
• Issues & Controversies

Search your topic and be sure to scroll down to find all possible items. Some non-science topics will also provide great resources.

If you're looking for a topic: Under Advanced Search, Topic Finder (third link at top) is an interesting way to find connections - be sure full text is checked.

Articles can be translated with top left tool.

If you need to search the internet for your topic, here are a few tricks.

• Avoid clicking on anything that says: AD (usually at the top of the search)
• Use .edu or .org to focus on reliable sources
• Put search terms in quote marks. Example: "future of education" .org
• Use Google Scholar if you want some serious research hits
• Most internet sites will not provide a citation, so use the Noodle Tools "fill in the blank" for that

• Click Log In on top right
• Click the Google Icon on the bottom left and it log in with your school account. You are NOT creating a new log in.
• If this is your first time, you might have to pick SM South and fill out a couple of questions.
• Create a new project and sources from there.

Directions to get to Lightbox (we have 24 titles).

Go to Destiny.SMSD.org Click on SM South on right column

Log in with your computer info on top right in blue bar (only ID number, and password)

1. Click on Catalog
2. Type in Lightbox in search, click Keyword
3. Open the correct Lightbox interactive book

Alternative:

1. Click on Destiny Discover in left sidebar
2. Scroll to Lightbox
3. Open appropriate title

Citation for Lightbox

Open page you want. Go to plus sign on bottom left. Click on quote symbols and choose appropriate citation.

Search for the author's official website.

Use the CRAP Test

Currency

• How old is the info?
• When was the site last updated?
• Is it current enough for your project?

Reliability

• What is the origin of this information?
• Does the info come from a school or government organization? (.edu, .gov, .org)
• Why do you trust this source?

Authority

• Is there a specific author listed?
• Is there contact info for the author?
• What knowledge or skill does the author have on the topic?

Purpose

• What is the motive of the site?
• Does the site attempt to inform you and present all sides of an issue?
• Is the cite free of bias and not trying to sell you something?

Scroll to the middle of the page and click on the Access Databases tile. Use the alph list to select databases.

• Bloom's Literature -search title or author. The Essay topic bookmark is a good place to find paper ideas.
• Literary Reference Center
• Explora 
• Britannica Public Library - great for simple info on the authors
  • click on Reference

Or you can go to KANSANS, drop down to K-12 student resources and choose high school. Go to Literature & Art database list.

If you are home, you might need the info below to log in:

• Library e-Card: 465828

• Birthdate: 09011965

• Username: shawnee1
• Password: resource

Go below the list of databases and look at the tiles. Choose the appropriate database for your topic.

Issues  - Explore All Issues will give you a multitude of topic options

Other options: World History Ancient/Medieval, World History Modern, World Geography, American History. World Religions