Linking U.S.
Historical Fiction
To Non-Fiction
Resource Guide
Non-Fiction Books• Find at least one on your historical topic.
• Use your keywords to locate books on the online card catalog.• Do a subject search.
Monday & Tuesday
Reference Books• Find at least two American history reference books on your historical topic.
• Do a subject search for “encyclopedias and dictionaries” or your other broad keywords to help you find reference books in the media center.
Magazines
• Doing a subject search for your narrow keywords will bring up magazines in the list of sources. Magazines have a newspaper icon next to the title.
Databases
• Choose one MeL database linked on the pathfinder to use to find information on your topic.
Wednesday & Thursday
Web Sites• Find at least one web site on your historical topic. Keep in mind the following:
1.It can be a web site found on the American History Pathfinder.
2. Or you can do a Google search using NES!