PEOPLE WHO HAVE PERSEVERED

Use the following sources to help you complete the graphic organizer on the individual you chose to research. If your individual does not appear in one of these website links or in the Biography database, please see Mrs. Newman

Using Biography in Context Database 
  1. Click on the link for Biography in Context 
    (from home you will need a password)
  2. Search for your individual in the search bar of the database  (If more than one entry comes up, make sure you click on the correct person)
  3. When you are on the page for your individual, you'll see different sources to click on. Biography is the most helpful category. Click on Biography to view all the articles about your person. ​
Citing from Biography in Context (database) 
This database cites your articles for you!
  1. Be logged in to EasyBib. Have the project open that you wish to put citations in.
  2. Have the article open that you wish to cite.
  3. Click "Citation Tools" under "Tools" at the top right side of your article. 
  4. Select Export to EasyBib from the dropdown menu.
  5. Click the Export button.
  6. Your citation should export to your opened project in EasyBib!   (note: this opens a new tab for EasyBib. Close one so you don't get confused)
Websites
Here is a good website to try if the database does not have two articles on your person. 
Citing your Website in EasyBib
  1. Log in to EasyBib (use your school-issued Chrome email and password)
  2. Click the blue "Bibliography" link under your project's name to open the project. If you have not created a project, do so and then open it up.
  3. Copy the website's URL (http://...) and paste it into EasyBib while you are in the Website tab
  4. Add any info EasyBib may have not been able to find but that you see on the website, like dates, authors, publishers, etc.
  5. Fix any errors EasyBib may have made, like wrong titles, capitalization, etc.
  6. Click Create Citation
Exporting Your Citations (Creating a Proper MLA Works Cited Page)
  1. Ensure you have cited ALL sources you plan on citing and that they are cited properly.
  2. Click the orange Export button
  3. Choose save to Google Docs. Follow the directions on the screen to open your works cited. It is perfect the way it is! Don't change anything to the exported document!
  4. Rename your Doc (top left corner) to reflect what this document is. See example below.
  5. Add your LAST NAME only to the header by choosing Insert > Header. Make sure you use Times New Roman, size 12 font. Align your last name on the right side of the page. See example below.