UWSSLEC LibGuides: Cultural Diversity: Ethnic Project

Holidays

Click on the above picture to read the article National Holidays Around the World by Scholastic.

Celebrating Winter Holidays
This link provides teachers with activities and resources on national holidays.
Holiday Fun
Scroll down to the bottom of the page to see holidays catagorized by season.
Holiday Lessons
This website is organized by holidays around the world
Holidays Around the World
Craft ideas and activities for different holidays celebrated around the world.

Geneology

Automatic Bibliography and Citation Maker

Cite Your Sources
The Free Automatic Bibliography and Citation Maker by Easybib.com

MLA Format

NoodleTools
Use this website to help with your research paper process. You will need to create a Username and Password to use this site.
MLA Format by Purdue University
This link is part of the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL)

Evaluating Sources

The CRAP Test
Use this website to help you evaluate your sources.

Resources for Ethinc Project

The Ellsworth Middle School Media Center can offer many different books to begin your research. Many of the reference books are located in the reference section or the nonfiction section in the IMC. You can also use the electronic card catalog to search for other informational books on your ethnic background. I have a list of books that are housed at EMS located under the Resources on Countries Tab.

If you cannot find what you are looking for at EMS, try using the Ellsworth Public Library for other references. Once you are at their website, you can click on the more system. The MORE System is a consortium of libraries in north western Wisconsin. Using this system allows you to locate and request books from other libraries in our area. If you have a MORE library card, you can request titles and they will be shipped directly to the Ellsworth Public Library.

Database Search

Badgerlink
Badgerlink is a database that stores journals, magazines, and newspapers. A lot of the information you find in an online database is not available on the web. You are able to access Badgerlink through our district or by using your Ellsworth Public Library Card.
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For students with an Internet provider out of the state of Wisconsin, you will have to use the Username: badger and the Password: violet
IPL2-Information You Can Trust
ipl2 is a public service organization and a learning/teaching environment. The website "ipl2: information you can trust" was launched, merging the collections of resources from the Internet Public Library (IPL) and the Librarians' Internet Index (LII) websites. The site is hosted by Drexel University's College of Information Science & Technology, and a consortium of colleges and universities with programs in Information Science. These groups are involved in developing and maintaining the ipl2.
Infomine
INFOMINE is a virtual library of Internet resources relevant to faculty, students, and research staff at the university level. INFOMINE is librarian built. Librarians from the University of California, Wake Forest University, California State University, the University of Detroit - Mercy, and other universities and colleges have contributed to building INFOMINE.
Kids Search Engine
This search engine is geared towards kids. It includes a directory of kid safe web sites, a dictionary, a thesaurus and an encyclopedia.
WorldCat
WorldCat allows you to search many libraries at once for an item and then locate it in a library nearby. Therefore, you cannot checkout a book through WorldCat, but you can locate it and see what library houses it.
Kids Search
Kids Search is designed especially for youth in grades K-8 - powered by EBSCOhost®
United Nations Country Information

National Geographic

Diwall: Festival of Lights

Please visit the National Geographic website to view more videos on other cultures around the world.

Copyright

Plagiarism

Plagiarism Game
Retrieved on 12/7/2010 from Lycoming College http://www.lycoming.edu/library/instruction/gtcredits.html
What is Plagiarism?
Defined by Webster University.
Avoiding Plagiarism
Part of the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL).

Dictonary/Encylopedia

Translation Dictionary-WordReference
The WordReference Dictionary is a free online translation dictionary.
Encyclopedia
This is a good source for report information and research.
Dictionary OneLook
The OneLook Dictionary searches for definitions and translations in all available online dictionaries.
Encyclopedia.com
Encyclopedia.com search engine seeks reference resources of various forms: encyclopedias, periodical articles, etc...

Writing Tips

Click on the above picture to learn more about the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL).

The Writing Center
Information provided by Webster University.