Hero Research Project Pathfinder Cynthia Gulden Tecumseh High School tl_cgulden@k12server.mveca.org Centerville City Schools Workshop Hero Research Project Grade 9 Language Arts Odysseus as epic hero: response to literature Hero Research Project We have read the Odyssey in class and have discussed Odysseus as the epic hero. Using the criteria discussed in class (see below if you forgot), select a person you believe has the characteristics of a hero. *Courage *Strength *Wisdom *Moral Character You will research your hero and write a five-paragraph essay defending your choice. Begin by reading the article below. For those of you without an idea for your subject, this may help you choose. The People Who Shape Our World. (cover story) By: Elliott, Michael. Time, 4/26/2004, Vol. 163 Issue 17, p50, 4p, 2c; (AN 12845797) Still unsure about your topic? check the Reference Book sources below: Hart, Michael, H. The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History. Secausus, N.J.: Carol Publishing Group, 1992. Colton, Kitty, ed. Grolier Library of International Biography. Danbury, CT: Grolier, 1996. (10 v.) James, Edward T. Notable American Women, 1607-1950. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1971. Notable American Women: The Modern Period. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1983. Note: If you already selected your person, go ahead and check within these sources for some information! More Reference Books to explore: Wasson, Tony, ed. Nobel Prize Winners. Bronx, NY: H.W. Wilson, 1987. Thompson, Clifford. Nobel Prize Winners 1992-1996 Supplement. Bronx, NY: H.W. Wilson, 1997. Kane, Joseph Nathan. Facts About the Presidents. NY: H.W. Wilson, 2001 Current Biography. Bronx, NY: H.W. Wilson. (various years) You should have selected your hero by now. Now you need to do a search in the Tecumseh High School Online Catalog for books and videos about your person. Click on the THS Online Catalog button. When you get the Library Catalog Page, click on the yellow arrow. You will be taken to the search screen. Enter the name of your person and click the Subject button. Start here: Tecumseh High School Library Page Some other books resources to check are listed below: Gleasner, Diana C. Breakthrough: Women in Science. NY: Walker, 1983. Kennedy, Caroline, ed. Profiles in Courage for Our Time. NY: Hyperion, 2002. Kennedy, John F. Profiles in Courage. NY: Pocket Books, 1956. Shiels, Barbara. Winners: Women and the Nobel Prize. Minneapolis: Dillon Press, 1985. Now let's explore some online reference sources. Try the Britannica Electronic Encyclopedia first. Follow the link back to the Tecumseh High School Library Home Page and select the Britannica Online Encyclopedia. Remember that the Britannica Encyclopedia is very current and will include people who are still living. Tecumseh High School Library Home Page Another source to try is the SIRS database. Go back to the Tecumseh H. S. Library Home Page and click the SIRS button to continue your search. Tecumseh High School Library Home Page Another great online resource is the American National Biography database. Please note, your person must fit the criteria below to be included: *Must be American *Is no longer living Return to the Tecumseh High School Library Home Page to find the American National Biography button. Tecumseh High School Library Home Page Now you are ready to search in the EBSCOHOST database. It includes over 6000 magazine, newspaper, and other reference sources. This is an especially great place to search if you have a person who is living and in the news today. You can do a Basic Search for your person in the box below   Some additional online sources that you might want to check are from the Oxford Database. Follow the INFOHIO link below. Click on the Core Collection Button to find the Oxford Database. INFOHIO INFORMATION RESOURCES You may use the simple search box to search all of the Oxford collection, or you may limit your search to any of the following specific titles from the collection: Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations The Kings and Queens of Britain A Dictionary of Political Biography The Oxford Dictionary of Popes The Oxford Dictionary of Saints WhoBs Who in the 20th Century Now you are ready to go out to the Web to search for further information about your hero. There are some super web sites listed below that will be helpful: Biography.com Biography-Center Annenberg: A Biography of America The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences National Women's History Project Page American Women's History: A Research Guide About Women's History Complete Reserch Guide 4000 Years of Women in Science Scientists, Inventors, and Explorers Sporting Heroes.Net: A Photographic Encyclopedia of Sport You may also want to check out some search engines to complete your research. Return to the Tecumseh High School Library Home Page and use the buttons to link you to: Yahoo, AltaVista, Excite, Ask Jeeves, and Google Tecumseh High School Library Home Page Hopefully you are now ready to write your paper. Don't forget you need to cite your sources! There is an MLA Guide for citing sources and completing your Works Cited Page available on the Tecumseh High School Library Home Page. Follow the link below: Tecumeh High School Library Home Page ANY QUESTIONS about your research??? Please ask the librarian or your teacher.