Historians don’t always agree about why certain historical events happened or what the consequences of these events were. Sometimes, they even disagree about what happened!
So, historians, like scientists and other kinds of scholars, make arguments. They support an argument with claims. They demonstrate that their claims are true by using evidence from primary and secondary sources. They explain why this evidence proves their claims, and, ultimately, their argument.
They don’t simply let the evidence speak for itself. They explain why a given piece of evidence proves that their argument is correct.
For this project, you will learn and practice the skills needed to make strong, logical, historical arguments grounded in evidence. (Image: HistoryHustle, 2021)
From school, clicking on any of the database links will get you directly in to any database.
From home, you need login credentials because these are subscription (that is, paid-for) databases. Click on the image below to access the Google Doc containing the passwords. You must be signed in with a Northern Highlands account to view these passwords.
Having trouble? Email the librarian at goldbergj@northernhighlands.org, or stop by the Library.
This slideshow shows what your completed work will look like. You will learn how to create a project like this one in class. See the tutorials below the slideshow for details.
1. Log in to your NoodleTools account. (Forgot your login info? Contact the librarian.)
2. Create or open a project.
3. Follow the instructions for exporting a citation from each kind of database. Find the article you want, and then:
| Gale | Click Cite  at the top right of the page, then select "Export to NoodleTools." |
| EBSCO | Click on the right-hand menu, then click  . Select the last item in the list, which is  . |
| JSTOR | Click  in the left-hand menu. Scroll down past the three citations and select  , the first item on the list. |
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INFOBASE |
Click  directly under the article title. Then click  . |
| PROQUEST | Click  in the upper right menu. Scroll down past the citation. You do NOT need to change the citation format at the top! Select  , then Continue on the next screen. |
4. Refresh your Sources page, and there you will see a perfectly-formatted MLA citation.
5. To print or export all your sources into a pre-formatted Works Cited page, select the printer icon at the top of your Sources page, then choose what program you want your citations exported to.