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= Book Resources =
 * || [[image:ahsresearch/follet.jpg width="128" height="128" caption="follet.jpg"]] || ASHS Library Catalog || Search through the 42,000 + volumes in the Abington Senior High Library Collection, including some full text e-books. ||
 * || [[image:ahsresearch/powerlibrary.png width="164" height="97" caption="powerlibrary.png"]] || Power Library || If ASHS Library does not have a book you need, check this site for titles in libraries across Pensylvania, We can borrow materials for you to use. ||
 * || [[image:ahsresearch/powerlibrary.png width="164" height="97" caption="powerlibrary.png"]] || Power Library || If ASHS Library does not have a book you need, check this site for titles in libraries across Pensylvania, We can borrow materials for you to use. ||
 * || [[image:ahsresearch/powerlibrary.png width="164" height="97" caption="powerlibrary.png"]] || Power Library || If ASHS Library does not have a book you need, check this site for titles in libraries across Pensylvania, We can borrow materials for you to use. ||

= Databases =
 * || [[image:ahsresearch/abnc clio.jpg width="212" height="62" caption="abnc clio.jpg"]] || ABC CLIO Databases || Search through //Issues// database and the //Ebooks collection.// ||
 * || [[image:ahsresearch/galer.jpg width="196" height="87" caption="galer.jpg"]] || Gale Student Resources || Search through //Student Resources in Context, Opposing Viewpoints// //in Context// databases. ||
 * || [[image:ahsresearch/proquest.jpg width="209" height="82" caption="proquest.jpg"]] || [|Proquest K-12] || //Search through E-Library Curriculum// for magazines, journals, newspapers, reference sources and audio /visual content. ||
 * || [[image:ahsresearch/galer.jpg width="196" height="87" caption="galer.jpg"]] || Gale Student Resources || Search through //Student Resources in Context, Opposing Viewpoints// //in Context// databases. ||
 * || [[image:ahsresearch/proquest.jpg width="209" height="82" caption="proquest.jpg"]] || [|Proquest K-12] || //Search through E-Library Curriculum// for magazines, journals, newspapers, reference sources and audio /visual content. ||
 * || [[image:ahsresearch/proquest.jpg width="209" height="82" caption="proquest.jpg"]] || [|Proquest K-12] || //Search through E-Library Curriculum// for magazines, journals, newspapers, reference sources and audio /visual content. ||

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MLA Resources
Purdue OWL MLA Formatting and Style Guide


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**Generating a Thesis - Web Resources**
Below are links to several web sites to assist you in developing a thesis statement:


 * Dartmouth University: Developing Your ThesisAn overview of writing a thesis statements with guided questions for evaluating the quality of your statement.
 * Indiana University: How to Write a Thesis StatementEmphasizes the characteristics of a well-developed thesis statement.
 * The OWL at Purdue: Creating a Thesis StatementProvide helpful suggestions and examples for writing thesis statements OWL Strong Thesis Statements
 * Rutgers: The ThesisAssociate English Professor at Rutgers University, Jack Lynch offers an overview of the characteristics of a thesis statement, samples of good and bad thesis statements, and links to other reliable sources that also discuss thesis statements.
 * University of North Carolina: Thesis StatementsThis web site "describes what a thesis statement is, how thesis statements work in your writing, and how you can discover or refine one..."
 * University of Toronto: Using Thesis StatementsProvides examples of well-defined thesis statements.

Thesis Generators
[|Thesis Statement Development] Students enter topic and opinion along with supporting assertions. Site provides multiple thesis statement examples along with ideas for body and concluding paragraphs. Works better in Chrome browser.

[|Thesis Creator] STHS Thesis Generator [|Thesis Builders] (Ozline) History Question Generator Question Brainstormer

Thesis Generator Worksheet (Jim Burke)


 * Sample Types of Thesis Statements**

**General Resources (MLA)**

 * __ [|Purdue University OWL Online Writing Lab] __**


 * Download sample papers (MLA & APA styles): ** **Hacker & Fister's [|Research & Documentation Online]**

Check out the Citation Styles Online at [], the Guide for Writing Research Papers based on Modern Language Association **Note: MLA recommends double spacing citations, but some teachers prefer citations single spaced. Please check with your teacher.**

Purdue University Online Writing Lab. "Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Format." 2004. Purdue University. 16 Feb. 2005 < []>.