General Reference/Skill Handouts

Note taking guidelines
Starting a research paper
Writing a thesis
Outlining
Writing tips - for Mr. Doran's class and life in general
Intros & Conclusions
Choosing good sources
Using and citing sources
Peer editing
Source Analysis Guide
MLA style guide
Note taking tips
PowerPoint guidelines for a good presentation
How to explicate a poem
Learning to write a DBQ
How to think like historians - this should help you break down and interpret sources.
Tips for evaluating good websites - fantastic idea if it is, itself a good website. It is.

General Writing Resources

MLA format and punctuation central - everything about punctuation and MLA that you ever wanted to know.
Using and citing sources
Do I need a source analysis? - follow these easy directions to answer that question
Source Analysis Guide
Peer editing
Intros & Conclusions
MLA style guide
Thesis help - even I have to admit UNC does this one well.
Starting a research paper
Writing a thesis
Outlining
Writing tips - for Mr. Doran's class and life in general
Choosing good sources
UNC writing center - ok fine, they do this well too.
How to analyze a literary text - walkthrough instructions.
Literary analysis guide - good for ideas about where to start as well as where to go.
How to explicate a poem - figure out what these poets mean
Turnitin.com - you must post your essay here to receive credit.

European Studies Reference and Research Links

Skyline Library Database Information - information to get into all the research databases Skyline subscribes to
Medieval History Sourcebook - excellent collection of older primary sources.
Digital Dante & Dante's world - excellent source for all things in the Divine Comedy
Modern History Sourcebook - excellent collection of modern primary sources.
Ancient History Sourcebook - excellent collection of ancient primary sources
Avalon Project - documents in law, history, and diplomacy.
Mapping History - a cite out of Oregon that allows you to visually understand history
AHA history clearinghouse - slew of research on a broad range of topics.
Vikings in America - a good website for all things Viking with a focus on their N. American discoveries
Magna Carta - understanding the document from a U.S. perspective.
Renaissance personalities - people to know from the Renaissance.
Da Vinci's hidden masterpiece?! - much cooler than the code
Shakespeare's Insults - if you feel like making fun of yourself and others...
Shakespeare research center - Still more info on England's great playwright
Folger Shakespeare Library - excellent source for all things about the Bard
Shakespeare Home - some more, simplified info about Shakespeare. Info is OK--links are great
Shakespeare Authorship - for those of you wondering about the "did Shakespeare write his plays" argument
Encyclopedia of Baltic History - everything you wanted to know about Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania brought to you by UW.
Good Reformation websites - pretty self explanatory
Understanding Military History - a simple powerpoint
World War I document archive - exactly what it claims to be.

History of Religion References and Research Links

Brief Hindu deity powerpoints - Visnu - 1, 2; Krishna 1, 2; Shiva; Lord Ganesh 1, 2; Kali; Lakshmi 1, 2; Lakshmana; Durga; Ram; Ravana  
What religion best fits your personal beliefs?