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English and Literature: The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

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Prohibition

Roaring 20s

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Gale Research Databases

GALE RESEARCH DATABASES
Use the Databases below to access reliable, scholarly information
for many topics and subjects. 
Databases are NOT websites, we just ACCESS them through the Web.  They are cross-referenced collections of resources, including:
*Book sections * Articles from magazines and academic journals * Newspaper articles * Podcasts * TV and radio broadcasts
* Special videos * Images * Interviews * Primary sources * Speeches * Criticism * Statistics * Raw data * Topic overviews * 

To access to these resources from home, you will be prompted to enter a password. Passwords for all online resources can be found HERE

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Use to discover information about Fitzgerald and other historical figures from the time period.

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LRC is the best database choice for information on the Modernism Literary movement as well as Fitzgerald himself, his characters, themes, and more.

 

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The History databases provide information for many of your historical context topics.  Try searching for: The Jazz Age, Prohibition, Roaring 20s, Harlem Renaissance, Industrial Revolution.  Additionlaly, searching for "1920s" in US History in Context will yield a plethora of results related to the time period.  

 

  

 

Online Encyclopedia

Modernism

The Jazz Age - Khan Academy

Industrial Revolution

Noodletools

Noodletools

Use your school email and ID number to sign in with Microsoft 365

Noodletools is an online research project platform that helps you collect, organize, and cite your facts, figures, quotes, and information.  

The OWL at Purdue University

 

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The OWL at Purdue University -- Use the links on the left side of the home page to navigate to what you're looking for.  You can see examples of papers, Works Cited pages, in-text Citations, and more!