Spring Valley High School Databases

Databases can be essential tools in your research, allowing you to access high-quality, full-text magazines, journals, books, and media.

Para encontrar información confiable, aquí hay bases de datos y sitios de web.

SVHS List of Databases & Passwords


Databases Bases de Datos	Username Nombre de Usuario	Password Contraseña
Gale Databases		spring_log
24/7 Databases	svh	look
Britannica / Britannica Escolar	springvalley	svhs
Biography	springvalley	svhs
Teaching Book	rocklandsls
CrashCourse	No username	No password

Click on the list of Gale Databases

Business

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Chemistry

English Language Learners (ELL)

English

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Science

Social Studies

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Do You Want to Become a Doctor??

Steps to Becoming a Doctor (M.D., Doctor of Medicine)

Be accepted into a 4 year BS program (Bachelor of Science) and graduate!
(4 years)Major in pre-med, biology, or biochemistry (main options)
Pass the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) and apply to medical school.
Attend and graduate from medical school (4 years)
Pass Parts I and II of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE)
Apply for and match with residency
Graduate from medical school and start residency (usually 3 years)
Pass part III of the USMLE and finish residency
Earn board certifications
Get a state license

MD Resources to Check Out!

How to Become a Doctor: https://www.learnhowtobecome.org/doctor/
United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE): https://www.usmle.org/
The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS): https://www.abms.org/
The American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM): https://www.theabfm.org/

Do You Want to Become a Nurse??

Steps to Becoming a Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Be accepted into a 4 year BSN program (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) and graduate!
Study for and pass the NCLEX (National Council Licensure Examination), becoming a Registered Nurse (RN).
Complete an NP focused graduate M.S. or doctoral nursing program.
Study for and pass the NP board certification exam (check out AANPCB)

NP Resources to Check Out!

American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP): https://www.aanp.org/news-feed/explore-the-variety-of-career-paths-for-nurse-practitioners
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB): https://www.aanpcert.org/index

Research Project : Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt & Contributions to Civilization

While the Golden Age of Egypt has long since passed, the influence of Egyptian civilization is still with us today. Using Google Slides, you will create a presentation that includes maps, drawings and images for each slide.

Step One: Geography

First locate Egypt and explain the geography in one or two slides.
Then choose three of the following areas of Egyptian civilization and history to research:
Pyramids
Forms of Government
Political and Socioeconomic Issues
External Issues & Nomadic Invasions
Pharaohs
Religious Beliefs/Religion & Gods
Hieroglyphs
Egyptian Art
Military Forces
Cleopatra
Medicine
Mummies
Social Hierarchy
Nile River

Step Two: Resources

Research EACH of the three areas you chose by visiting the following resources. For each area of research, you will have to provide three major facts. The presentation must at least have 11 slides where you explain all the major facts.

Check the following databases:

1. https://school.eb.com/levels

2. https://escolar.eb.com/levels (Spanish Database)

Check the following Web Links:

1. https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-egypt

2. https://www.britishmuseum.org/learn/schools/ages-7-11/ancient-egypt#visit-resources

3. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zm4skhv

4. https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/ancient-egypt

5. https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/ancient-egypt

May be an image of map, the Great Sphinx of Giza and text

Step Three:

Once you have located the information, open a Google Doc where you will take notes. When the notes about the location, geography and the three areas of your choice are completed, share the document with your teacher, Ms. Newkirk at NNewkirk@ercsd.org.

Step Four:

Finally start your Google Slides with all the facts in your own words, maps and images. Share your work with your teacher: NNewkirk@ercsd.orgbefore your oral presentation.

Exit Ticket

Write down one fact that you have learned about the geography of Ancient Egypt.
What are three new facts about Ancient Egypt that you have discovered while researching your topic?
Escriba un hecho que aprendió sobre la geografía de la Antiguo Egipto.
¿Cuáles son tres hechos nuevos sobre la antigua Antiguo Egipto mientras investigas tu tema?
Por último, escriba tres cosas digitales nuevas que aprendió al hacer este proyecto.

First page of the PDF file: AncientGreeceGradingRubric

Hour of Code

Black History Month: Writers

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Citing Resources

How to Cite Opposing Viewpoints (MLA Style)

Easy Bib - Help in creating a bibliography

Noodletools Express - Most accurate citation machne

ZoteroBib Best Citation Machine

Help in doing an MLA style bibliography

Help in doing an APA style bibliography

TYPE	FORMAT	EXAMPLE
Essays in Book	Author. "Title of Essay." Title of Book. Ed. Name of Editor(s). City, State: Publisher, Year. Name of Database.Name of Database. Service. Subscribing Institution, Name of Library. Date information retrieved .	Burford, James A. "Affirmative Action Benefits the Workplace." Affirmative Action. Ed. Brian Grapes. San Diego, CA: Greenhaveen Press, 2000. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Thompson Gale. East Ramapo CSD, Spring Valley High School Library. 14 April, 2005 www.galenet.galegroup.com.
Magazine Article (no vol./ issue no.)	Author. "Article Title." Name of Magazine Day Month Year: Page(s). Name of Database. Name of Database Service. Subscribing Institution, Name of Library. Date information retrieved . .	Winegart, Peter. "Education: Legislating Legacies." Newsweek 14 Oct. 2003: 10. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Thompson Gale. East Ramapo CSD. Spring Valley High School Library. 14 April 2005 >.
Magazine Article (with vol/ issue no.)	Author. "Article Title." Name of Magazine. Vol. Issue (Year): Page(s). Name of Database. Name of Database Service. Subscribing Institution. Name of Library. Date information retrieved .	Hill, William P. "Benign Discrimination?" New American 19.9 (2003): 42-44. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Thompson Gale. East Ramapo CSD, Spring Valley High School Library. 14 April, 2005 www.galenet.galegroup.com>.
Newspaper Article	Author. "Article Title." Name of Newspaper Day Month Year, Edition (if noted): Page(s). Name of Database. Name of Database Service. Subscribing Institution. Name of Library. Date information retrieved . .	Jennings, Donald B. "Still Testing Limits." New York Times 29 June 2003: B2. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Thompson Gale. East Ramapo CSD, Spring Valley High School Library. 14 April 2005www.galenet.galegroup.com.

Research Paper Guide

The Research Steps: The Inquiry Process

Define the Subject

a) If your topic is not assigned, start exploring class discussions or click here for prompts.

b) Research as inquiry: Explore topic areas and start formulating questions.

Once you define your subject, learn more about it, gather keywords, take notes using facts to gain knowledge. Getting background information and prior knowledge will also help you in further refining your topics.
You can begin your research with an online encyclopedia such as Grolier and Britannica (General databases), both of which provide background information, keywords, links to other sources, and subtopics.

Read other opinions about your subject

For a book report, you may read a literature review to broaden your perspective. Databases such as Gale, Opposing Viewpoints offer articles writen by specialists on your topic.

Narrowing the Topic

If your topic is too broad or vague you will find too much information and will need to narrow the focus. Example: I'm thinking of doing a paper on "fashion." This topic could develop in many different ways and can be split into sub-topics instead.

Ask Yourself Questions About Your Topic:

What do you know about it? What don't you know?
What aspects of your topic interest you: historical, sociological, psychological, etc.?
What time period do you want to cover?
On what geographic region do you want to focus?
What kind of information do you need?
- A brief summary or a lengthy explanation?
- Periodical articles, books, essays, encyclopedia articles?
- Can any statistics be found to support your topic/claim?

Research

Finally, the most important step is gathering credible sources and "digging and diving" into subject specialists using databases such as Gale. For information about American Government, History or Science, go to Gale’s in Context Series, a database that brings specific subjects into focus.

The question is: Why and how do we use databases?

You need to use and get used to databases because college level work requires the ability to read academic literature found in databases.

Gale Database Tutorials

Database List

Evaluating Your Sources

Use acronym - CARDS - to evaluate websites before you take information from them.

Note: The greater number of questions listed below answered "yes", the more likely it is you can determine whether the source is of high information quality. You can also use this guide to evaluate other sources too.

C - Credibility:

Can you find the author/sponsor of the information? What are their credentials? Education? Experience? Affiliations?
Can you find an "about us" or "contact us" link? Does it give more than an email address? That is, is there a phone number or postal address to contact for more information?

A - Accuracy:

Do there appear to be errors on the page (ie. spelling, grammar, facts)? These kinds of errors not only indicate a lack of quality control, but can actually produce inaccuracies in information.
Do they cite the sources of their information?

R - Reliability:

Is the source free from any sense of bias?
Is the information free of advertising or clearly separated from it?

D - Date:

Is it easy to find the copyright date?
Are there dates for when it was written? When it was last revised?
If there are statistics, graphs and/or charts, is it clearly stated when the data was gathered?

S - Source:

Is the information based on primary or secondary sources?
Are there links to other sources that would score high in this CARDS evaluation?

Additionally, consider the internet address domain:

commercial or business = .com
educational institutions = .edu
government agencies = .gov
military organizations = .mil
network resources = .net
organizations (non-profit and others) = .org

Publisher: If the book or article is a university publication, then it is a scholarly work.

If the source is an article, is it from a popular magazine or a scholarly journal?

Citations

a. MLA Style 8th Edition: Format Your Paper

General Format

· Margin: One inch on all sides
· Font size: 12 point
· Typeface: Choose an easily readable typeface, e.g., Times New Roman
· Spacing: Double-space the entire paper
· Punctuation: Leave one space after a period and other punctuation marks
· Alignment: Flush left, uneven on right
· Indentation: Indent one-half inch the first line of every paragraph
· Pagination: Number all pages in the header flush right with author’s last name first

Heading Format

· No title page
· Type author’s name, instructor's name, course number, and date on separate double-spaced lines
· Capitalize the first, last and all principal words of title and subtitle
· Double-space and center the title
· Double-space between the lines of the title, and between the title and the first line of text

Citation Machines

Free, web-based, nothing to download, nothing to register for:
http://zotero.org

EasyBib

Purdue Writing Lab MLA /Purdue Writing Lab APA

Warning: Be careful of Hoax Websites:

Recommended for Research

Below are some online sites recommended for student research. Please use Google to locate these search engines online. We hope you find this information valuable!

Sweetsearch"allows students to choose the most relevant result from a list of credible results, without the distraction of unreliable sites."

VirtualLRC The Virtual Library Resource Center was created by teachers and librarians to provide the best academic web results.

Google Scholar Provides a search of scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources, including theses, books, abstracts and articles.

What Will Be Life After High School

Just Mercy Research Project

Information vs Desinnformation

Disinformation

What are the alarming effects of disinformation?

Essential Questions:

What have been the dangers of disinformation that we have faced on social media during COVID and the presidential elections?
What drives disinformation?
Why do people disseminate disinformation?
What are the potential dangers of new technologies?

The Capitol riots and insurrection demonstrate the real dangers of disinformation.

#TruthWins #FactsMatter

Vocabulary:

Misinformation: False or inaccurate information that is communicated regardless of an intention to deceive. Examples of misinformation are false rumors, insults, and pranks.
Disinformation: False information which is intended to mislead, especially propaganda issued by a government organization to a rival power or the media.
Fake News: False or misleading information presented as news
Infodemic: An excessive amount of information about a problem that is typically unreliable, spreads rapidly, and makes a solution more difficult to achieve.
Deepfakes: Media that take people in an existing image or video and replaces them with someone else’s likeness using artificial neural networks,.

Ms.Panazzolo/Mr.Leonard Research Paper

Research Paper Project

English/Speech

Mr. Leonard & Ms. Panazzolo

Context:

Writing a research paper is an inevitable part of a college student’s academic life. As such, this assignment is intended to provide you an opportunity to experience the research process and produce a research-based paper.

Assignment:

Select one (1) research topic below and develop a source-based argument defending your position on the topic you’ve chosen. Be sure that your paper has a title and a clear thesis, and use evidence from four (4) or more peer-reviewed sources from databases to defend your argument. Your paper should be at least four (4) pages and no more than eight (8) pages in length, and should follow the MLA format.

Possible Research Topics:

Does technology make us more alone?
Should transgender people be allowed to use the bathroom of their choice?
Is dating a thing of the past?
Are extreme sports too extreme?
Is it possible to separate the art from the artist who created it?
When do you become an adult?
Should high school do more to prepare you for careers?
What role should the police have in schools?
Does suffering make us stronger and lead to success?
How should we prevent further mass shootings?

Reminder:

Follow MLA Formatting (The Works Cited Page does not count as part of the paper).
Your title should indicate your topic and the paper’s position.
Pay attention to diction (word choice)

Useful Websites

American History

Crash Course

SOCIAL STUDIES NATIONAL TOPICS RESOURCES

Stock Market Crash on PBS

Jim Crow on PBS

Jim Crow History

American Memory Project-Library of Congress

Reconstruction Era

A&E Biography

America's Story from America's Library

American Memory Collection Finder

American Memory Learning Page

American Social History Project

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids

Biography of America

English

Many Books - Free eBooks

Digital eBooKs

Open Culture

Diversity Books

Help from the Grammar Book

Dictionary/Thesaurus

Internet Public Library for Teens

Sparknotes

Science

Mayo Clinic Drugs & Supplements

Mayo Clinic Diseases & Conditions

National library of Medicine

Medline Plus

Social Studies

CIA

Accurate News Sources

UN iLibrary

CIA World Facts Book

Inspiring Female Journalists in 2021

Summer Reading List

In East Ramapo, we consider reading the foundation for all other learning. Therefore, our first priority must be for all of our children to become good readers and to instill in them a lifelong love of reading. Each child will receive a summer reading list and assignment. Please visit Finkelstein Library or local book stores to find the books your child has chosen.

All students will be expected to participate in this summer reading assignment. As stated on both the fiction and non-fiction lists, students will not be limited to the titles given. The books and authors on the lists provided are only suggestions. Students may choose to read whatever books fits both their interest and skill level. Each child, grades 9-12, will be expected to read two books.

News Websites

International Book Club

Promoting Global Citizenship through Literature

The goal of the International Book Club is to care about social justice and issues of human rights all over the world. As global citizens, we read books that take place in different parts of the world, we look at inequity, injustices and human rights. We read the world and connect our own identity and experiences to others from different backgrounds. Every Monday after school, we explore other cultures and gain global perspectives.

The Bite of the Mango

As a child in a small rural village in Sierra Leone, Mariatu Kamara lived peacefully surrounded by family and friends. Rumors of rebel attacks were no more than a distant worry. But when 12-year-old Mariatu set out for a neighboring village, she never arrived. Heavily armed rebel soldiers, many no older than children themselves, attacked and tortured Mariatu. During this brutal act of senseless violence they cut off both her hands. Stumbling through the countryside, Mariatu miraculously survived. The sweet taste of a mango, her first food after the attack, reaffirmed her desire to live, but the challenge of clutching the fruit in her bloodied arms reinforced the grim new reality that stood before her. With no parents or living adult to support her and living in a refugee camp, she turned to begging in the streets of Freetown. As told to her by Mariatu, journalist Susan McClelland has written the heartbreaking true story of the brutal attack, its aftermath and Mariatu's eventual arrival in Toronto where she began to pull together the pieces of her broken life with courage, astonishing resilience and hope.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLOMtStSSTM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLDEKrQjEDc

Darius The Great Is Not OK

Darius the GreatDarius Kellner is a high school sophomore in Portland. He comes from a tight-knit family, but doesn’t have a particularly close relationship with his father. Darius’ hobbies include brewing tea and all things Star Trek. And, he has depression. When his family receives news that his maternal grandfather is dying, they make the decision to go to Iran to see him one last time. It’s been years since Darius’ mother has returned home and her husband (he’s European American) and children have never been there. Darius is somewhat anxious about this trip, about having to talk to be people he should know quite well, but doesn’t. In fact, he’s anxious about talking in general because unlike his younger sister, he doesn’t speak Farsi. While in Yazd, Darius actually makes a friend and this changes everything for him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZl-6_D7_CQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHUSLxU8hlE

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah's book accurately reflects life in South Africa during and just after the apartheid years, with all of the frustrations, fears, and struggles by "the people" (non-whites) during that time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHKOJgUDRDM

Sofi Mendoza's Guide to Getting Lost in Mexico

Malin Alegria Blog on NPR

Even though Sofi Mendoza was born in Mexico, she’s spent most of her life in California — the closest she gets to a south-of-the-border experience is eating at Taco Bell. But when Sofi and her friends sneak off for a weekend in Tijuana, she gets in real trouble. To Sofi’s shock, the border patrol says that her green card is counterfeit. Until her parents can sort out the paperwork and legal issues, Sofi is stuck in Mexico.
In the meantime, Sofi’s parents arrange for her to stay with long-lost relatives in rural Baja. It’s bad enough that Sofi has to miss senior prom and even graduation, but her aunt, uncle, and cousins live on a ranch with no indoor plumbing! As the weeks pass, though, she finds herself adapting to her surroundings. Sofi starts helping out on the ranch, getting along with her bratty cousins, and she even meets a guy with more potential than anyone from school. Through the unexpected crash course in her heritage, Sofi comes to appreciate that she has a home on both sides of the border.

American Street

Fabiola Toussaint hopes to find the American dream when she comes with her mother from Haiti to live with her Aunt Jo and her cousins, Chantal, Primadonna, and Princess, on the corner of American Street and Joy Road in Detroit. But when her mother is detained coming into the country, Fabiola must navigate this very different world without her. Finding her place means navigating her cousins’ vibrant yet vastly differing personalities and the sometimes gritty world in which they live while holding on to what she values most from her life in Haiti, including the spiritualism that helps her see her path. In authentic teen voices, Zoboi offers a deft, absorbing narrative that pulls the reader along at an escalating pace. Interspersing Fabiola’s keen observations and an increasingly tense plot with stories of other characters, Zoboi creates a work that is as deep and rich as it is swift and compelling. Detroit, especially American Street, is not just a setting but a powerful presence in a narrative that looks at the immigrant experience and American society through an honest and unsettling lens. Fabiola’s Haitian culture and her immigrant perspective is foundational to a story infused with possibility even as it offers a thoughtful and sharp critique of the institutional racism and classism of both countries. Immigrant or not, it turns out the American dream can be all but unreachable when you’re Black and poor.

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

Central Questions:

1. Did your feelings about mental health issues change while you read the novel?

2.What are some of the challenges Aza faces?

3. How does her mental issues challenge her relationships ?

4. Can we prevent mental issues? Can we help people with mental issues? How?

Teen Reads

Finkelstein Library

rocklandcountyny.gov

teachingbooks.net

Webquest Info

Ancient Civilizations Research Project: Ancient Greece

Research Project: Ancient Greece (700-480 B.C)

While the Golden Age of Greece has long since passed, the influence of Greek civilization is still with us today. Using Google Slides, you will create a presentation that includes maps, drawings and images for each slide.

Step One:

First locate Greece and explain the geography in one or two slides.
Then choose three of the following areas of Greek civilization and history to research:
Alexander the Great and other Important Leaders
Forms of Government
Political and Socioeconomic Issues
External Issues & Nomadic Invasions
Olympic Games
Religious Beliefs/Mythology/Religions
Military Forces
Sparta
System of Laws
Science & Mathematical Achievements
Social Hierarchies
Area of choice, approved by teacher

Step Two: Resources

Research EACH of the three areas you chose by visiting the following resources. For each area of research, you will have to provide three major facts.

Check the following databases:

1. https://school.eb.com/levels

2. https://go.scholastic.com/index.html

3. https://escolar.eb.com/levels (Spanish Database)

Check the following Web Links:

1. https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-greece

2. http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/geography/home_set.html

3. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z87tn39

4. https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greece/soldiers_and_war.php

Step Three:

Once you have located the information, open a Google Doc where you will take notes. When the notes about the location, geography and the three areas of your choice are completed, share the document with your teacher, Mrs. Malone at amalone@ercsd.org.

Step Four:

Finally start your Google Slides with all the facts in your own words, maps and images.

Share your work with your teacher: amalone@ercsd.orgbefore your oral presentation.

Exit Ticket

Write down one fact that you have learned about the geography of Ancient Greece.
What are three new facts about Ancient Greece that you have discovered while researching your topic?
Lastly, write down three new Google digital features that you learned while doing this project.

Escriba un hecho que aprendió sobre la geografía de la antigua Grecia.

¿Cuáles son tres hechos nuevos sobre la antigua Grecia mientras investigas tu tema?
Por último, escriba tres cosas digitales nuevas que aprendió al hacer este proyecto.

Digital Media & My Brain

How does Digital Media Try to Hook You?

What Can You Do About It?

Questions:

Sometimes when you are on your phone, it's hard to stop.

People even talk about addiction to phones.

How many hours do you spend on your phone? Are you spending too much time?

Moreover, is digital media actually designed to get you hooked? (addicted)

Essential Questions:

Is your phone helping you or hurting you?

Are there ways to develop healthy digital media habits and find a good balance?

Using Google Slides, create a presentation where you select your three favorite Apps that you spend a lot of time using.

Think about their different features, make a list of their benefits and their pitfalls.

Do they have addictive features?

Lastly, do these Apps help you or do they prevent you from having a healthy balanced life?

Step One:

First select your 3 favorite Apps.

Step Two:

Then create your slides:

 Slide 1: Create a title about your favorite Apps on your phone, your name and your classroom period with Mr. Ramie

 Slide 2: Name App #1, its benefits, purpose and pitfalls

 Slide 3: Name App #2, its benefits, purpose and pitfalls

 Slide 4: Name App #3, its benefits, purpose and pitfalls

 Slide 5: Which App do you think is addictive and why? Is the design addictive? (notifications, alerts, messages)

 Slide 6: Assess at least three ways to find a healthy media balance

Slide 7: When is it a behavioral disorder? List 3 examples(texting while driving,obsessive behavior, like checking your phone all the time.)

 Share your Google Slide presentation with Mr. Ramie at: DRamie@ercsd.org

Grading Rubric

Library

Sora

Sora is the Spring Valley High School ebooks app. It is available on your Chromebooks and on your phone.

Library Media Center Hours

Media Specialist: Colette Politzer