This pathfinder has a list of resources that you may wish to consider as you search for various pieces of information for your Researched Argument paper. Databases recommended for this project are listed below. Many of the Gale databases will be good for articles on your topic and possibly interviews with your author (primary sources!).
(p.s. If you are taking a course at HVCC, consider using their library resources--they have great stuff: https://libguides.hvcc.edu/library. Let me know if you need help with this.)
Authoritative reference content covering a vast array of people from historically significant figures to present-day newsmakers. *** great for biographical information on your author
This is a cross-searchable multi-database platform that you may find useful as you look for sources.
Up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism, and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world. Its materials support interdisciplinary approaches, information literacy, and the development of critical thinking skills. ***Great for book reviews and literary criticism of your book as well as some biographical information on your author
Facts and arguments on current events topics and social issues.
ProCon.org is the country's leading source for pro, con, and related research on controversial issues. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit nonpartisan public charity, ProCon.org uses professional researchers and rigorous editorial standards to explore more than 80 controversial issues from gun control and death penalty to illegal immigration and alternative energy. Understanding issues using this structured methodology helps to improve academic performance, increase civic engagement, strengthen personal resiliency, bridge political divides, and stimulate critical thinking – the #1 skill sought by employers and educators.
This is just an example. You might look to see if your author has their own website with links to biographical information or articles about themselves.
This is just an example. You might look to see if your author has their own website with links to biographical information or articles about themselves.
DON'T cite Wikipedia...use it to help grow your working knowledge of your topic and to find likely sources. Make sure to check the references (citations!) at the bottom of the page.
DON'T cite Wikipedia...use it to help grow your working knowledge of your topic and to find likely sources. Make sure to check the references (citations!) at the bottom of the page.