Searching the Library Catalog
Use the Library Catalog to find a book, encyclopedia article, or movie about the person you are researching.
Library Databases
Try searching for the name of the person you are researching in World Book Online to find information about childhood, notable events, achievements etc.
The Biography section of Student Resources in Context contains reference, magazine, and newspaper articles, as well as images and websites that will cover all the information necessary to complete your project.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
A collection of reference e-books, GVRL may have articles with information about the famous person you are researching.
Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a good place to start your research because it will give you the WHO, WHAT, WHERE, and WHY of a topic, it has links to external websites, as well as keywords that are related to your famous person.
Check out all the External Links on the Wikipedia page about Helen Keller!
Make sure you verify any information you get from Wikipedia, since anyone can write a Wikipedia article!
Web Resources
Office 365
You could use PowerPoint Online to create your photo essay - it saves automatically and you can access your project from ANY computer!
Sign in using your Skyward Username and Password!
Example: garcijua000@jsmorton.org