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Wednesday February 27, 2019

February 27, 2019 Susan Vilicic

Periods 2 & 4 – CHC2D

Mr. Philippou’s Grade 10 History classes will be reviewing the basics of using Chicago style of Citation. It is crucial to properly reference information that is not your own in order to give credit where it’s due and also to avoid PLAGIARISM. Providing your teacher with a URL for a website used unfortunately will not cut it anymore.

Using the following information will put you on the right track to creating bibliographies and footnotes to be proud of!

Below you’ll find the Laurier Guide for Chicago Citation.

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Remember to look to OWL @ Purdue for other questions that arise about citation. It’s where Ms. Kelso or Ms. Vilicic go when we’re looking for information about citation.

Look at this slide show for basics on how/where/when to use the Footnotes.

Also, here is an example essay file called From the dawn of time where you see how footnotes work.

Uncategorized CHC2D, Chicago Citation, Grade 10 History, Mr. Philippou

Tuesday February 26, 2019

February 25, 2019 Susan Vilicic

Curated Resources for Classes in the Library Today

Welcome to the Library!

Periods 1,2 & 4 (Tues), Period 3 (Wed) – CHV2O

The 4 Civics classes are coming in to work on their debate assignment.

Resources for the Debate

The International Debate Education Association (IDEA) has a great resource designed for students who are performing in a debate. If only we could find some students who were going to be in a debate…. Make sure you use their Debatepedia, which are quite useful.

Here are some other very useful resources you can pick up at the Laurier Virtual Library.

Resources for the CHV2O Included are the Virtual Library Catalogue, the Canadian Points of View, Global Issues in Context and the Advanced Placement Source.
(Click on any of the preceding text for the live links)

Before you can access the database list, remember to indicate that you’re in Gr 9-12.

Don’t forget to check Laurier’s Catalogue in the Virtual Library for print, online and media sources!

For referencing your resources, you will be using Chicago style formatting for your bibliography.

Below you’ll find the Laurier Guide for Chicago Citation.

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Uncategorized Chicago Citation, CHV20, Civics, Debate, Mr. Kosowan, Mr. Laan, Ms. Cross

Thursday February 21, 2019

February 20, 2019 Susan Vilicic

Curated Resources for Classes in the Library Today

Welcome to the Library!

Period 3-NAC101

Ms. Lucassen’s Grade 9 Art class will be coming to the Library to research an artist.

To find information about an artist, we suggest you use the following resources.

The Library Catalogue allows you remote access to our print, digital and streaming resources from anywhere at any time. To access this resource, you’ll simply need your TDSB log-in information.
The Canadian Encyclopedia is an excellent source of information for Canadian artists (or for those with ties to Canada) as are the following websites and database:
Canadian Art
Canadian Art Database
The Art Gallery of Ontario

Uncategorized Canadian Artists, Grade 9 Art, Ms. Lucassen, NAC101

Wednesday February 13, 2019

February 13, 2019 Susan Vilicic

Curated Resources for Classes in the Library Today

Welcome to the Library!

Period Four- ENG2P

Ms. Harris’ Grade 10 English class will be coming to the Library to research a hero for their Heroes Assignment.

To find information about your heroes, we suggest you use the following resources.

The Library Catalogue allows you remote access to our print, digital and streaming resources from anywhere at any time. To access this resource, you’ll simply need your TDSB log-in information. Using this catalogue, you’ll be able to find the Biography for your Heroic Person.
The Canadian Encyclopedia is an excellent source of information for Canadian individuals (or for those with ties to Canada).
JSTOR provides students with a powerful and easy-to-use database for academic pursuit.
The Toronto Star Historic Database, which can be found on the Toronto Public Library’s Website, allows readers to access articles from the newspaper’s archives.

Uncategorized ENG2P, Heroes Research, Ms. Harris

Tuesday February 12, 2019

February 11, 2019 Susan Vilicic

Period 1

Ms. Gaudette’s CLN4U class will be coming to the library to continue to research.

Here are some links to primary sources that you might find useful:

http://www.nlnrac.org/classical/plato

https://www.iep.utmedu/

https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/mod/modsbook.asp

Don’t forget to refresh your memory of Chicago style bibliography!

Below you’ll find the Laurier Guide for Chicago Citation.

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Uncategorized Chicago Citation, CLN4U, Ms. Gaudette, Primary Sources

Friday February 8, 2019

February 8, 2019 Susan Vilicic

Curated Resources for Classes in the Library Today

Welcome to the Library!

Today, we welcome Grade 9 math classes, who are coming to the Library to be introduced to Mathify.

Have you ever asked your Math Teacher a question and forgot what they said later on?
Have you ever wanted help with your math homework on a Thursday evening after dinner?
Have you ever wanted to use fun videos, simulations, games or tutorials to further your understanding of mathematical concepts?

Of course you have!

Offered by TVO’s Independent Learning Centre and the Ontario Ministry of Education, Mathify is free to all students in Ontario and is a great resource.

You can access a live tutor in the evenings as well as a large collection of digital resources to support your math education.

A lucky volunteer will be plucked from our studio audience today to show everyone how to register for Homework Help. If you registered in a previous year, you will simply have to activate your account.

There are two important links for you to use.

Link One
The first one is the OEN Lookup, this link will allow you to find your Ontario Education Number, which is required for Mathify Registration.

Link Two
The second link is for Mathify itself. Click on Free Registration, and you’re off to the races.

Good luck with Mathify and have fun.

Uncategorized Archarya, Bhatia, Catania, Fahimi, Grade 9 Math, MDM1D, MDM1P

Thursday, February 7th, 2019

February 6, 2019 Susan Vilicic

Curated Resources for Classes in the Library Today

Welcome to the Library!

Period 1 – HZT 4U

Mr. Philippou’s class is coming in to refresh their memories of the basics of using Chicago style of Citation.

You’re now all experts (right?) in terms of creating a Bibliography. Congratulations. That’s no small feat.

The next step is to master the Footnote.

While a Bibliography provides your reader with a list of every resource you utilized, a Footnote shows from where every piece of research originated.

These footnotes should correspond with what you find in the Bibliography.

Below you’ll find the Laurier Guide for Chicago Citation.

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Remember to look to OWL @ Purdue for other questions that arise about citation. It’s where Ms. Kelso or Ms. Vilicic go when we’re looking for information about citation.

Look at this slide show for basics on how/where/when to use the Footnotes.

Also, here is an example essay file called From the dawn of time where you see how footnotes work.

In terms of research, the following databases as well as the Virtual Library are a good start.

HZT4U Resources

Periods 2 & 4 – CHC2D

Mr. Philippou’s Grade 10 History classes will be learning the basics of using Chicago style of Citation. It is crucial to properly reference information that is not your own in order to give credit where it’s due and also to avoid PLAGIARISM. Providing your teacher with a URL for a website used unfortunately will not cut it anymore.

Using the following information will put you on the right track to creating bibliographies and footnotes to be proud of!

Below you’ll find the Laurier Guide for Chicago Citation.

Taking too long?

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Remember to look to OWL @ Purdue for other questions that arise about citation. It’s where Ms. Kelso or Ms. Vilicic go when we’re looking for information about citation.

Look at this slide show for basics on how/where/when to use the Footnotes.

Also, here is an example essay file called From the dawn of time where you see how footnotes work.

Uncategorized CHC2D, Chicago Citation, HZT4U, Mr. Philippou

Tuesday December 18, 2018

December 17, 2018 Susan Vilicic

Curated Resources for Classes in the Library Today

Welcome to the Library!

Period 3 – FSF3U1-14

Click here to download a copy of your assignment.

Ms. Forget’s Grade 11 French class is coming in to work on their research on francophones célèbres.

There’s a whole big world of French resources online, following these slides to take to you where you need to go.

French Resources

Also, have a look at some of the links here:

Alalettre
Linternaute
Babelio
Academie Francaise
Larousse
Google en francais
Je suis mort…
Artistes Visuels
Inventeurs
Vikidia
Allocine
Les Philosophes

The Whole French MLA thing

You’re all crackerjack citation experts at this stage of your academic careers, right? No, well…. that’s ok. For this particular assignment, we want you to create a basic Works Cited list, or as they say… “Ouvrages Cités”

Much of the rules for MLA in English are the same in French.

All sources are listed in alphabetical order
You use a hanging indent for the 2nd/3rd lines of each citation.
Your title is centred, with no special font stylings.

There are some different formatting concerns to be aware of though. Namely….

Guillemets are used instead of Quotation Marks.
- In Microsoft Office or Google docs, use the following codes to insert your guillemets.
  - «Alt + 174
  - »Alt + 175
Use the accepted format for dates. Not capitalized with proper punctuation marks.
Remember that when in doubt, there is not a lot of support online for MLA citation in French. The Laurier Library is working on creating a comprehensive guide to help students with their citations en français.

Follow the slides below to see what a citation should look like, based on the sorts of resources we’ll show you today.