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FHS Libguides (Library Guides): Civics Projects - Researching LOCAL/STATE Issues

Created using your teacher's assignments and library resources, these guides are a great first place to start your research. Find databases, books, websites, and other tools that can help you do your homework.

Issues Databases - useful for ALLtopics

Find articles in Opposing Viewpoints by searching for a topic in the search bar or by clicking the "Browse Topics" icon. 

Please note: the results include a "VIEWPOINTS" category features opinion-based articles, while the other categories (ex: REFERENCE, NEWS, STATISTICS) are fact-based.

Newspaper websites - Local and national

Topic: Health Care

Topic: Cannabis Regulations

Topic: Black Lives Matter and Police Reform

Massachusetts / Framingham Data

Mental Health eBooks

Topic: Education

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Education eBooks

Topic: LGBTQ Rights

Subject Guide

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Librarian

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Katherine Maher
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FHS Research Paper Guide, 8th edition

Please use this guidebook when writing your research paper.  It includes information on how to set up your essay in MLA format and how to correctly cite your sources in your essay and in your Works Cited page.

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Library Learning Objectives

Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation. 

When conducting research, gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.

(Massachusetts ELA Writing Standards, #7 & #8)