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Lee 6th Grade Research Projects: African American History Month Project

Famous People

Hank Aaron

Hank Aaron

Nat Turner

Nat Turner

Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks

Elijah McCoy

Elijah McCoy

Hiram Revels

Hiram Revels

George Washington Carver

George Washington Carver

Jesse Owens

Jesse Owens

John Coltrane

John Coltrane

Madam C. J. Walker

Madam C. J. Walker

Marian Anderson

Marian Anderson

Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou

Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson

Shirley Chisolm

Shirley Chisolm

Sojourner Truth

Sojourner Truth

Handouts

Research Resources for African American History

Follow these steps to easily access academic research resources. 

1. From the Student Portal, Log in to Schoology.

2. Go to the Library Course (let Mrs. Carswell know if you do not have a Library Course.)

3. Click on the Destiny Discover icon on the landing page.

4. Log in to Destiny

username: id number   password: last name

5. Search for your subject. "Harriet Tubman"

6. Look for books under the book tab

7. Look under Databases for articles in online encyclopedias and research databases. 

8. Save the articles you use to your Destiny Discover Favorites.

9. Go to your Destiny Discover Favorites to create your citations for your bibliography. 

10. See the video on the right for more details about creating your bibliography in MLA format.