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 * Team 3, Reference log 5a: Biographical sources ||  ||<   ||
 * Reviewed by Diane

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//Katie's// comment : || //Citation in APA format goes here.// Keenan, S. (2002). //Scholastic encyclopedia of women in the United States.// NY: Scholastic. REF 303.4
 * Reviewed by //Jodye//

Alto Park Elementary

//Text of review of reference source goes here.// What a great biographical reference book I found in //Scholastic Encyclopedia of Women in the United States//! Keenan, the author, has a Master’s in English Literature and a Minor in Women’s Studies from the University of Massachusetts and is the author of several books. The introduction claims “This book pays tribute to all women omitted from the history books. It tells their story of work, ideas, and leadership in shaping the United States.” I agree with the claim. The author describes that she “chose women from many fields and walks of life.” The entries are women from the 1500 to the 2000s. The Table of Contents includes these six chronological chapters: “The First American Women” (1500s -1700s), “Growth and Conflict” (1800s-1880s), “The Rights of Women” (1890s-1920s), “Hard Times, Tough Choices” (1930s-1940s), “The American Dream” (1950s-1960s), “Woman Power!” (1970s-2000s). The entries include biographies in alphabetical order with cameos, women’s words and women’s sphere (sidebars) within each chapter. Quotes from the women and definitions are included from older time periods. An overview of the time period begins each chapter giving the reader an understanding of its history. There is a Topical Index and an Alphabetical Index included in the book which makes searching easier. The author also provides a selected bibliography which includes series, books, and web sites for students to see also. This reference source provides students with icons directing them to one of ten subject areas that include; arts/entertainment, business/labor, education, media, military, politics/law, reform/ social service, religion, sciences/math, and sports. One of my favorite excerpts from this book is the “Women’s Sphere” stating “During the Revolutionary War, women gave up their pewter cups, dishes, and household items to make cannonballs and other ammunition.” This quality paperback resource is only $8.95. I recommend this book for women, men, girls, and boys and for all media collections.

Grades:3rd-up enter //your best judgment of age/grade appropriateness of the resource// Subject(s): Social Studies enter //your best judgment of subject area(s) where resource would be most valuable// Rating: 10 // provide your rating, using scale of 1-10 // ||  ||<  //Diane's// comment :

//Katie's// comment : I think this sounds like a really good resource for students in a history or social studies class. There are so many important people who were left out of traditional encyclopedias because they had no social status - mostly minorities. I think this is a wonderful resource offering information to students about the lesser known heroes of our history. || A&E Television Networks. (2010). Biography.com. Retrieved April 5, 2010, from []
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Biography.com is published by A&E Television Networks and offers a versatile site for researching biographical information. The home page features videos of the week, people in the news, weekly events, top searches, and much more. The Biography.com search page (www.biography.com/search/) includes various ways to search, including a general search field, name search field, and keyword search field. Options to search by category and alphabet are also available. This site features a biography for a selected individual born on each day. This site also includes a featured individual for the month and includes extensive biographical information about that individual. A section is also included on this site that shows the most popular searches executed on the site. Other sections featured on this site are “What’s on TV” and “Games.” I think this site is an extremely useful tool for finding vast amounts of biographical information. This site would be useful for elementary, middle, and high school assignments, as well as college-level research. The subject area in which this source would be most relevant would be history and social studies. It could also be relevant for government, art, telecommunications, psychology, or just about any other subject area, since it is so heavily linked to media and current events. My rating for this source is a 10.

Grades: elementary, middle, & high school; college Subject(s): history & social studies Rating: 10
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//Jodye's// comment : I agree that this is a very useful site and offers users a multitude of biographies to choose from. This site is very interesting and hard to pull away from when searching. I believe that students will be intrigued also and hopefully enjoy searching, reading, and researching. A & E does a great job covering information about people and thsi site will be a useful too for students researching famous people for various subjects. ||