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ELLENSBURG HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY
1203 E Capitol
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Phone:(509)925-8365
Fax: (509)925-8390
Library Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

"A good book should leave you slightly exhausted at the end...you live several lives while reading it." -William Styron

The mission of the EHS Library is to maintain comprehensive and current resources which support the curriculum and to provide an environment which enables staff and students to become effective, independent users of ideas, information and technology for lifelong learning.

Library Announcements

Students!

Check out the new informational e-book collection. Search under the EBSCO link.

Library Contacts

Czapiewski, Jane: Library Aide
Email: jane.czapiewski@esd401.org

Sheeley, April : Library Aide
Emailapril.sheeley@esd401.org

Resources

  • Tips, examples, and help formulating arguments help with warrants/structure
    Organizing and structuring an argument OWL argument help
    Help with organization sample Toulmin arguments
    Samples of arguments with annotations.

    • Authors
  • Careers

    • Career survey

    Career interest survey with potential employment fields. 

  • Looking for a good book to read? Check out these new book videos! (may not be able to view on school computers).

    • An Abundance of Katherines, by John Green
    • As Simple As Snow, by Gregory Galloway
    • Fat Kid Rules the World, by K.L.Going
    • How I Live Now, by Meg Rosoff
    • Looking for Alaska, by John Green
    • Runemarks, by Joanne Harris
    • The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak
    • Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer
    • You Don't Know Me, by David Klass
  • EBSCO E-books

    Issues and Controversies
    Infobase Learning

    EBSCO LINK
    Informational e-books for check out!
    username: ellensburghs
    password: Bulldogs2023!

    Ellensburg Public Library
    Access tremendous databases such as Proquest or Ebsco through the public library site. Ask in the EHS library or your teacher for the log in.

    Issues & Controversies
    An argument/debate database
    *remote passwords available at checkout desk
    username:  ellensburgsd
    password:  digital

    Learn 360
    username:  ellensburgsd
    password:  digital

    The World Almanac for Kids
    username:  ellensburgsd
    password:  digital

    The World Almanac for Kids Elementary
    username:  ellensburgsd
    password:  digital

    World Book Online
    username: eburg
    password: researchEHS20!

    • ALA Booklists & Awards
    • Ellensburg Public Library Teen Site
    • Guys Read
    • National Book Award
    • Nobel Prize for Literature
    • Oprah Book Club
    • Pulitzer Prize for Literature
    • Teen Reads
  • Help with MLA documentation and writing academic papers for school.

  • Links to useful constitutional issues sites

    Search Supreme Court cases by topic.

    Type an issue into the search bar at this site and then select either Articles or Case law. If you choose Case law, you then have the option of selecting a level of court. For this assignment you will mainly select Federal. You will then get a list of related cases. When you select a case you will see the actual decision. You may then select How cited, and you will get a list of quotes of how this case was cited in other cases as well as a list of the names of cases in which it was cited. 

    Find debates and amendments, search court cases

    Find constitutional issues, primary sources, and support/opposition.

    Search constitutional Supreme Court cases

    Research the debates for controversial issues

  • CWWP 2014
    Documents from CWU workshop:"Short Research Projects that Support Argument"

    Digital Citizenship
    Internet Safety and Responsibility for teens

    Family Connection
    Tips and information to get kids reading, keep them safe online, the district's Acceptable Use Policy, and other important items.

    JSTOR Help
    JSTOR tip sheet and overview

    Library TA Quarter 1

    Morgan Current Event Access

    Tutorial to access Proquest at the public library.

     

    Research Tools
    Jansen Big Six Research Process Organizer
    Criteria sheet for argument
    BarlowLink

     

    How to cite electronic resources (MLA)
    Help with argument

    Help with arguments PPT
    Let’s get ExCITED!! (2)

    MLA Powerpoint with Constitution and Court Cases
    Primary Sources Powerpoint

    Primary and secondary sources: what's the difference?
    Sample paper with in-text citations

    "Baldness" Sample MLA paper with in-text citations
    Source eval CARS

    Source evaluation
    Where can I find images?

    "Finding and Citing Images"
    Works Cited Guidelines (MLA)

    MLA8 Cheat Sheet. (Basic Style)
    Basic Style for Citations of Electronic Sources 2017