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WRIT 167: Saints & Sinners: In Class Activities

1. Appointments

Click here to make an appointment with me to chat about finding sources or citing them!:

2. Encyclopedias

Type "Matilda of Tuscany" into the search box of one of these databases to start this activity in class. Browse the articles on her and come up with at least two key terms for us to use in a search.

3. Find articles and books

Sarah will show you how to use the key terms you found in part 2:

4. Primary sources

In pairs, browse the primary sources tab of this guide and peruse one source where you might start to look for primary sources for your own topic. 


Another way to find translated primary sources in books is to use the catalog to search for your topic:

EXAMPLES:

"Hildegard of Bingen" AND (documents OR sources)

"Thomas Aquinas" AND writings

5. Telephone

Follow Sarah's directions to play a game of telephone as a class to get some ideas for your topic!