Pathfinder
Teacher: Metz
Class/Topic PreAp Eng 9 / Romeo & Juliet
Date: April 2016
1. Print Sources in the LMC:

Click on the Destiny icon on the desktop and type in your topic and hit the search button.
This will list everything we have on the topic.
2. Online Resources:
All sources provided by JF can be accessed by going to
http://bedfordjfhs.sharpschool.net/our_school/library_media_center/l_m_c_resources/. The
logons and passwords are available from any library staff member.
3. Internet Sources:
When typing in your search statement add “AND site:edu” at the end. This will bring up
educational sites that will give you reliable information on your topic. Example: “Elizabethan
England” AND site:edu.
Category
Name
URL
Info
Describes in great detail the clothing of
Elizabethan England
Elizabethan Era
Elizabethan Costume Page
http://www.elizabethancost
ume.net/
Elizabethan Era
Elizabethan Era
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=aJ1BZMcUBxo
7:13 minutes
Many interesting facts along with images
of the Eliz Era and Shakespeare
Elizabethan Era
Elizabethan Era England
http://www.elizabethaneng
landlife.com/index.html
Facts about Queen Elizabeth i Era,
Shakespeare, Globe, daily life, beliefs and
practices, fashion
Elizabethan Era
Elizabethan Medicine
http://www2.springfield.k1
2.il.us/schools/springfield/el
iz/elizabethanmedicine.htm
l
Covers medicine and medicinal practices
and beliefs in Elizabethan England
Elizabethan Era
History of Britain Changing Lives
Shakespeare Section
http://www.timelines.tv/in
dex.php?t=0&e=8
45 videos telling the story of Britain from
1066 to the present day, accessible an
interactive timeline at
http://www.timelines.tv/index.php?t=0&
e=8
Elizabethan Era
Life in Elizabethan England:
A Compendium of Common
Knowledge - Contents
http://www.elizabethan.org
/compendium/home.html
Covers all aspects of Elizabethan Life
Elizabethan Era
Shakespeare
Queen Elizabeth
Globe Theatre
Shakespeare Resource
Center
http://www.bardweb.net/m
an.html
Includes section of info covering the
Elizabethan Era, Shakespeare's biography,
Queen Elizabeth, and the Globe Theatre.
Each section is followed by reliable links to
more info
Elizabethan Era
Shakespeare
Queen Elizabeth
Globe Theatre
William Shakespeare Info
http://www.williamshakespeare.info/sitemap.htm
The Life, Times, Works and Biography of
William Shakespeare
Globe Theatre
Elizabethan Playhouse,
actors, and audiences
http://www.theatrehistory.
com/british/bellinger001.ht
ml
provides information on the theatre
during the Elizabethan Era
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Globe Theatre
Globe Theatre History
http://www.bardstage.org/
globe-theatre-history.htm
Includes a timeline, owners, facts, and
information on the building the first Globe
Theatre
Globe Theatre
Shakespeare's Theatre
http://www.shakespeareonline.com/theatre/
The history and structure of the Globe
Theatre
Queen
Elizabeth
Elizabeth I: An Overview
http://www.bbc.co.uk/histo
ry/british/tudors/elizabeth_
i_01.shtml
Life of Queen Eliabeth
Queen
Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth
http://www.elizabethi.org/c
ontents/
Biographical and Elizabethan Era
information
Queen
Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth:
Shakespeare's Patron
http://www.shakespeareonline.com/biography/patr
onelizabeth.html
Information on Elizabeth 1st patronage of
Shakespeare
Romeo & Juliet
A comparison of Arthur
Brooke's "Romeus and Juliet"
and Shakespeare's Romeo and
Juliet
http://americanrepertoryth
eater.org/inside/articles/art
icles-vol4-i3-how-romeusbecame-romeo
Compares the work done by Arthur
Brooke in 1562 and Shakespeare's
"Romeo & Juliet"
Romeo & Juliet
Romeo and Juliet: Not a
Shakespearean Tale After
All -
http://www.ancientorigins.net/history/romeoand-juliet-notshakespearean-tale-afterall-003155?nopaging=1
Romeo & Juliet
THE HISTORY OF ROMEO
AND JULIET
http://www.theatrehistory.
com/british/romeoandjuliet
001.html
"...that Romeo and Juliet was not, in fact,
truly of his own creation, but rather a
variation on a story told many times from
the fourteen hundreds onwards."
Covers the history of the tragedy, study of
the plot, and much more. See the list of
links at the bottom of the article.
Shakespeare
Biography.com - William
Shakespeare
http://www.biography.com
/people/williamshakespeare-9480323
The Life, Times, Works and Biography of
William Shakespeare along with video
Shakespeare
Shakespeare Online
http://www.shakespeareonline.com/index.html
Shakespeare's Biography and information
about his literary works
Shakespeare
Shakespeare's Biography
http://www.shakespeareonline.com/biography/
Covers all aspects of Shakespeare's life
4. Bibliographic Citations for Images Help:
a. JFHS LMC Bibliographic Guide
http://bedfordjfhs.sharpschool.net/our_school/library_media_center/bibliographic_guide/
b. Digital Notecards A quick & simple way to save info and bibliographic material for your
project
b. EasyBib.com http://www.EasyBib.com/
Things to remember:
 5 W’s of web evaluation-who wrote the info, what is the purpose of the site, when was the info
updated, where did the info come from, why should you use this site?
 Adding AND site:edu to your search statement will provide sources with more relevant and
reliable information.
 Use the Boolean the operators And, Or, Not to create a more accurate search statement.
 If your search statement contains more than one word use quotation marks “ “. This will cause
the search engine to search for the exact phrase. This will narrow your search and provide
results that are more relevant.
 NEVER copy & paste from any resource. Put the info in your own words and give the author
credit! :o)
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