Before you begin...
Research Tips for Macbeth
- Make sure that you can access Noodle Tools; Use the Noodle Tools tab at the top of this page. (Remember to login using your CLEVER credentials, student ID& KCSD PW))
- Once you are logged in to Noodle:
- Choose one student from your group to create a project
- Collect the student IDs from your group
- Share the project you create with your group members
- Share the project with Ms. Ferguson, Macbeth your period)
- Once you are logged in to Noodle:
- Start researching your group's Macbeth topic
- Use the sources from your assignment sheet to begin
- Fill in using the other sources on this Libguide
- Download the Home Access PW Info
- You must be logged into your KCSD Google drive to access the above file.
- You will need the PWs for many of the resources below when working outside of KHS
- Download the Home Access PW Info
- Use a variety of sources in multiple formats
- Shop before you settle on your sources
- Make sure to check with your group members so you are all finding different sources
- Once you find your "keepers:"
- Cite the sources in Noodle
- Remember, the database articles automatically connect to Google drive and Noodle Tools
- Some sources allow you to copy, paste, and edit your citations
- The NT templates are super easy
- Read/View/Listen Reflect
- Highlight
- Annotate
- Mark up your text by underlining/circling/writing in the margins (online or on printed copies)
- Use Noodle to take "formal notes"
- Cite the sources in Noodle
Library books
You may use the catalog to locate books about Shakespeare and Macbeth.
- Destiny DiscoverMake sure you login through Clever.
Learn More about Shakespeare and His Play, Macbeth
- Gale Literature Resource CenterPortal page to overview articles about Shakespeare's Macbeth. Use the search within feature.
- SIRS ResearcherSIRS Renaissance provides articles about Shakespeare. Be careful as many of the articles also appear in Literature Resource Center. ID&PW needed from home.
- Internet ShakespeareA scholarly project with links to the texts and many additional resources to help students of Shakespeare.
- Shakespeare Resource CenterA wealth of information about Shakespeare and his work which may help you better understand the play you are analyzing.
- Encyclopedia Britannica's Guide to ShakespeareNot much literary criticism, but great overviews and helpful information to help you with your presentations.
- Shakespeare OnlineAnother source to help you with quotes, facts, trivia, and summaries about Shakespeare, although limited analysis can be found here.
- Shakespeare from LIT2GOAnother source to help you understand and synthesize Shakespeare.
- Folger Shakespeare LibraryOodles of information available from this source.
Google scholar
You can always try to locate additional academic articles using Google scholar. However, you are often directed to subscription only databases like our Literature Resource Center, which you can't access without $, or to ebooks that you can buy.
Links from the Assignment Sheet
Other Great Historical Sources
- Gale's World HIstory in ContextA great source for learning the history behind the play and time period.
- Scotland History Portal PageUse the search within results sections. Covers Scottish History from 1450-1789.