LibGuides: Nobel Prize Heroes: Research Databases

Databases to Use for Research

Biography-in-Context
Comprehensive database of world biographies. Use this first!
Password: cougars
US History-in-Context
Obviously use if your chosen winner is from the United States. Excellent resource!
Password: cougars
World History-in-Context
Another In-Context database that can give you great resources!
Password: cougars
Bloom's Literature
A great literature database - use if your winner won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Username/ID: fcpschs Password: cougars

**See your school's media specialist for school-specific passwords. **

Noodletools Notecards

Noodletools - Catoctin Link

The Stages of the Hero's Journey

The expectation is that you are

1. Using the Noodletools Notecards to keep track of the information you find in your research.

2. Finding information about your Nobel Prize recipient that corresponds with the elements of the Hero's Journey (see below). Make sure to refer to the notes you took with Ms. Carr.

Elements of the Hero’s Journey
The Ordinary World	Approach to the Inmost Cave
Unusual birth/early childhood	The Abyss or Temptation
The Call of Adventure	The Ordeal
Refusal of the Call	The Transformation
Meeting the Mentor	Reward (Seizing the Sword)
Crossing the First Threshold	The Road Back
Tests, Allies, Enemies	Resurrection
Challenges	Return with the Elixir
Special Weapon	Mastery of Two Worlds