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__ Pathfinder for Final Project by Ms. Girard and Mrs. Sasvary __
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**How to Write a Good Thesis Statement:**

 * [|Dartmouth: Writing a Thesis Sentence]
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 * [|University at Albany: The Research Process]

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SHS Library Catalog: Print & eBooks
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Additional Tools
__Bibliography Composer with Integrated Note-Taking:__ Additional citation information is available on the Citation page of the SHS Library website.

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