Meeting Common Core GPS
with GALILEO
Georgia Council of Teachers of English2013 Annual Conference
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Search for criticism onTo Kill a Mockingbird
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Literary Reference Center
Literary Reference Center
Literary Reference Center
Literary Reference Center
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Student Research Center
Student Research Center
Student Research Center
Student Research Center
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NoveList
NoveList
NoveList
NoveList
NoveList
NoveList
NoveList
What Databases Have Lexiles?
Middle Search Plus (articles; middle school) MAS Ultra (articles; high school) Student Research Center (articles, multimedia,
primary sources; middle and high school) History Reference Center (articles, multimedia;
grades 5-12) Book Collection: Nonfiction (book chapters; all grade
levels) SIRS Discoverer (articles, multimedia; middle school) NoveList (fiction recommendations)
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Search Individual DatabasesBrowse by Type
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