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Author Talk with Marc Tyler Nobleman - February 6, 2020

Marc Tyler Nobleman visited Novi High School to speak to English, Art, Journalism, and AP Capstone students about the importance of giving someone proper credit for the work that they have done, the value and importance of the investigative research process, and the necessity to persist in the face of rejection.

Marc Tyler Nobleman is the author of books including “Bill the Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman,” which defied the odds by helping to correct a 76-year long cultural injustice. This inspired the critically-acclaimed feature documentary “Batman & Bill.” His work has been covered in “The New York Times”, NPR’s “All Things Considered,” “The Wall Street Journal,” “The Hollywood Reporter,” “Rolling Stone,” “The Today Show” online, and “USA Today.” He has given a TED Talk and a Google Talk and has been invited to speak in more than a dozen countries.

“This is the true story of how Batman began. Every batman story is marked with the words “Batman created by Bob Kane.” But that isn't the whole truth. A struggling writer named Bill Finger was involved from the beginning. Bill helped invent Batman, from concept to costume to character. He dreamed up Batman’s haunting origins and his colorful nemeses. Despite his brilliance, Bill worked in obscurity. It was only after his death that fans went to bat for Bill, calling for acknowledgement that he was co-creator of Batman.” … Marc Tyler Nobleman

Resource Material Links:

Destiny Discover (OPAC - Online Catalog)

Online Research Resources

FACTS

Issues and Controversies in American History
World News Digest, Today's Science, Complete Facts on File Collection

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Provides access to more than 1,000 electronic reference eBooks in virtually all subject areas including health, science, art, history, biography, business, etc.

JSTOR

JSTOR is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping the scholarly community discover,use, and build upon a wide range of intellectual content in a trusted digital archive. JSTOR now has a universal Novi password. See Mrs. Bratney.

Michigan e-Library

ERIC, LegalTrac, and Learn a Test , NoveList
MeL Advanced Search.

SIRS

Information (pros and cons) on trending controversial topics.

Science in Context

Science in Context provides information on all of today's most exciting scientific concepts.

Global Issues in Context

Global Issues in Context offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events.

World History in Context

World History in Context provides contextual information on the most important people, events, & topics in World History.

19th Century U.S. Newspapers

A collection of most 19th Century U.S. Newspapers in their original formats. Includes advertisements, political cartoons, speeches, etc.

Historical News and Newspapers (Proquest)

New York Times
Chicago Daily Tribune
Christian Science Monitor
The Wall Street Journal

Liberty Magazine

Contains entire collection of Liberty: A Weekly for Everybody - heavily visual and artistic newspaper meant to both inform and entertain.

Smithsonian Collections Online

Includes full archives of Smithsonian and Air & Space magazines back to 1970, in addition to several aggregated collections of Smithsonian resources.

Sources in U.S. History (The American Revolution)

Writings on the American Revolution by those who lived it.

Sources in U.S. History (The Civil War)

Dynamic collection of primary documents from the Civil War era.

Sources in U.S. History (Slavery in America)

Authentic writings and documents from many perspectives during time of Slavery in America.

Times Digital Archive

The complete archive of the Times of London newspaper back to 1785.

Class Collections

Writing Tools for Students

Noodlebib

Noodletools - online tools to help you craft your bibliography in MLA or APA. Use school subscription for premium access.

Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Perdue

Online Writing Lab at Purdue (OWL) - Go to online reference for citation and bibliography tips in all formats.

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