World War II
Research Pathfinder
Mr. Peck
World War II Research Paper
World War II is one of the deadlest events in history. Focusing on the military battles does not paint an adequate picture of the vested effort that America put into winning the war. The war effort dramatically effected social relationships within the United States, specifically:
The overall subject is World War Two and the subtopics are:
@Silver Lake Regional High School Library
Use Spectrum to search for books on your topic. We have a large collection of books on World War II. Below is a small sample of books that have been placed on reserve for your class. Not all books on World World II have been placed on reserve and those books on reserve will be available for check out after March 20, 2009. Reference books will always be available for use in the library.
940.54 ROS Churchill and the Admirals
940.54 WHI Uncle Sam Wants You!
973.91 LIV Living History
970.917 SNY TheWar: A Concise History
Primary Source Material
REF 940.53 WOR World War II Primary Sources
REF 940.53 AME America’s American Home Front in World War II
REF 940.53 BOS America’s Concentration Camp
@Silver Lake Regional High School Library Online
www.slrsd.org/slrhs/library
QUALITY ARTICLES In Our Database Library
Use these databases at home with the password list available at the library circulation desk
ABC-CLIO American Government, American History, Ancient History, World History,Social Studies ebooks
Biography Resource Center Biography
eLibrary Magazines, newspapers, books, transcripts, maps, pictures, and AV files
Gale Student Resource Center biographical, health, literary criticism, business, and professional articles
Infotrac General, biographical, health, literary criticism, business, and professional articles
Stop by the library to pick up the password list or log-in to MassONE and visit the SLRHS Library workgroup.
@Suggested Websites
SLRHS Social Studies Department Research Manual
SLRHS Social Studies Department Research Manual
http://www.slrsd.org/slrhs/dptpages/social/pdf/Research%20Paper%20Manual%20Revised.pdf
History Sites
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Letters from America's War
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/collection/battlelines/index_good.html
World War II
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/teachers/module19/index.html
Fordham University
Internet Modern History Sourcebook
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook.html
Writing and Citation Sites
Site your sources using the Chicago Manual of Style
Chicago Manual of Style
http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html
Knight Cite
http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/index.php
Landmark Citation Maker
http://citationmachine.net/
To help organize your research, check out the sites below:
A+ Research and Writing
Big 6
@Your Local Library
There are many students working on this project. Make sure you visit your public library for more resources. Below are links to the public libraries. With your library card, you can reserve books right from your computer or make use of the databases provided by the public libraries.
Holmes Public Library (Halifax) - Kingston Public Library - Plympton Public Library
Boston Public Library (sign-up for a free eCard)
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