Ms. Henderson
Grade 8 Socials Studies
Ancient Civilizations
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Click on this link to find the information you need.

​Ancient Japan
Hello Grade 8s.  Here is your webpage to assist you in your research on Ancient Japan:
List of websites for Ancient Japan Project
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NEW FRANCE

Arrival of the Brides (Filles du roi)
Library and Archives Canada, Acc. no 1996-371-1
A view of women coming to Quebec in 1667, in order to be married to the French Canadian farmers. Talon and Laval are waiting for the arrival of the women (Watercolor by Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale, 1871-1945. Courtesy of Library and Archives Canada, Acc. no 1996-371-1).
VIDEOS
 Worlds Collide
Canada: The Story of Us
Episode 1 CBC
Canada A People's History Episode 3
​Claiming the Wildnerness
Champlain in America Founding Quebec 1608
Mountain Lake PBS
Samuel de Champlain
Quebec 1603 (National Film Board)
USEFUL LINKS 

SS. 10   CANADA BETWEEN THE WARS: 1920 - 1939

RESOURCES:

​​BOOKS:  Use the books on the trolley.  You can search for other print resources by going to the library software at http://library.vsb.bc.ca and log in at the upper left using your student number and password.  Select "Vancouver Technical Secondary" from the drop down menu.   Select the "Catalog" tab to search for additional books in our library.  Remember to look for keywords, websites and other possible book resources in the books on the trolley.

​VSB DATABASES:  Accessible from the Home tab once logged into the library software (  http://library.vsb.bc.ca ).
Helpful databases may include:​
  • EBSCO HOST
  • Canadian Encyclopedia
  • Global Issues in Context
  • History Channel
  • ​World Book Student
​Use keywords found in books and other resources to help with your searches.  Remember, databases may have links to other helpful resources on your topic.

WEBSITES:  Below is a list of websites you may find helpful.  ​Remember, a good website may have links to other resources on your topic.  If you discover any other great websites during your research, let us know and we may be able to post them here.  

WORLD WAR II - CAMBIE REPORTER PROJECT (SS 10: Clarisse Yeh,
student teacher)

RESOURCES

​​BOOKS:  Use the books on the trolley.  You can search for other print resources by going to the library software at http://library.vsb.bc.ca and log in at the upper left using your student number and password.  Select "Vancouver Technical Secondary" from the drop down menu.   Select the "Catalog" tab to search for additional books in our library.  Remember to look for keywords, websites and other possible book resources in the books on the trolley.

​VSB DATABASES:  Accessible from the Home tab once logged into the library software (  http://library.vsb.bc.ca ).
Helpful sources may include:​
  • Canadian Encyclopedia
  • EBSCO HOST
  • Global Issues in Context  (Secondary and Primary sources)
  • History Channel
  • ​World Book Student
​Use keywords found in books and other resources to help with your searches.  Remember, databases may have links to other helpful resources on your topic.

WEBSITES:  Below is a list of websites you may find helpful.  ​Remember, a good website may have links to other resources on your topic.  If you discover any other great websites during your research, let us know and we may be able to post them here.  

Some Secondary Sources: ​

Some Primary Sources: ​

SS 9: WORLD REVOLUTIONS

RESOURCES

Books:  Some print resources are on the trolley.  You can also use the search icon at the top right of our online catalog to help you find other titles.  Remember to look for keywords, other possible book resources and websites in the books on the trolley.

Online Learning Resources:  Some subscription and non-subscription websites are available on the Learning Resources "ribbon"  once you have logged into the Destiny Discover version of our online catalog.  Use keywords found in books and other resources to help with your searches.  Remember, databases may have links to other helpful resources on your topic.

     Useful online Learning Resources for this project include:

  • CURIO (BBC; CBC; National Geographic)   (you will be prompted to login using your VSB email)
  • EBSCO HOST (searchable site; always check the "Full Text Documents" box
  • Global Issues in Context  (GALE)  (i.e. search: Arab Spring; Cedar Revolution; Russian Revolution 1917; Salt march,1930; .... ****ALWAYS check the "Full Text Documents" box***
  • History Channel (searchable site)
  • ​World Book Student / Advanced  (Start by searching for the country you are studying and looking for information about the revolution in the "history" section for that country.  From there, look for links and keywords for further information.​​




Other Online Sources:  Below is a list of websites you may find helpful.  ​Remember, a good website may have links to other resources on your topic.  If you discover any other great websites during your research, let us know and we may be able to post them here.  Primary sources, sometimes called "first hand accounts", are artifacts (documents and other objects) from or near the time of the event(s): eye witness accounts, memoirs, diaries, images of artifacts, articles, etc. Secondary sources or "second hand accounts" are resources created looking back at event(s), sometimes with the help of primary sources.  Secondary sources often summarize, analyze, interpret, past event(s) as a way to understand what happened, make connections with the present and predictions about the future. 

​American Revolution  (1775-1783)
​​Secondary Sources: ​Primary Sources:

Arab Spring  (2010)
​​Secondary Sources:

​Chinese Communist Revolution: (1945-1950)
Secondary Sources:
​Primary Sources:
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Cuban Revolution: (1956-1959)
Secondary Sources: Primary Sources:
Eastern Europe  (1989) (aka Revolutions of 1989; Fall of Communism; Fall of Nations; Autumn of Nations)
​​Secondary Sources:  Egypt  (1952)  (aka 23 July Revolution)
​​Secondary Sources:
English Civil War Revolution: (1642-1651)  (aka Great Rebellion, Wars of the Three Kingdoms)
​​Secondary Sources:  Primary Sources:

 Everyone! (you might find some helpful information using these searchable sites)
French Revolution  (1787-1799)
​​Secondary Sources: Primary Sources:
Haitian Revolution: (1794-1804)
Secondary Sources:
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 India  (1930)   (aka Salt March)
​​Secondary Sources:
Iranian Revolution: (1978-1979)
​Secondary Sources: Primary Sources:  Lebanon  (2005)  (aka Cedar Revolution)
​​Secondary Sources:
Mexican Revolution: (1910 - 1920)
Secondary Sources:
Nicaraguan Revolution: (1979)
​​Secondary Sources:
 Philippines: (1986) (aka People Power Revolution, also known as EDSA Revolution or February Revolution)
​​Secondary Sources:
 ​Russian Revolution(s): (1917)
 Secondary Sources:  Primary Sources: ​

 South Korea  (1987) (aka June Democracy Movement and June Democratic Struggle)
​​Secondary Sources:

​Spanish / Latin American Wars of Independence: (1808-1826)
Secondary Sources:
Primary Sources:

​WEBSITE EVALUATION AND WORKS CITED

​ EVALUATING  RESOURCES - 2 Parts: Use the CTRL-F videos   AND  the CRAAP worksheet (under the "Website Evaluation" tab of this website)    


WORKS  CITED
There are several possible MLA9 citation generators for your Works Cited list, such as,  easybib.com , BibMe , Citation Machine or C​itefast.com . Select Manual Entry mode when using a citation generator as this will also teach you how to read a citation.  The OSLIS MLA9 citation generator is an excellent add-free option.  

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