Ms. Miller's Projects

Social Studies

Humanities Civilizations Inquiry Project

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 select "Vancouver Technical Secondary". 
  • Log in at the upper left using your student number and password. 
  • Select the "Catalog" tab and specify Vancouver Technical Secondary 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. 
  • A Works Cited list / Bibliography from a book can be a great source of additional resources.

By clicking on the link COLLECTIONS, you will find many of the books you are working on as well as other websites.  By clicking on the book you are using, you will find a link, saying, "Cite this."  Copy the citation into your Works Cited list.


VSB DATABASES:  Accessible from the Home tab once logged into the library software (  http://library.vsb.bc.ca ).
Helpful databases may include:
  • ​Canadian Encyclopedia
  • History Channel
  • Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada
  • KnowBC
  • National Geographic Kids
  • ​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.  

FRENCH REVOLUTION  1789-1799

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
  • 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.  
​
Secondary Sources:  Primary Sources:

SLAVE TRADE & ABOLITIONIST MOVEMENT
​(1600's - 1800's)

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:​
  • 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.  

Some Secondary Sources:
Some Primary Sources:

WORLD EXPLORERS:  CAUSE AND CONSEQUENCE 

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:​
  • 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.  

PRIMARY SOURCES
SECONDARY SOURCES​
  • BBC - Historic Figures (search by surname or peruse using alphabet links)
  • Encyclopedia Britannica (Zheng He; searchable for other explorers...)
  • History.com  (15th Century Explorers and searchable for other explorers i.e. Zheng He; Sacagawea....)​
  • MrDonn.org  ( World History - Explorers and Exploration;  other useful links )
  • PBS.org (Sacagawea; searchable site:  ie Zheng He, etc.)

GLOBAL CULTURES 700 CE - 1500 CE (Songhai/Songhay Empire; Pala Empire; Song/Sung and Ming Dynasties; Aztec/Mexica Empire; Haida Gwaii; Byzantium; Vikings)

​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 select "Vancouver Technical Secondary".  Don't forget to browse our Reference shelves for resources.
  • Log in at the upper left using your student number and password. 
  • Select the "Catalog" tab and specify Vancouver Technical Secondary 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. 
  • A Works Cited list / Bibliography from a book can be a great source of additional resources


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:

  • ​Canadian Encyclopedia
  • Canoe Kids
  • CURIO (BBC; CBC; National Geographic)​
  • Gale Power Search & Global Issues in Context  (GALE) ***always check the "Full Text Documents" box***
  • History Channel (searchable site)
  • National Geographic Kids
  • ​World Book Student / Advanced  ​


Other 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.  

THE REDS AROUND THE WORLD 1920'S - 1960'S
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 select "Vancouver Technical Secondary".  Don't forget to browse our Reference shelves for resources.
  • Log in at the upper left using your student number and password. 
  • Select the "Catalog" tab and specify Vancouver Technical Secondary 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. 
  • A Works Cited list / Bibliography from a book can be a great source of additional resources


VSB DATABASES:  Accessible from the Home tab once logged into the library software (  http://library.vsb.bc.ca ).
Helpful databases may include:
​​
  • Curio.ca  -  newly acquired and an exception to above.... Log in with your vsb email address ([email protected]) - DO NOT LOG OUT - you will need to log in again every 90 days.... The DISCOVER menu:  BROWSE    DISCOVER  SEARCH (changes over time; use limiters on the left).  Channels also available:  BBC; NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC; NEWS IN REVIEW
  • Gale Power Search
  • 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. 


Communist China
Secondary Sources:
  • Countrystudies.us -  (searchable site including: The People's Republic of China)
  • Encyclopedia Britannica - (searchable site including: The Peoples' Republic (1949) - The Cultural Revolution (1966-)
  • History.com - (searchable site including:  The Long March)
  • Kahn Academy -  (searchable site including:  The Rise of China)
  • Thoughtco.com - (searchable site, including:  An Overview of the Communist Party of China)

Primary Sources:
Communist Cuba
Secondary Sources:

  • Encyclopedia Britannica -  (searchable site including: The Cuban Revolution and the Rise of Castro)
  • History.com - (searchable site including:  Batista Forced Out by Castro Led Revolution  )
  • Kahn Academy - (searchable site including:  Connecting Decolonization and the Cold War   )
  • Thoughtco.com - (searchable site including: A Brief History of the Cuban Revolution)

Primary Sources:

Communist Russia
Secondary Sources:
  • Countrystudies.us - (searchable site including:  Transformation and Terror )
  • Encyclopedia Britannica -  (searchable site including:  Stalin Era (1928-1953) ; Khrushchev Era (1953-1964)
  • History.com - (searchable site including:  Soviet Union  )
  • Kahn Academy - (searchable site including:  Communism in the Soviet Union  )
  • Thoughtco.com - (searchable site including:  What was the USSR and Which Countries Were in It?)

Primary Sources:

Communist Vietnam
Secondary Sources:
  • Countrystudies.us - (searchable site including: Ho Chi Minh and the Communist Movement  )
  • Encyclopedia Britannica - (searchable site including:  The Rise of Vietnamese Communism.... )
  • History.com - (searchable site including: Vietnam War   )
  • Kahn Academy - (searchable site including:  Cold War - An Overview   )  
  • Thoughtco.com - (searchable site including: Causes of the Vietnam War)

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)​
  • Gale Power Search & 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: ​
Chinese Communist Revolution: (1945-1950)
Secondary Sources:
​Primary Sources:
Cuban Revolution: (1956-1959)
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: Primary Sources:
Iranian Revolution: (1978-1979)
​Secondary Sources: Primary Sources: Nicaraguan Revolution: (1979)
​​Secondary Sources:
Red River Resistance (aka Red River Rebellion / Uprising; First Riel Rebellion: (1869-1871)
Secondary Sources:
 ​Russian Revolution(s): (1917)
 Secondary Sources:  Primary Sources: ​
Spanish / Latin American Wars of Independence: (1808-1826)
Secondary Sources:
Primary Sources:

WEBSITE EVALUATION AND WORKS CITED

​Under the HOME tab of this website, go to "Library Links" and use the "Website Evaluation and Searching Tips" section , to help you determine if you can rely on an unknown website. 


WORKS  CITED
There are several possible MLA9 citation generators for your Works Cited list, such as, mybib.com , oslis.org/mla-secondary-citation ,  easybib.com , BibMe . Select Manual Entry mode when using a citation generator as this will also teach you how to read a citation. format your page using Times New Roman 12, double-spacing, hanging indents and alphabetical order