Van Tech Library
  • HOME
    • About the Library
  • Website Evaluation & Searching Tips
  • Teachers' Research Projects
    • Ms. Adamson's Projects
    • Ms. Beaucock's Projects
    • Ms. Beetlestone's Projects
    • Ms. Beliveau's Projects
    • Mme. Bellerose's Projects
    • Ms. Bighorn's Projects
    • Ms Blaney's Projects
    • Mme Boucetta
    • Ms. Boulet's Projects
    • Mlle Boyd
    • Ms. Brown's Projects
    • Mr. Byron's Projects
    • Mr. Cameron
    • Mr. Cao
    • Ms. Chan's Projects
    • Ms. Clark's Projects >
      • M. Collier
    • Ms. Cormack's Projects
    • Mme. Cullingworth's Projects
    • Mr. Delorme's Projects
    • Mr. Derreth's Projects
    • Ms. Dexter's Projects
    • Ms. Easthope's Projects
    • Ms. Edward's Projects
    • Mr. Esaw's Projects
    • Ms. Fiore's Projects
    • Ms. Fester
    • Mr. Goodman's Page
    • Ms. Goodman's Projects
    • Mr. Gopaul's projects
    • Mr. Gopaul's projects
    • Ms. Gordy's Projects
    • Ms. Greenwood's Projects
    • Mr. Grenier's Projects
    • Ms. Han's Projects
    • Ms. Henderson
    • Mme.Henning's Projects
    • Mr. Landrigan's Projects
    • Mr. Lau's Projects
    • Mme Le Rolland
    • Mr. Lee's Projects
    • Ms. D. Leung's Projects
    • Ms. R. Leung's Projects
    • Mr. Li's Projects
    • Ms. Mak's Projects
    • Mr. Martelli's Projects
    • Ms. Mendgen's Projects
    • Ms. Mendoza's Projects
    • Ms. Miller's Projects
    • Mr. Moon's Projects
    • Mr. Mueller
    • Ms. Naylor's Projects
    • Mr. Ofreneo's Projects
    • Mr. Orlandi's Projects
    • Ms. Paris's Projects
    • Ms. Pearson's Projects
    • Ms. Pope's Projects
    • Ms. Potter's Projects
    • Mr. Richards' Projects
    • Mme Rolland
    • Ms. Sakakibara's Projects
    • Ms. Shapcott's Projects
    • Ms. Shelfontiuk's Projects
    • Ms. Spilos' Projects
    • Mr. Sproule's Projects
    • Ms. Stacey's Projects
    • Mme Taiji
    • Ms. Trigg's Projects
    • Mme.Tsai's Projects
    • Ms. Van Camp's Projects
    • Ms Vikner's Projects
    • Ms. Virani's Projects
    • Mr. Willan's Projects
    • Ms. E. Wong's Projects
    • Mr. Wyper's Projects
    • Ms. Yaghmour's Projects >
      • Art 8 Project
    • CANADIAN FEDERAL ELECTION 2019
    • Capstone Projects
    • Reel to Reel
    • RELIGIONS
    • Renaissance
    • Social Studies 8-Middle Ages Project
    • Social Studies 10 Projects
    • Speech Unit
  • Database & Catalogue Searching
  • Knitting
  • La francophonie
  • Copyright Clear Images, Audio and Video
  • COVID-19 FREE SUBSCRIPTIONS
  • For Teachers
  • Library Club
  • Library Orientation--Grade 8
  • Provincial Exam Links
  • Other Libraries
  • Read!
    • Lire en français! Les nouveautés 2016
    • New and Exciting Reads at the Van Tech Library
    • Summer Reads--for Students in Grades 8 and 9
  • Research, Writing and Works Cited (Bibliographies)
  • Sites en français
  • Students: Online Learning and Other Useful Education Links
  • Subject Resources
    • ELL RESOURCES
    • English Resources
    • Fine Arts
    • Home Economics
    • Modern Languages / ESL
    • Science Resources
    • Social Studies Resources
    • Social Justice
  • Useful Online Resources
  • Web Tools
  • Ms. Beaucock's Projects
  • Ms. Beaucock's Projects
  • Lire en français! Les nouveautés 2016
  • Technology
  • Technology
  • Ms. Mendoza's Projects
  • Ms. Mak's Projects
  • Ms. Mak's Projects
  • VANTECH READS CONTEST
  • Mme Le Rolland
  • Black History
  • Ms. McKeen 's Projects
  • eBOOKS and AUDIOBOOKS
  • Website Evaluation & Searching Tips
  • New Page

Ms. Shelfontiuk's Projects

​​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.  

​Format your page using Times New Roman 12, double-spacing, hanging indents and alphabetical order ​

SS 9: FRENCH REVOLUTION

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: French Revolution .... ****ALWAYS check the "Full Text Documents" box***
  • History Channel (searchable site)
  • ​World Book Student / Advanced  (Start by searching for the country you are studying (France) and looking for information about the French Revolution in the "history" section, look for links and keywords for further information​
 
  • ​Use keywords found in books and other resources to help with your searches.  Remember, learning resources may have links to other helpful resources on your topic.
    ​​





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. 


​French Revolution  (1787-1799)
​​
Secondary Sources:
  • Britannica: French Revolution
  • History.com: French Revolution
  • History.com: Louis XVI Executed
  • History.com: Marie Antoinette
  • History.com:  Napoleon Bonaparte
  • ThoughtCo:  A Beginner's Guide to the French Revolution
  • ThoughtCo:  The French Revolution: The 1780s Crisis and the Causes of Revolution
Primary Sources:
  • The Execution of Louis XVI  (Eyewitness to History - Henry Edgeworth's Account)
  • Beginning of the French Revolution (Eyewitness to History - Thomas Jefferson's Account)
  • Digital History: The Meaning of the French Revolution   (Thomas Jefferson, 1811)
  • Internet Modern History Sourcebook (Fordham University): French Revolution
  • The National Archives - French Revolution  (Government of UK)​​​
​

INDUSTRIAL  REVOLUTION

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: Industrial Revolution .... ****ALWAYS check the "Full Text Documents" box***
  • History Channel (searchable site)
  • ​World Book Student / Advanced  (Start by searching for the country you are studying (ie England) and looking for information about the Industrial Revolution in the "history" section, look for links and keywords for further information​
 
  • ​***Use keywords found in books and other resources to help with your searches.  Remember, learning resources may have links to other helpful resources on your topic.***​​

  • 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. 
  • Britannica - Industrial Revolution (searchable site)​ 
  • Britannica - Inventors and Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
  • Fordham University - Industrial Revolution
  • History.com - Industrial Revolution
  • Interesting Engineering - 27+ Industrial Revolution Inventions that Changed the World
  • Industrial Revolution (many links posted by Kid Info)
  • Khan Academy - Industrial Revolution (searchable site)
  • Lancashire UK - Industrial Revolution (Industrial Revolution - textile industry)
  • National Geographic - The Industrial Revolution and Technology
  • National Inventor's Hall of Fame (search for inventors alphabetically by their last name)
  • Spartacus Educational - Industrial Revolution
  • ThoughtCo. - Industrial Revolution (searchable site)

​World War II

Picture
Canada's regions

Physical and Human Geography

  • The Atlas of Canada - produced by the Canadian government. 
  • Provides numerous topographical maps including population distribution and resource distribution.
  • The Canadian Atlas Online - Provides current and historical
    maps including maps on traditional trading routes.
  • Historical Atlas of Canada Online - a mapping project using
    maps, text and images to trace the development of Canada.
  • Statistics Canada

Canada in General

  • Discover Canada - a backgrounder on regions in Canada written for new Canadians.
  • The Canadian Encyclopedia
  • Canada: Keep Exploring - an official site of the Canadian Tourism Commission

BC Specifically

  • Encyclopedia of BC/KnowBC - an exhaustive source of everything that is BC (need library database login)
  • BC Stats

 




SOCIALS 11--ELECTION 2015

  • The Canadian Encyclopedia--Good source for the history of Canadian political parties.
  • Elections Canada
  • [Federal Election, 2015] Vancouver Public Library.  Has links to all the parties, debates and candidate information
  • Vote Compass (CBC) A tool to show you which party platforms are closest to your own views.
  • Canadian Points of View, EBSCO-Canadian Reference Centre--for news and magazine articles on the upcoming election
  • Canada Votes (CBC News)--a collection of links, video news stories and news articles about the upcoming election.  Includes interviews with each of the party leaders.