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Some Social Studies Text Sets and Bibliographies
These social studies text sets attempt to represent not just a topic, but an issue within that topic, and sides
of that issue. The text sets present multiple perspectives on a social studies issue—as well as multiple
levels of texts and multiple modalities. The texts are arranged more or less from easier to harder. Some
articles may need to be adapted for lower level readers, and some website text you may choose to move
into Word and reformat so it is easier to read and has fewer distractors/ads. Be sure to capture the whole
URL, without spaces for line-breaks, when you seek these online resources. Thanks to all the teachers
who shared resources. If you have a bibliography you‘d like to share with social studies teachers, please
email us at: [email protected].
Please keep in mind that websites are temporal and so might no longer be posted.
Ancient Egypt
A high-interest book on the negative aspects of being an Egyptian pyramid builder
You Wouldn‟t Want to Be a Pyramid Builder by Jacqueline Morley
A video on Ancient Egypt by National Geographic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdtgX9ORiW4
A high-interest book on Ancient Egypt:
Ancient Egypt by Miranda Smith (Curious Kids Guides)
A website with many articles written about different aspects of Ancient Egyptian life
http://egypt.mrdonn.org/
An article on daily Egyptian life with references to their use of slavery
http://www.ancient-egypt-online.com/daily-life-in-ancient-egypt.html
Ancient Roman Gladiators
Video Clip, Colosseum Rome‘s Arena of Death shows main event and ‗behind the scenes‘
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXMd8qiZnnw
An article about who became gladiators and what that meant for them
http://www.allabouthistory.org/ancient-roman-gladiators-faq.htm
This article is about the downfalls of being a gladiator
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/gladiators.htm
This interactive text asks students to step into the shoes of a gladiator
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http://www.salariya.com/web_books/gladiator/index.html
This article is about who became gladiators, the various types that existed, where they lived, how
they trained, the rules of the fight, and what ancient people thought of them
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/gladiators_01.shtml
An article from the Women of Action Network on female gladiators and the necessity of this
choice --note the issue of slant/credibility
http://www.woa.tv/articles/hi_gladiators.html
‗Are You Not Entertained?‘ clip from the movie, Gladiator.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYr17Dvrldw
This article takes the stance that gladiator fights perpetuated violence
http://www.historytoday.com/keith-hopkins/murderous-games-gladiatorial-contests-ancientrome
This article looks at how a German archaeologist has deciphered the great stadium's complex
stagecraft for entertainment
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Secrets-of-theColosseum.html?c=y&page=1
This article presents the history of how gladiator fights came to be and how they are different
from what we see in modern day movies
http://www.unrv.com/culture/gladiator.php
This article shares the effects of the Colosseum, both positive and negative.
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/roman_entertainment.htm
This article compares football to gladiators
http://www.wired.com/geekmom/2011/02/the-nfl-is-our-modern-day-gladiator-sport-a-goodthing/
This recent news article discusses gladiator fights as part of the common thread that linked
ancient Rome together.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/09/110913-gladiator-school-austria-romanancient-walmarts-science/
Child Labor
Explicit Texts
Anti-slavery as a part of child labor.
http://www.anti-slaverysociety.addr.com/childlabor01.htm
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“Child Labor PSA.” YouTube, 21 May 20008.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuIGXlXBcGQ.
"Child Labour: A Day in the Life." YouTube. YouTube, 15 Apr. 2010. Web. 08 Aug. 2012.
Provides an overview of a day in the life of a child laborer in various situations and why children
become laborers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn8chUKrdsA&feature=player_embedded#!
"Video Stories: CNN Archives." Video Stories: CNN Archives. Web. 08 Aug. 2012. CNN news
clip on child labor in a documentary.
http://www.stolenchildhoods.org/mt/archives/videostories/cnn/index.php
"Video Stories: Nightline Archives." Video Stories: Nightline Archives. Web. 08 Aug. 2012.
Nightline news clip on child labor regarding the documentary, Stolen Childhoods around the
worlds.
http://www.stolenchildhoods.org/mt/archives/videostories/nightline/index.php
Sok, Chivy. "What is child labor? (Cover story)." Faces: People, Places, and Cultures.
Cobblestone Publishing Co. 2006. Retrieved August 08, 2012 from HighBeam Research. (Note:
This text is retrievable for free the first time; after that, there is a fee.)
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-147745973.html.
International Labor Organization. “Child Labour Stories.” Cornell University ILR School.
January 1, 2005. Retrieved August 8, 2012. The text is several narratives describing a child’s
life in different countries.
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1005&context=child&seiredir=1&referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Furl%3Fsa%3Dt%26rct%3Dj%26q%3
Dchild%2520labor%2520a%2520narrative%2520story%2520for%2520kids%26source%3Dweb
%26cd%3D1%26ved%3D0CFMQFjAA%26url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fdigitalcommons.il
r.cornell.edu%252Fcgi%252Fviewcontent.cgi%253Farticle%253D1005%2526context%253Dchi
ld%26ei%3DHbYjUOn5N6fr0gHNjoCoCg%26usg%3DAFQjCNGrn0hrm4tyx_Ct1hq3XKa4e3ziQ#
Nuanced Texts
“Children Views on Child Labor.” 9 June, 2009. This is a pdf document you will need to
download of drawings by children on their views of child labor.
http://www.ilo.org/ipec/Events/WCMS_108677/lang--en/index.htm
Research Texts
Report that states efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor are slowing down amid the
growing concerns of economic downturn. "ILO Reports on Child Labour Globally." YouTube.
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YouTube, 07 May 2010. Web. 08 Aug. 2012.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfKJ8Mof6lU&feature=player_embedded
Child Labor within the Chocolate Industry
Explicit Texts
ILRFvideos. "Chocolate and Child Labor PSA." YouTube. YouTube, 21 May 2007. Web. 08
Aug. 2012.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzOskNU-GdM
Qkenr. "Kit Kat: Give the Child Slaves a Break." YouTube. YouTube, 23 Mar. 2011. Web. 08
Aug. 2012.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iYnH3fQH7c&feature=related
Child laborers on the Ivory Coast who harvest cocoa pods. "CNN Video on Facebook CNN.com Video." CNN. Cable News Network. Web. 08 Aug. 2012.
http://www.cnn.com/video/ or http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/19/childslavery-and-chocolate-all-too-easy-to-find/
Child Labor in the Garment Industry
Explicit Texts
―Teddy Bears and Child Labor.‖ YouTube, 8 July 2011. Web. 08 Aug. 2012
.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFuREIHu3KI
Story of a child labor whose courage gained attention around the world.
Zixan. "FREEDOM HERO: IQBAL MASIH." YouTube. YouTube, 27 Nov. 2008. Web. 08 Aug.
2012. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0D6K18wq8A
Research Texts
Santerre, Jason. “Forced To Work, Forced To War.” Kayak: Canada's History Magazine for
Kids. February 2012. pg.12-15. Retrieved August 08, 2012 from Magazines Canada:
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CFcQFjAA&ur
l=http%3A%2F%2Fmagazinescanada.zinio.com%2Fsitemap%2FSpecial-Interest-magazines%2FKayak%253A-Canadas-History-Magazine-for-Kids%2FFeb12%2Fcat1460028%2Fis-416207842%2Fpg13&ei=3_YiUMuXDO610QGrnoCAAw&usg=AFQjCNGt1irYHmA4vADnneTK6UT0AW6qd
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Child Labor in Agriculture (Tobacco & Farming)
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Explicit Texts
Fanning, Karen. “Voices From the Field.” Scholastic.com, Wed. 08. 2012.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/child_labor/mexico/index.asp?article=tobac
co_fields
Keen, Judy. "Proposed Federal Rules Would Limit Kids' Work on Farms." USA Today. Gannett,
25 Jan. 2012. Web. 08 Aug. 2012.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/story/2012-01-24/regulations-kids-farmwork/52778304/1
Palitza, Kristin. "Child Labour: The Tobacco Industry's Smoking Gun." The Guardian. Guardian
News and Media, 14 Sept. 2011. Web. 08 Aug. 2012.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2011/sep/14/malawi-child-labour-tobaccoindustry
"Rural Kids, Parents Angry about Labor Dept. Rule Banning Farm Chores." The Daily Caller.
N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Aug. 2012.
http://dailycaller.com/2012/04/25/rural-kids-parents-angry-about-labor-dept-rule-banning-farmchores/
“Farm and Ranch Kids Get Opportunity to Work.” 25 July 2012.
http://beefmagazine.com/blog/farm-and-ranch-kids-get-opportunity-work
Wood, Marjorie Elizabeth. "OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR; Pitting Child Safety Against the Family
Farm." The New York Times. The New York Times, 08 May 2012. Web. 08 Aug. 2012.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/08/opinion/pitting-child-safety-against-the-familyfarm.html?_r=1
Nuanced Texts
Farish, Terry. "Fisher boys." Faces: People, Places, and Cultures. Cobblestone Publishing Co.
2009. Retrieved August 08, 2012 from HighBeam Research:
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-206109465.html
Kellaher, Karen. “Kids On The Job. (Cover Story).” Scholastic News. Scholastic, Inc. Edition 5/6
80.19 (2012). Retrieved August 09, 2012 from EBSCO:
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip The text is accessible, but it
requires membership.
Research Texts
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“What do you think of the legislation? If passed by the U.S. Senate.” 8 February 2012.
http://thecommunityword.com/online/blog/2012/08/02/locals-react-to-dol%E2%80%99s-failedfarm-proposal/
Blanding, Michael. “The Invisible Harvest.” October 2002.
http://www.bostonmagazine.com/articles/2006/05/the-invisible-harvest/
Child Labor Topics in History
Explicit Texts
Review of the Disney film Newies
http://clioseye.sfasu.edu/Archives/Student%20Reviews%20Archives/NewsiesChron.htm
Retrieved on August 8, 2012.
Bader, Bonnie. East Side Story. New York: Silver Moon Press, 1993. (72 pages.) A young girl
and her older sister, working in the Triangle Shirtwaist factory, a sweatshop on the Lower East
Side of New York City, join a protest to try to improve the miserable working conditions.
Goldin, Barbara Diamond. Fire!: The Beginnings of the Labor Movement. New York: Puffin
Books, 1992. (54 pages.) In 1911, Rosie becomes involved in the struggle for better working
conditions in factories when fire rips through the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory where her older
sister Freyda is employed.
Greenwood, Barbara. Factory Girl. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2007. (136 pages.) Twelve-yearold Emily must hold down her job working twelve-hour days in a garment factory in order to
keep from starving. The story includes historical interludes about the working conditions in
factories at the turn of the century.
Hest, Amy. When Jessie Came Across the Sea. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 1997.
(unpaged.) A rabbi in an Eastern European shtetl gives Jessie a ticket to America. She arrives in
New York, works as a dressmaker, saves money, and purchases a ticket for her grandmother.
Lieurance, Suzanne. The Locket: Surviving the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. Berkeley Heights, NJ:
Enslow Publishers, 2008. (160 pages.) After Galena, an eleven-year-old Russian immigrant
survives a terrible fire at the non-Unionized Triangle Shirtwaist Factory while her older sister
and many others do not, she begins fighting for improved working conditions in New York City
factories. (Russia)
Littlefield, Holly. Fire at the Triangle Factory. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books, 1996. (48
pages.) On March 25, 1911, two fourteen-year-old girls, sewing machine operators at the
Triangle Shirtwaist Company in New York, are caught in the famous Triangle fire that claimed
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the lives of 146 garment workers. (The fire led to legislation requiring improved factory safety
standards.)
Nuanced Texts
Malany, John. You Wouldn’t Want to be a Victorian Mill Worker. Scolastic. 20008. A great
mentor text for a historical view.
“Child Labor in History.” The Reader's Companion to American History. Eric Foner and John A.
Garraty, Editors. Copyright © 1991 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All
rights reserved. Retrieved from http://www.history.com/topics/child-labor on August 8, 2012.
Research Texts
Lewis, Mack. “Stolen Childhoods: American History Play.” Junior Scholastic. Scholastic, Inc.
February 27, 2012. Additional information found at
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/American+history+play%3A+stolen+childhoods.a0282514279"
This is play or readers theatre based on history child labor.
Child Soldiers
One of the earliest articles for teens to call attention to the plight and spread of child soldiers
Upfront Magazine (April 20, 2009) ―Armed and Underage.‖
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/upfront/features/index.asp?article=f042009
_Armed
The efforts of the youth movement Invisible Children, to alleviate the suffering of displaced and
child soldiers, and the ‗night communiting‘ in Uganda – videos and digital text
http://www.invisiblechildren.com, especially: http://www.invisiblechildren.com/videos/3765452
United Nation‘s speaker Ishmael Beah‘s memoir, written when he was twenty six, of being a
child soldier in Sierra Leone, and his eventual escape to the United States
A Long Way Gone, by Ishmael Beah
http://www.alongwaygone.com/long_way_gone.html
Ishmael Beah on CBS News with Katie Couric
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozsOLdgp_y0
Ishmael Beah interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K4yhPSQEzo
UN Statistics on Child Soldiers
http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/briefing/soldiers/soldiers.pdf
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Christopher Columbus
Fascinating, yet somewhat problematic digital text worth of critical reading skills. (show 0-0:33)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93ZpfOxaG9E&feature=youtube_gdata_player
A Christian education website giving a simple background to the life of Christopher Columbus.
They are writing from the perspective of Columbus as a hero.
http://www.gardenofpraise.com/ibdcolum.htm
Public service announcement commercial by reconsidercolubus.org that argues against the
celebration of Christopher Columbus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il5hwpdJMcg&feature=related
Fascinating, yet somewhat problematic digital text worth of critical reading skills. (remainder of
video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93ZpfOxaG9E&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Article published by CBS News that considers both sides of the issue and inspired our research
question.
http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-201_162-5377741.html
This is an article written by Kevin Eikenberry, an author and consultant of a consulting company
that helps organizations, teams and individuals improve their leadership potential. He looks at
Columbus ' influence from a leadership perspective.
http://leadership.bestmanagementarticles.com/a-34092-what-you-can-learn-from-christophercolumbus.aspx
This online text published on cathliceducation.com supports Christopher Columbus and glorifies
him as the man who discovered America.
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/history/world/wh0024.html
An article written by Thomas Ivan Dahlheimer, director of Rum River Name Change
Organization, Inc. He corresponds with internationally renowned Indigenous activists and writes
pieces to support the rights of native people.
http://www.towahkon.org/Columbus.html
Online text published by Native American Times that debates the validity of who discovered
America.
http://www.nativetimes.com/archives/22/402-Columbus-great-or-greedy-conqueror
Video documentary outlining the Native American perspective against Christopher Columbus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGuNpPt_tfw
Online article about Christopher Columbus‘ changing reputation, it suggests that Columbus
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invaded America.
http://www.hartford-hwp.com/Taino/docs/columbus.html
Picture/map of Christopher Columbus‘ 4 major voyages.
http://www.ducksters.com/biography/explorers/christopher_columbus_voyages.gif
Timeline of the life of Christopher Columbus, 1451-1506.
http://www.history-timelines.org.uk/people-timelines/15-christopher-columbus-timeline.htm
Primary Source: Excerpts from Columbus‘ journal recorded on first journey in 1491.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/columbus1.asp
A blog giving a very simple description of Columbus's 'discoveries.' It is unclear who the author
of this blog is.
http://littleganeshas.wordpress.com/2007/07/03/how-america-was-discovered/
Modern Eugenics Debate Text Set
Digital text: California‘s Dark Legacy of Forced Sterilizations (Con)
http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/15/health/california-forced-sterilizations/index.html
Link to PDF on The Ashley Treatment from her parents (Pro)
http://pillowangel.org/At-Summary.pdf
http://pillowangel.org/Ashley%20Treatment.pdf
Against Their Will (Con)
http://extras.journalnow.com/againsttheirwill/parts/two/story1.html
The majority opinion of Justice Holmes in Buck v Bell (Primary source)
http://www.houseofrussell.com/legalhistory/alh/docs/buckvbell.html
Video on the two types of sterilization
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjgtNHs5MQ4
Facts about Hysterectomy (Con)
http://www.hersfoundation.org/facts.html
Eugenic Sterilization Laws (Con)
http://www.eugenicsarchive.org/html/eugenics/essay8text.html
Digital text on the eugenics movement: ―Homo sapiens 1900‖ (Con)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8Vttg25FmY&feature=related
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An article that discusses who has the right to have a baby (Pro)
Steinbock, Bonnie. "Reproductive rights and responsibilities." The Hastings Center
Report May-June 1994: 15+. Gale Science In Context. Web. 7 Aug. 2012.
http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/scic/AcademicJournalsDetailsPage/AcademicJournalsDetailsWindow?
failOverType=&query=&prodId=SCIC&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&mode=view
&displayGroupName=Journals&limiter=&currPage=&disableHighlighting=false&source=&sort
By=&displayGroups=&action=e&catId=&activityType=&scanId=&documentId=GALE%7CA1
5549772&userGroupName=gnlopacplus&jsid=5d6348f19ae9a83ef3e9750c080b5a7f
Should the mentally ill be on mandatory birth control or sterilized? (Pro/Con)
http://socyberty.com/issues/should-the-mentally-ill-be-on-mandatory-birth-control-or-sterilized/
Scientists debate China‘s law on sterilizing the carriers of genetic defects
http://www.nytimes.com/1998/08/16/world/scientists-debate-china-s-law-on-sterilizing-thecarriers-of-genetic-defects.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm
"In the patient's best interest? Revisiting sexual autonomy and sterilization of the
developmentally disabled" (Pro)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1071584/
Indian Schools
Humanities in a Minute- Indian Boarding Schools - a quick look at the history and negatives of
these schools
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTm479tr2jo&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Speech given by American Indian Etahdleuh Doanmoeon on attending a Indian boarding school,
given in 1881, positive view of the schools
http://home.epix.net/~landis/etadleuh.html
NPR - American Indian School a Far Cry from the Past
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17645287&ps=rs
Article about celebrating the holidays at an Indian School - written by Pamela A. Cheney, U.S.
Army Military History Institute
http://www.army.mil/article/49624/Christmas_at_the_Carlisle_Indian_Industrial_School/
Seattle Newspaper Article with interviews
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004161238_boardingschool03m.html
Esther Burnett Horne, Shoshone Educator, an article about an American Indian‘s experience at a
boarding school
http://www.isebio.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/article3.pdf
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University of Washington collection of information about Assimilation Through Education
http://content.lib.washington.edu/aipnw/marr.html
American Indian Schools - Tools of Forced Assimilation - lesson plans around assimilation
through boarding schools, includes essential questions and images
http://americanindiantah.com/lesson_plans/ml_boardingschools.html
Website about the Carlisle Indian School
http://home.epix.net/~landis/
Books:
We Were Americans: Voices of the Immigrant Experience: Short excerpt of a Native American‘s
account of being Americanized.
Cheyenne Again by Eve Bunting
The Ledgerbook of Thomas Blue Eagle by Jewel Grutman, Thomasson Grant
Images:
http://www.google.com/search?q=native+american+boarding+schools&hl=en&safe=off&sa=X
&prmd=imvnsb&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&ei=EQ8hUN36L-_0QHMkYGIBg&ved=0CGcQsAQ&biw=1142&bih=638
http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/a_f/erdrich/boarding/gallery.htm
http://www.kumeyaay.info/history/History_Indian_Boarding_Schools.pdf
http://www.californiaindianeducation.org/indian_boarding_schools/
Resources for Teachers:
Bureau for Indian Education
http://www.bie.edu/
National Indian Education Association
http://www.niea.org/
From the Library of Congress - educational resources aimed at older grades, primary sources
including pictures that could be useful
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/lessons/indianschools/
Japanese Internment Camps
Executive Order 9066
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5154/
Documentary about Executive Order 9066 (2min.)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-i6D3jY1Ec
** (Note-taking example) Editorial article --―Their Best Way to Show Loyalty‖
http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist8/editorial1.html
Political cartoon—All Packed Up and Ready to Go
http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist8/editorial4.html
Article--―Insulting the Memory of FDR‖
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1132301/posts
Article--―Failure of Leadership‖
http://www.densho.org/causes/default.asp
PBS
http://www.pbs.org/childofcamp/resources/TeachersGuide.pdf
―Pain and redemption of WWII interned Japanese-Americans‖ The BBC News February 18,
2012.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17080392
―A Pain That Persists: Japanese Americans scarred by WWII internments‖ The Sacramento Bee,
February 24, 2012.
http://blogs.sacbee.com/photos/2012/02/a-pain-that-persists-japanese.html
―L.A. County Board repeals support of WWII Japanese internment‖ CNN, June 6, 2012
http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/06/us/california-japanese-internment/index.html
"Japanese-Peruvians still angry over wartime internment in U.S. camps," Japan Times, Sep 16,
2009 http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20090916f2.html#.T_TYVlE5vdk
"The truth about WWII internment", Los Angeles Times. May 27, 2011.
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/may/27/opinion/la-ed-internment-20110527
"Childhood Lost: the Orphans of Manzana", Los Angeles Times. March 11, 1997.
http://articles.latimes.com/1997-03-11/news/mn-37002_1_manzanar-orphans
"Bainbridge Island breaks ground for Japanese-American internment memorial". Seattle PostIntelligencer. March 29, 2009 http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Bainbridge-Island-breaksground-for-1302905.php
Remembrance Project- Japanese American National Museme
http://www.remembrance-project.org/
This website consists of tributes to Japanese Americans, and includes some firsthand accounts.v
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Library of Congress-Japanese American Internment
During World War II
Primary Source Set
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/primarysourcesets/internment/
This website features lots of photographs of the evacuation and the internment camps.
PBS Children of the Camp- Brief History
http://www.pbs.org/childofcamp/history/index.html
PBS Children of the Camp- Timeline
http://www.pbs.org/childofcamp/history/timeline.html
PBS Children of the Camp- The Camps
http://www.pbs.org/childofcamp/history/camps.html
PBS Children of the Camp- Health Impact
http://www.pbs.org/childofcamp/history/health.html
PBS Children of the Camp- Executive Order 9066
http://www.pbs.org/childofcamp/history/eo9066.html
PBS Children of the Camp- Civil Liberties Act 1988
http://www.pbs.org/childofcamp/history/civilact.html
PBS Children of the Camp- Presidential letter of Apology
http://www.pbs.org/childofcamp/history/clinton.html
Scholastic Japanese American: War at Home-Overview
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwii/ahf/mineta/background.htm
Scholastic Japanese American: War at Home-Before The War
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwii/ahf/mineta/before_war.htm
Scholastic Japanese American: War at Home-Leaving Home
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwii/ahf/mineta/leaving.htm
Scholastic Japanese American: War at Home-Heart Mountain
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwii/ahf/mineta/heart.htm
Scholastic Japanese American: War at Home-Life in the Camp
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwii/ahf/mineta/life.htm
Scholastic Japanese American: War at Home-Life after War
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwii/ahf/mineta/after.htm
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Japanese Internment Camps and Their Effects - ThinkQuest
http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312008/
Life in a WWII Japanese American Internment Camp
http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/ourstory/activities/internment/
Japanese American National Museum. Gives daily life at the camps
http://www.janm.org/exhibits/breed/title.htm
School Tube-Japanese Internment Camps
http://bit.ly/o8MAPa
The Effects of Japanese Internment Camps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mftXcBMY2Ls
The following Youtube video is a student-friendly photo overview entitled
MOMENTS IN TIME | Remembering the Santa Fe Japanese Internment Camp | New Mexico
PBS
http://youtu.be/ewkDuQ7yZlI
THE NATIONAL PARKS Manzanar: Never Again
PBS
http://youtu.be/XgmY2P-xT_Y
Japanese Internment Camps During WWII
http://youtu.be/WiOSUN4EgVQ
Japanese Internment Camps (US Government Propoganda)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OiPldKsM5w
This video is about a woman who was taken in her twenties to Manzanar and was the camp
doctor. Nice videos of Manzanar at the time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkeXCQkro_c&feature=related
―Architect of Japanese American internment‖
http://en.wikipedia.org/Karl_Bendetsen
Profiling in the Wake of September 11:
The Precedent of the Japanese American Internment
http://www.americanbar.org/publications/criminal_justice_magazine_home/crimjust_cjmag_17_
2_japanese.html
Seattle‘s ―Japantown‖ history
http://www.historicseattle.org/preservationseattle/neighborhoods/defaultsept2.htm
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Books:
The Bracelet by Yoshiko Uchida, Illustrated by Joanna Yardley Putnam & Grosset Group, New York,
1976, 1993, 1996 ISBN Number: 0-698-11390-X
Flowers from Mariko
by R. Noguchi & D. Jenks, Illustrated by M. Reiko Kumata
ISBN Number:
1584300329.
Baseball Saved Us
by Ken Mochizuki, Illustrated by Dom Lee
ISBN Number: 1880000199
Heroes by Ken Mochizuki, Illustrated by Dom Lee ISBN Number: 1880000164
Passage to Freedom - The Sugihara Story
by Ken Mochizuki, Illustrated by Dom Lee
ISBN Number: 1880000-49-0
So Far From the Sea
by Eve Bunting, Illustrated by Chris K. Soentpiet
ISBN Number: 0395572095
Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War
II Internment
by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, James D. Houston
ISBN: 0553272586
The Children of Topaz - The Story of a Japanese-American Internment Camp Based on a Classroom
Diary
by Michael O. Tunnell
ISBN Number: 0823412393
Blue Jay in the Desert by Marlene Shigekawa; illustrations by Isao Kikuchi
ISBN Number: 1879965046
(Recommendation written by the Asian American Curriculum Project)
Julius Caesar Text Set
―Julius Caesar,‖ Mr. Donn.org. For educators and kids.
http://rome.mrdonn.org/caesar.html
―Caesar and the Pirates,‖ Livius. Anecdote about Caesar‘s merciless crucifixion of pirates.
http://www.livius.org/caa-can/caesar/caesar_t01.htm
―Julius Caesar: Villain and Dictator,‖ Central Bucks School District (2012).
www.cbsd.org/sites/teachers/middle/AKANE/.../Casear%20Villain.ppt
―Julius Caesar,‖ PBS (2006). Depicts Caesar‘s achievements with language that suggests he was
a ruthless individual.
http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/empire/julius_caesar.html
―The Life of Julius Caesar,‖ Social Studies for Kids. Links to 7 articles about Julius Caesar.
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/juliuscaesar.htm
―A Portrait of Julius Caesar‖ Eyewitness to History (2006). Character and personality of Julius
Caesar.
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http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/caesar3.htm
―Gaius Julius Caesar (100-44BC)‖ The Illustrated History of the Roman Empire. Discusses the
accomplishments of Julius Caesar.
http://www.roman-empire.net/republic/caesar.html
―Julius Caesar,‖ About.Com Ancient/Classical History (2012). Accomplishments of Julius Caesar.
http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/emperors/ig/12-Caesars/Julius-Caesar.htm
―Roman History,‖ Kidipede (January 26, 2012). Brief background on Roman history.
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/history/history.htm
―Julius Caesar—Hitler or Hero?‖ HubPages (2012). Naunced article about Caesar‘s conquests,
achievements, and shortcomings.
http://meljay.hubpages.com/hub/Julius-Caesar-Hero-or-Hitler
―Death of Julius Caesar (Part 3),‖ King Tut One. Caesar‘s relationship with Cleopatra.
http://www.kingtutone.com/queens/cleopatra/caesar/
Read Aloud Book:
Rinaldo, Denise. A Wicked History: Julius Caesar: Dictator for Life. Scholastic, 2010.
The final chapter of this text (pp. 119-121) summarizes the arguments of Caesar as both a villain
and hero.
Further Research:
―Marcus Junius Brutus Caepio,‖ Livius (May 14, 2012). Biography of one of Caesar‘s main
conspirators.
http://www.livius.org/bn-bz/brutus/brutus02.html
―Mark Antony,‖ History (2012). Biography of one of Caesar‘s most loyal friends.
http://www.history.com/topics/mark-antony
―Antony‘s Eulogy,‖ Heritage History (2012). A copy Mark Antony‘s speech from William
Shakespeare‘s ―Julius Caesar‖
http://www.heritagehistory.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=excerpts&FileName=shakespeare/eulogy.html
―Cleopatra VII'S Childhood & Ptolemy XII,‖ King Tut One. A biography of Cleopatra‟s
childhood.
http://www.kingtutone.com/queens/cleopatra/child/
―Cleopatra‘s Brilliant Idea (Part 2),‖ King Tut One. A biography focusing on Cleopatra‟s
relationship and alliance with Caesar.
http://www.kingtutone.com/queens/cleopatra/idea/
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―What happened to Cleopatra and Julius Caesar‘s son?‖ National Geographic (February 25,
2011).
http://tvblogs.nationalgeographic.com/2011/02/25/what-happened-to-cleopatras-and-juliuscaesars-son/
Primary Sources:
―The Commentaries of Caius Julius Caesar,‖ Gutenberg (January 23, 2006).
http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/10657/pg10657.html
Nuclear Power
Transcript of President Eisenhower's speech to the United Nations proposing sharing nuclear
materials to use for positive outcomes.
http://www.iaea.org/About/history_speech.html
The text has the link to the video "Nuclear Boy" embedded. It is also easily found at Youtube
with the search "Nuclear Boy."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/17/japan-nuclear-crisis-cartoon_n_837190.html
Peterson, Scott, and Kelly Kissock. "Nuclear Energy: Does It Make Sense for the
Environment?." New York Times Upfront (Vol. 138, No. 3). Oct. 10 2005: 32.
SIRS Discoverer. Web. 05 Jul 2012.
White, David. "Japan Switches Off All Nuclear Plants; Fears Fall as Emissions Rise."
Social Studies for Kids. 05 May 2012: n.p. SIRS Discoverer. Web. 05 Jul 2012.
"Explaining Nuclear Energy for Kids." Washington Post. 17 Mar. 2011. Web. 06 July 2012.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/explaining-nuclear-energy-forkids/2011/03/15/ABhFsfl_story.html
"NMAH | Three Mile Island: The Inside Story." NMAH | Three Mile Island: The Inside Story.
N.p., n.d. Web. 06 July 2012.
http://americanhistory.si.edu/tmi/index.htm
"Nuclear Energy: It's All About Clean Living." Nuclear Energy: It's All About Clean
Living. Jan. 1999: n.p. SIRS Discoverer. Web. 03 Jul 2012.
An article that discusses the Nuclear Debate with testimonials for and against nuclear power.
http://www.economist.com/debate/overview/201
"Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish." The Simpsons: Season 2, Episode
4. Can be found on YouTube.
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"Time for Change." Pros and Cons of Nuclear Power. Web. 06 July 2012. (This page is high on
the Google search results and is flawed in many ways.)
http://timeforchange.org/pros-and-cons-of-nuclear-power-and-sustainability
A website created by the U.S. Energy Information Administration that gives an overview of
energy sources.
http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=nuclear_home-basics
Occupy Wall Street
Wikipedia entry for “Occupy Wall Street,” very long overview of the movement
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupy_Wall_Street
Sept 28 – DAILY NEWS, “Occupy Wall Street Protesters Are Behaving Like A Bunch of Spoiled
Brats”
http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-09-28/news/30236515_1_pepper-spray-nypd-parade-route
Oct 10 – USA Today, “Occupy Wall Street is 2nd American Revolution”
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/forum/story/2011-10-11/occupy-wall-streetrevolution/50721480/1
Oct 12 – USA Today, “Editorial: Five Good Reasons Why Wall Street Breeds Protesters”
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/story/2011-10-11/Occupy-Wall-Streetprotesters/50735960/1
Nov 17 – USA TODAY Blog – “Occupy Protesters Try to Keep Movement Going,” Describing
„Day of Action‟ and including differing points of view on the movement
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2011-11-17/occupy-protestsanniversary/51263656/1
Nov 17 – CBS NEWS Blog Video “Arrests made during Occupy Wall Street‟s „ Day of Action‟,”
no commentary or reporting only video feed of mostly peaceful arrests
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7388799n
Nov 18 - TIME magazine blog TEXT AND VIDEO post, starting off positively supporting the
movement but then criticizing some of their more recent activities
http://swampland.time.com/2011/11/18/occupy-wall-streets-day-off-message/
Nov 18 - ABC News “Occupy Protests Across the Country Take Toll on City Budgets,”
description of costs from various cities of police response and some varying points of view on
those numbers
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http://abcnews.go.com/Business/occupy-wall-street-protests-cost-citiesmillions/story?id=14975940
Nov 18 – Wall Street Journal Video Blog “Opinion Journal” – “Obamaville Rage,” editorial
board member and a columnist against the OWS movement speak
http://online.wsj.com/video/opinion-obamaville-rage/62319A01-95F7-426F-852570486205A4BD.html?KEYWORDS=occupy+wall+street
Nov 19 - Newt Gingrich at Republican Forum – VIDEO - “Go get a job right after you take a
bath”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JckR3YaFLxE
SATIRE – The Onion – Nov 15, “Magnanimous Banker Hires Occupy Wall Street Protesters”
(CAUTION: OTHER SATIRICAL ARTICLES ON The Onion‘s WEBSITE MAY CONTAIN
ADULT TOPICS AND CONTENT)
http://www.theonion.com/articles/magnanimous-banker-hires-occupy-wall-street-protes,26666/
Single Gender Education Text Sets (pro/con)
―Single Sex Classes Popular As More Public Schools Split Up Boys and Girls‖ (Pro)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/08/more-public-schools-split_0_n_1657505.html
―Single-Sex Schools OK‖ (Pro)
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/opinion/letters/view/20120803single-sex_schools_ok/
―Single-Sex Schools Help Children Thrive‖ (Pro)
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0920/p09s01-coop.html
―Single Sex Education Advantages‖ (Pro)
http://privateschool.about.com/cs/choosingaschool/a/singlesex.htm
―Statistics Show Benefits of Single-Sex Education‖ (Pro)
http://www.ncregister.com/site/print_article/11170/
―Single-Sex Education is Ineffective‖ (Con)
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/23/education/23single.html
―Girls Schools: Biggest Bullies Breeding Ground‖ The New Yorker (Con)
http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6049286
―Teach Kids not Sterotypes‖ (Con)
http://www.aclu.org/blog/womens-rights/teach-kids-not-stereotypes
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―Single-Sex Education is Assailed in Report‖ (Con)
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/23/education/23single.html
―Single-Sex Schools Have Negative Impact on Kids, Says Study‖ (Con)
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/single-sex-schools-negative-kidsstudy/story?id=14581023#.UCMIjhzbSDs
―Gender Segregation Fails Kids‖ (Con)
http://bostonherald.com/news/opinion/op_ed/view/20220728gender_segregation_fails_kids
―The Case Against Single-Sex Classrooms‖ The New Yorker (Con)
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/comment/2012/07/single-sex-education.html
―Segregating the Sexes‖ (neutral)
http://artofmanliness.com/2008/03/04/segregating-the-sexes/
―Single-Sex Education: The Pros and Cons‖ (neutral)
http://www.greatschools.org/find-a-school/defining-your-ideal/1139-single-sex-education-thepros-and-cons.gs?page=all
―Teaching Boys and Girls Separately‖ (neutral)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/magazine/02sex3-t.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&emc=eta1
―Single-Sex Education: the pros and cons‖ (neutral)
http://www.greatschools.org/find-a-school/defining-your-ideal/1139-single-sex-education-thepros-and-cons.gs?page=all
―Blue is for Boys, Red Hearts is for Girls‖ (neutral)
http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2012/07/09/single_sex_classrooms_idaho_school_doubles
_down_on_gender_stereotypes.html
―Single Sex Classes Popular As More Public Schools Split Up Boys and Girls‖ (neutral)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/08/more-public-schools-split_0_n_1657505.html
―The Rumble in the Jungle: Single Sex Vs. Co-Ed School‖ (neutral)
http://www.childhealthresearch.org.au/media/394155/the_rumble_in_the_jungle._singlesex_vs_coed_schooling.pdf
―Single Sex Education‖ video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94SDznZ1b_M
―Single Sex Education on the Rise‖ video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irwjHMOZgpc
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―Should Public Schools Offer Single-Sex Classrooms?‖ video
http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/1729386243001/should-public-schools-offer-single-sexclassrooms/
―Mixed Gender or Same Sex Classrooms‖ video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTLnaXlIK4A
―Single Gender Classrooms-Part 1‖ video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIAYE_VG11Q
―Single Gender Classrooms-Part 2‖ video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gperomezGz4
War and Peace
An interview with an American veteran:
http://www.timeforkids.com/news/interview-veteran/18571
An article on the three women who won the Nobel Peace Prize
http://www.timeforkids.com/news/working-peace/15386
An interview with Walter Dean Myers and his son about their book, We are America: A Tribute
from the Heart
http://www.timeforkids.com/news/honoring-america/12696
An article on the fighting in Libya
http://www.timeforkids.com/news/fight-libya/12076
A painting from the organization Peace Not War
http://www.peace-not-war.org/gallery/index.php
A video of a father returning from war
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ygt9Wizh9mo&feature=related
Biographies of key players in WWII
World War II: One Event, Six Bios, by Aaron Rosenberg