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Locate information from authoritative and reliable resources using the following search terms:

  • French Revolution
  • Fall of the Bastille
  • Reign of Terror
  • Napoleon
  • England During the French Revolution
  • George III
  • The class system in Victorian England
  • Charles Dickens Biography
  • Charles Dickens Novels

To learn more about searching databases and the Internet, go to the Information Literacy Process Model : Searching

Internet Resources
The French Revolution

Charles Dickens

The Literature Network

Britania- The French Revolution

David Purdue’s Charles Dickens Page

Thomas Carlyle's Account of the Revolution

Discovering Dickens - A Community Reading Project
Imaging the French Revolution

Survive Dickens’ London Game

 
 

Dickens and Serialization
Literary Criticism

Contemporary Artists

The Artist.org

Folk Music
 

Great Writers
Local Print and Nonprint Resources Skills


School Library holdings
  • Do a keyword search in the Automated Library Catalog to find nonfiction and reference books about your topic.
  • Use indexes or tables of contents in nonfiction and reference books to locate information related to your topic and questions.
  • Check the indexes of print and CD ROM encyclopedias for articles about your topic.
Baltimore County Public Library holdings
  • Do a keyword search in the BCPL Catalog to locate additional resources.
  • Going to the Public Library? Use a Graphic Organizer before you go (print out a Graphic Organizer in Word or PDF format).
  • Chat online with a real live librarian at Ask Us Now! Be sure to have your research questions handy!
 
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