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Information Literacy Skills:
Reference sheets and lessons for using resources effectively

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World Book Online will contain helpful articles also.

Consider also using SIRS Knowledge Source, and SIRS WebSelect. Use keyword searches for these databases also.

 

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

  • World War II
  • Second World War
  • Japan
  • Japanese
  • Hiroshima
  • atomic bomb

Remember that you can also combine these terms for more effective searching, as in this search string:

Hiroshima "atomic bomb" survivors

Also, use the HELP portal for each database to learn more about effective search strategies. Once you retrieve your results,a good strategy is to sort the articles by reading level, especially if you find the articles difficult to understand.

 
Questions and Internet Resources Information Literacy Skills

Essential question:

How does learning about the historical period help you to better understand the novel Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes?

General Resources (containing several topics)

 

 

Internet Resources for Sub-topics

Events leading up to World War II

 

Hiroshima - before the bomb, after the bomb, and today

 

How and why Japan came to be involved in World War II

 

Emperor Hirohito and the surrender of Japan

 

How and why the U. S. came to be involved in World War II

 

Sources of radiation, types of radiation exposure, and effects of radiation exposure (including radiation-induced or radiation-associated leukemia)

 

The Manhattan Project (1942) and the development of the Atomic Bomb

 

Japanese memorials related to the atomic bombing (Peace park, etc.)

 

President Harry Truman and the decision to drop the bomb

 

Survivors of the atomic bombings

 

The Enola Gay and the Hiroshima bombing mission

The history and basics of origami

 

The Japanese homefront in the 1940s - their customs, traditions, values, and beliefs

 

Japanese cranes as symbols and in legends

 
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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