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=**History IIA - World War II Newspaper Project** =

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Pathfinders are pages that offer students selected resources in a variety of media on a topic they are researching. They provide a head start for students as they begin their research project. This pathfinder is specifically aimed at helping students complete their newspaper project for History IIA as outlined in the rubric. (NOTE - link to her rubric here)

Books available in our Library
To find books in the Montabella Jr/Sr High Media Center, click on the Card Catalog icon on the desktop of any of the computers in the Media Center. Type in the topic you want to search. You may find the following keywords helpful as you begin your search:
 * Americans - evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
 * Holocaust - Jewish (1939-1945)
 * Japanese-Americans -- evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
 * World War, 1939-1945
 * World War, 1939-1945 - aerial operations (naval operations)
 * World War, 1939-1945 - biography
 * World War, 1939-1945 - fiction
 * World War, 1939-1945 - Jews

For biographies, search under the person's name, e.g., Hitler, Adolf or Patton, George.

Some titles we have are: (this is not a complete list -- check the card catalog for more titles)
 * ~ Call Number ||~ Author ||~ Title ||
 * 323.1 ALO || Alonso, Karen || Korematsu v. United States : Japanese-American internment camps ||
 * 331.4 Col || Colman, Penny || Rosie the riveter : women working on the homefront in World War II ||
 * 341.6 RIC || Rice, Earle || The Nuremberg trials ||
 * 629.13 Bav || Bavousett, Glenn B. || Combat aircraft of World War II ||
 * 909.82 Twe ||  || The twentieth century (Specifically Vol. 3 ||
 * 940.53 Ada || Adams, Simon || World War II ||
 * 940.53 ISS || Isserman, Maurice || World War II ||
 * 940.53 Som || Sommerville, Donald || World War II day by day : an illustrated almanac 1939-1945 ||

**SELECTED WEB SITES**

 * [|1940-1943 Time Line]
 * [|Battleship Row during the Pearl Harbor Attack] -- this is just one of many links available on the [|Naval Historical Center webpage] that offers pictures.
 * [|Experiencing War: Stories from the Veteran's History Project] Personal narratives recorded by veterans of various wars.
 * [|Germany During WWII]
 * [|The History Channel]
 * [|Life in Fascist Italy]
 * [|The Perilous Fight: America's World War II in Color] Original color film footage and passages from diaries and letters.
 * [|Teacher Oz's Kingdom of History -- WWII pages]
 * [|Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive] (Interviews of Holocaust Victims)
 * [|U.S. National Archives and Records Administration]
 * [|World War II Historical Text Archive] Includes full text articles, e-books and links about World War II.
 * [|World War II: The Homefront] Includes a photographic timeline and an online museum.

REMOTE ACCESS
The following databases found on the Media Center webpage should provide you more information about topics related to this project.
 * World Book Online

CITING SOURCES

 * [|EasyBib]
 * [|OWL Online Writing Lab]
 * [|Using MLA Style to Cite and Document Sources]

AUDIO VISUAL RESOURCES
940.53 Wor || WWII Battlefront: WWII like it's never been seen before! Set of 5 DVD's covering both the Atlantic and Pacific campaigns of WWII. ||
 * DVD