LibGuides: Grade 8 Social Studies: Unit 3: The Blame Game

Research Databases for LS Social Studies

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BrainPop This link opens in a new window Engaging learning games, animated movies, and activities. Designed with relevance, depth, and humor to encourage kids on their unique learning paths.
Britannica School This link opens in a new window Welcome to Britannica School, a safe, up-to-date, and age-appropriate information resource for Elementary, Middle, and High School. Discover encyclopedia articles, multimedia, primary sources, games, and other learning resources that support student research and reinforce curriculum standards.
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CultureGrams This link opens in a new window CultureGrams® is a leading reference resource for reliable cultural information on the countries of the world.
Explora Secondary This link opens in a new window Explora is EBSCO’s research interface designed specifically for students and educators. The secondary school version features relevant and reliable content and easy-to-use functionality to help high school students successfully complete their research.
Gale in Context: Middle School This link opens in a new window Created specifically for middle school students, Gale In Context: Middle School combines the best of Gale's reference content with age-appropriate videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and much more. Categories cover a range of the most-studied topics including cultures, government, people, U.S. and world history, literature, and many more.
Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window Find overviews, news, and opinions on hundreds of today's important social issues.
Infobase: History Research Center This link opens in a new window Infobase’s acclaimed history databases are designed to assist educators and students with their research needs. From this link search the following databases: American History, Ancient and Medieval History, and Modern World History
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World Book Online This link opens in a new window World Book Online is a suite of online research tools that includes encyclopedia articles, primary source collections, educator tools, student activities, educational games, pictures, audio, and video, complemented by current periodicals and related Web sites.

Examples of scapegoating IRL

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Why the Jews: History of Antisemitism

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Websites

The Great Auk
Did the bird really cause a deadly storm? From the Smithsonian Magazine.
Kate O'Leary and the Great Chicago Fire
They said she and her cow started the fire. From the Chicago History Museum.
The Manufacture of Hatred: Scapegoating Refugees in Central Europe
From the New Humanitarian
Pandora
In Greek mythology, she was blamed for all of humanity's troubles. From Britannica
Sacco and Vanzetti case
A famous murder trail in US History. From Britannica
What is Antisemitism
From the US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Why the Jews: History of Antisemitism
From the US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Yoko Ono was called ‘dragon lady,’ blamed for Beatles breakup. Now, her legacy is re-examined.
She didn't break up The Beatles after all. From NBC News.

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Books in the SP Library

Genocide by Brendan January
Call Number: 364.15 JAN
ISBN: 0761334211
Publication Date: 2006-01-08
Explores the process of genocide by examining the genocides of six different groups of people
When Plague Strikes by James Cross Giblin; David Frampton (Illustrator)
Call Number: 614.4 GIB
ISBN: 9780064461955
Publication Date: 1997-04-11
Details the stories of the three most serious and damaging diseases in history: bubonic plague, smallpox, and AIDS.
They Called Us Enemy by George Takei; Justin Eisinger; Steven Scott; Harmony Becker (Illustrator)
Call Number: 741.5 TAK
ISBN: 9781603094504
Publication Date: 2019-07-16
Actor, author, and activist George Takei recounts his childhood imprisoned within American concentration camps for Japanese Americans during World War II and the impact the experience had on his later life.
Four Perfect Pebbles: by Lila Perl; Marion Blumenthal Lazan
Call Number: 921 LAZ
ISBN: 068814294X
Publication Date: 1996-03-21
The author tells the story of her family's experiences as Jews in Hitler's Germany, tracing their horrifying journey from their home country to Holland and back again, living in refugee, transit, and prison camps, including Bergen-Belson.