WWII Research Project –
The Book Thief
Objectives:
To research a specific perspective on the issues covered in the novel, through
the study of primary and secondary sources.
General:
Nazi Party
Nazi Germany
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Death camps, concentration camps, SS guards or liberated person
Jewish children in Germany
Minister Goebbels (minister of propaganda)
1936 Olympics
Teen resister – Edelweiss pirates
Hitler Youth
Citizen of Munich during bombing
Girl in the United League of German Girls (Bund Deutscher Madchen)
Book burnings
Jewish perspective of Kristallnacht
Witness to a Death March
Hitler’s views
Resisters and Rescuers (Oskar Schindler)
Citizen with an inheritable disease (Nuremburg Laws)
Albert Einstein (or other scientist who fled)
Virtual Library ACCESS
Ancaster Library Website
http://schools.hwdsb.on.ca/ancasterhigh/library-2/
Virtual Library
http://www.hwdsb.on.ca/llrc/?page_id=1884
ID: secondary
Password:
Find encyclopedias and databases here!
Grolier On-line encyclopedia
On-line Databases & encyclopedias:
To access the databases, type in the following like any other web site address
QuestiaSchool
http://questiaschool.com
ID: Your FC e-mail address with letters capitalized
(form FRGU4567@hwdsb.on.ca)
PW: Ancaster
eLibrary; History Study Center; Historical Newspapers
http://www.proquestk12.com/ (Choose My Products)
Username: waukesha PW: media
Book Collection :
TO SEARCH FOR A BOOK:
Log on to any computer
Go to Desk Tools
Find iPac Library on the desktop and double click
Or
Use the beige On-line Catalogue Computer
http://hip.hwdsb.on.ca/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=506#focus
Some books have been pulled to get you started. They are on the cart.
Primary vs. Secondary
Evidence
Primary Sources:
A primary source provides a firsthand account of events recorded during or shortly
after the events described occurred. Primary sources can include newspaper articles,
government documents, diaries, photographs, and maps.
-done by a person who witnessed or participated in an event first hand
Examples:
Newspaper reports and magazine articles written at the time of the event
Interviews and speeches
Autobiographies and memoirs
Diaries
Original artwork or photographs
Letters and correspondence
Artifacts
Literature and fiction
Journal articles and websites reporting original findings or research
Recordings
Statistics which have not been interpreted
Secondary Sources
A secondary source of information is one that was created later by someone who did
not experience first-hand or participate in the events. It will include an opinion.
-interprets and analyzes primary sources. These sources are one or more steps
removed from the event. Secondary sources may have pictures, quotes or graphics of
primary sources in them.
Examples:
Biographies
Criticism and interpretation
History and criticism
Scholarly books
Bibliographies
Journal articles, unless reporting research and methodology
Literature reviews and criticisms
Scholarly websites
Where and how to find:
Examples:
http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/archives/45819/docs/45819-TranslationBlood_and_Honor.pdf
Nazi Propaganda
http://www.ushmm.org/propaganda/exhibit.html#/gallery/
http://www.ushmm.org/propaganda/exhibit.html#/themes/
US Holocaust Museum
http://www.ushmm.org/propaganda/exhibit.html#/gallery/
Personal Histories
http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/phistories/
Holocaust Museums around the world
http://www.science.co.il/holocaust-museums.asp
Yad Vashem Photo collection
http://collections.yadvashem.org/photosarchive/en-us/photos.html
Links to primary Sources
http://www.history.ac.uk/ihr/Focus/Holocaust/archives.html
http://www.jewishphilly.org/local_includes/downloads/36775.pdf
http://fcit.usf.edu/holocaust/resource/resource.htm
http://www.uncp.edu/home/rwb/hst430_p1.html
http://www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/
http://eiu.edu/~eiutps/holocaust.php
Goebbel’s Speeches
http://www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/goebmain.htm
YouTube
Search with specific terms, not just WWII
AVOID PLAGIARISM…OR How to make a perfect Works Cited
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Remember…all good researchers cite any ideas they borrow from other sources.
Learn how your teacher wants you to reference your project or assignment.
Make sure you keep track of all resources you may want to cite or reference. We have
blank Bibliography sheets you can use to keep track of the important information as you
research. Just ask at the counter.
Use a notesheet for every major resource you use. These are available in the trays on
the counter.
Use MLA Style for this assignment. All the detail you need to complete a correct
Works Cited is on the school’s website:
http://schools.hwdsb.on.ca/ancasterhigh/library-2/
Click on the Citation help button or link from the left hand menu.
THESE SHEETS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE SCHOOL LIBRARY WEBSITE
UNDER Library Lessons; History
Try on-line Citation help software:
Go to KnightCite http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/index.php
or Citation machine http://citationmachine.net/