1. SMS Eighth Grade Research Project Genocide
A 1st Person Diary Presentation of Your Research

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To access
databases,
on the SMS
campus
website, select
Library.
Click on
(HIP) to access
the SMS online
catalog.
Select
Resources for
research help.

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From the online catalog, select Databases.
Use your password sheet or bookmark to access
these from home.

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For research help, select Citing Sources.

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Use
online sources
for citations
or use
the
SMS
Research
Documentation
Style Sheet.

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Select World Book Web
Select World Book Advanced.
Use this source early in your research
to choose your specific topic.
Citations at the end of articles.

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Select Gale Cengage Learning

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Type your search term in the search bar. Specific articles
on people can be found in Biography in Context. Use Student
Resources in Context for extensive research.
Look for
citations
at the
end of
articles.

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Notice:
Search for
full text
articles.
Look for
citation at
the end of
the article.

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After you choose
your topic, use
Advanced Search
and
Boolean operators
(and, or, not) to
narrow and focus
your search on
your topic.
Citations at the
end of articles.

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Boolean Operators
AND
Finds all your search terms in the searched text.
Rwanda and genocide OR
Finds one, some or all of your search terms in the searched text.
Rwanda or genocide
NOT
Use before a term that must not be found in the searched text.
Genocide not Germany
“ Rwanda genocide”
Now only items that use the full phrase will appear in our search results.
“Rwanda genocide”
Use this for all searches: online catalog, databases, Internet.

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Select Maps 101
You must create the citations!!
Use this format:
Title. Date of publication. Institution. Database. Medium.
Date of access.
The Activist (Darfur). N.d. National Geographic. Maps 101.
Web. 2 Apr
Use your SMS Research Documentation Style Sheet!

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Select NetTrekker
NetTrekker is the FBISD search engine of choice. Just like any other search engine, you must create citations. Use your SMS Research Documentation Style Sheet.

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Select ABC-CLIO.

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Search in World History: The Modern Era
and World Geography.
Both include
citations at
the end
of their
articles.

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Search Terms
To find information on your topic, use these terms to search the online catalog, databases, Internet.
Genocide
Atrocities
Mass killings
Holocaust
Ethnic cleansing
Crimes against humanity

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Genocide Topic Suggestions
Date
Place
Victims
Perpetrator
1904
Namibia
Herero
German state
1915
Turkey
Armenians
Turkish State
1932
Ukraine
Ukrainians
Soviet State
1937
Nanking, China
Chinese
Japanese State
1945
Manila, Philippines
Filipinos
Guatemala
Guatemalans
Guatemalan state
1971
Bangladesh
Bangladeshis
Pakistani state
1975
Cambodia
Cambodians, Vietnamese
Khmer Rouge state
1986
Northern Iraq
Kurds
Iraqi state
Bosnia
Muslims, Croats, Serbs
Serbian-Yugoslav state
1994
Rwanda
Rwandans
Rwandan state
2003
Darfur, Sudan
Africans farmers
Sudanese state
Sheehan, Sean. Genocide.Chicago: Raintree, Print.

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Open the door to new knowledge
with your research project!