Gather and Sort
Websites
1. Search Merriam-Webster’s Word Central online dictionary for definitions or listen to pronunciations of unfamiliar terms in the readings
2. Do a keyword search in Fact Monster for Dictionary Entries, Almanac Articles, and Encyclopedia Articles
3. Gather information about your topic from one or more of the targeted websites listed below.
Political Power – Communism, Totalitarianism, bourgeoisie/ proletariat
Social Conflict – Socialism, Communism, bourgeoisie/ proletariat, Joseph StalinCommunism – Socialism, Communism, Totalitarianism; Lenin, Stalin, and Czar Nicholas IIHow Socialism, Communism, Fascism, and Nazism Work
How Communism Works
The Communist Manifesto: Bourgeoisie and Proletariat
Revolutions (scroll down to section on the Russian Revolution)
Notes on the Russian Revolution
Biographies of Military and Political Leaders of World War I
Woodrow Wilson: America at WarAmerica at War: World War I
America and World War I
World Wars (World War I and World War II)
World War II Figureheads (includes Hitler, Stalin, & Churchill)
Political Leaders of World War II Churchill, Hitler, Roosevelt, Stalin
Marxism - includes info about proletariat and bourgeoisie
Current Communist Countries - including maps and flags
BrainyQuote - Find a quote from your famous person!
4. Use the resources below to find additional Websites with information about your topic:
Destiny > Resource Lists > Public Lists > Animal Farm Background >
Websites tab
Destiny > Webpath Express (do a keyword search on your topic)
Database Articles
Search a Database for more information about your topic:
World BookStudent - do a keyword search.
SIRS Discoverer - Do a keyword search for a Reference article
Encyclopedia Articles from History Reference Center
Totalitarianism
Print Resources
Find information about your topic in a BOOK or ENCYCLOPEDIA from the Animal Farm Resource List in DESTINY: Catalog > Resource Lists > Public Lists > Animal Farm
Media (Pictures, video, sound)
Note: Media must be school appropriate!
Wikimedia Commons - Do a keyword search on your topic or on an important detail from your notes. Pictures and other media from Wikimedia Commons is copyright friendly.
Google - Do a keyword search on your topic or on an important detail from your notes.
Map of Communist Countries
Map of Socialist Countries
Trotsky Photo Album
Communist Leaders Photo Gallery
Communism Photo Gallery - includes symbols of communism; download the THUMBNAIL photo (no watermark)
Image Gallery- Revolution and Change in Russia
Bolshevik October Revolution Photos
Photo of Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill
World War II Political Leaders
Pictures of World War II - See table of contents at bottom; stick to details from your notes!
Famous Speeches (Download MP3 sound file)
Search the History Channel website for photos and video or audio clips.
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