School Library Media Specialist as Instructional Partner CONTENT PATHFINDER Content Pathfinder Title: World War I GENERAL INFORMATION NAME: Joan Schlitter SCHOOL: Olmsted Falls High School WORKSHOP LOCATION: LEECA TITLE OF COMPANION ACTION PLAN World War I GRADE LEVEL(S) 9th grade CURRICULUM/SUBJECT AREA: Social Studies 1 SPECIFIC TOPIC: The Battles of World War I CONTENT INFORMATION The World War I pathfinder is a detailed list of print and non-print resources appropriate for Mr. Fabian’s Battles of World War I research project. Dewey Number: 940.4 Subject Headings: World War, 1914-1918 PRINT RESOURCES: Reference Items: Album of American History Dictionary of American History Great Events From History - Modern European Series III The Grolier Library of World War (8 Vols.) The Military History of the United States Vol. 8 Search the Online Catalog for other resources: Dewey Number 940.4 Subject Search - World War I, World War, 1914-1918 ELECTRONIC DATABASES Grolier Online Resources - Includes Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia Americana, and Lands and People. Opposing Viewpoints - Contains full-text periodicals, newspapers, journals, pamphlets, primary source documents, statistics, images, web sites and student research tools. Gale - Student Research Cen ter Bronze - Perform a search on your topic. This database contains reference books, magazines, periodicals, primary source documents, images and newspaper articles. Noodle Tools - Bibliography maker Encyclopedia Britannica - Perform a search on your topic, results will include Internet sites. EBSCO HOST - Magazines and Periodicals - Perform a search on your topic. Hotlist - Biographical Resources - Use this hotlist to search for biographical resources on the person you selected to research. Annals of American History - Search results on World War I. INTERNET RESOURCES BBC News Online - World War I - It is 80 years since the armistice silenced the guns of World War I. The war lasted from 1914-18, claimed 10 million lives and forever changed the political map of Europe. Using personal accounts and historical analysis BBC News Online looks back at what became known as 'the war to end all wars'. War Poster Collection - A collection of 78 posters from World War I and II. Searchable, and browsable by topic (American, British, Dutch and German, national security, Red Cross, war bonds, women in war, World War I, World War II). From the University of Washington Libraries, Digital Collections. Publications of the War - This site presents examples of World War I publications such as 'newspapers, propaganda material...comical gifts' and postcards. Most notable is a complete run of The Hydra, a news letter the poet Wilfred Owen contributed to during his stay at Craiglockhart War Hospital. From Oxford University. World War I Document Archive - Primary documents of WWI, most in English, have been assembled by volunteers of the World War I Military History List(WWI-L). Includes conventions, treaties, official papers, documents by y ear, personal reminiscences, and a biographical dictionary. An Unfortunate Region - 'A website about the Great War battlefields and individuals,' with photographs of battle sites, cemeteries and graves, and debris (personal items, weapons, munitions). Information about individuals may include biographies, photographs, excerpts from letters and journals, and details of service (country, regiment, place of death, etc.). There is also news about exhibitions, threatened sites, accidents involving explosions of old munitions, recent identification of human remains, and other current events involving World War I battlefields. Gallipoli 1915: The D rama of the Dardanelles - The story of the failed strategy to beat back the Turks on the Gallipoli peninsula in World War I. Includes details of the Allied troops' weapons, living conditions, and care of the sick and wounded in trench warfare; British Royal Navy air and sea campaigns in the Dardanelles; modern video views of Turkey, including Sari Bair and Suvla Bay; and ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps). World War I - Trenches on the Web - This WWI Web site has timelines, biographies, photos, weapons, countries involved, assassinations, and more. A great addition to history on the Internet. The Great War - This collection of links to poetry, images, and art provides insight into the realm of the Great War. Includes a chronology of the major events during the Great War. HyperHistory Online - Displays a lifeline for over 980 persons in science, culture, religion and politics. In addition there are special expanded sections for artists, scientists, wr iters, composers, famous women, and politicians accessible from the 'Options' panel. About.com - History of the 20th Century - Select the World War I link in the left hand column. Links to a number of outstanding WWI resources including photographs. People's Century - Select your period from the pull down window. For additional resources click on the 'Links to Related Sites' located at the bottom of the resouce list. Picturing the Century - One hundred years of photography from the National Archives. Based on an exhibition at the National Archives, Washington, DC M arch 12, 1999 - July 4, 2001. Can be searched by era. The Newseum - Stories of the Century - Select the view 'Stories of the Century' icon at the bottom of the site. Scroll down to the 'US enters WWI' link. U. S. National Archives & Records Administration - The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent federal agency that preserves our nation's history and defines us as a people by overseeing the management of all federal records. American Memory Project - American Memory is a gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States. The site offers more than 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections. First World War.com - Links to world war I battles, poetry, timeline, posters, a udio, photos, weapons of the war, diaries, primary documents and battlefield tours. Technological War: World War I and Modern Society - Examines the impact that the industrial age of the late nineteenth century had upon the nature of European warfare during the era of World War One, also known as 'The Great War'. History and Politics Out Loud - Is a searchable multimedia database documenting and delivering authoritative audio relevant to American history and politics. This project is supported by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities Teaching With Technology Program in collaboration with Michigan State Universi ty and the National Gallery of the Spoken Word.