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Gather
You will use this chart to document your evidence that helps answer your Inquiry Question about the American Revolution.
Utilize any of the links below to collect your information. You may also utilize any of the books from our class book cart or resources found on the previous pages.
Britannica
Britannica
Open Britannica with the school's Username and Password.
Choose Elementary
Enter a Keyword that is important in your Inquiry Question to search. (I entered American Revoultion to get the result on the left.)
See Articles, Images, and Videos.
You may have to try a few different keywords before you'll get results you are looking for.
Don't forget to scroll down the results page!!
Gale Database
Gale Database
Use this database again to search for keywords found in your Revised Question.
A Spy Called James
A Spy Called James
This short movie depicts a slave's point of view and experience during the Revolutionary War.
Causes of the American Revolution
BrainPop
BrainPop
Watch this segment to discover the main causes of the American Revolution.
Find these on MackinVia:
Find these on MackinVia:
In the search bar at the top, enter the TITLE of the book you are looking for to make an efficient search. If that is not working, use the SUBJECT of American Revolution. You'll have to do a little bit of scrolling that way.
Huey, L.M. (2014). Ick! Yuck! Eew! Our Gross American History. Millbrook Press.
Read all about the diseases that plagued the American Revolution. Be prepared...some of this stuff can really gross you out!
Burgan, M. (2013). The Split History of the American Revolution. Compass Point Books.
This book is unique in that it tells the story of the American Revolution from two points of view; that of a Patriot and also of the British. This would be a great book to use if you are focused on a soldier's experience through the war.
Harris, M. C., Hoare, J., & McVeigh, K. (2016). What is the Declaration of Independence? Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
In one of our favorite formats, we have a "What Is..." about the Declaration of Independence. If your inquiry is focused on the Declaration of Independence, then this would be a great resource to utilize. It contains many awesome photos!!
You may also do your own MackinVia search for the more specific topic you might be looking for.
If you don't find anything that way, utilize the options above.
A Spy Called James. Dreamscape. 2017 Retrieved 4/26/2021, from http://www.aeadigitallibrary.org/Media.aspx?id=9174
American Revolution. (2020). In Gale Elementary Online Collection. Gale, a Cengage Company. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/AZOGWH479113567/ITKE?u=iowaec&sid=ITKE&xid=e115bdc3
Empire State Information Fluency Continuum. (2021, April 12). Section 5: Assessments by Grade. https://slsa-nys.libguides.com/ifc/gradeassessments
YouTube. (2020). BrainPop "Causes of the American Revolution". YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuK7Y7xKHBU&ab_channel=Mrs.AlyssaWright
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