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Potential Current Events Topics:
Potential Current Events Topics:
The book includes allusions or tangential themes related to a few current events topics that might be of interest. Some possible themes for further exploration are:
Teen violence/Gun violence/Gun regulations
Changing demographics (specifically having to do with ethnic identity) of the U.S.
Inclusion and representation in YA Literature (and related rise in book banning)
Database Resources
Database Resources
Gale Databases
Gale Databases
The Vermont Online Library is a great source for reference, news, magazines, audio/video files and more.
Use Gale in Context: High School or Gale in Context: Middle School databases to find more resources. You might also try the Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints database, or the Gale OneFile News database.
Britannica School
Britannica School
Britannica School is a great place to start most research projects. You'll find helpful articles offering foundational information for your topic, plus additional resources and recommended web resources connected to your topic (see the "Related" tab in each article).
Login information can be found here.
U.S. Major Dailies
U.S. Major Dailies
For relevant newspaper sources, try searching the U.S. Major Dailies database from ProQuest. Log in with your CSD Google account.
Possible search terms for any of the above databases (or for web searches):
teens AND "gun violence" OR "gun regulation"
"high schools" AND "changing demographics"
"high schools" AND "multicultural"
teens AND "racism" OR "prejudice"
"authentic voices" AND "young adult literature"
"representation" AND "young adult literature"
"book banning" AND "young adult literature"
Print Resources
Print Resources
Some books in the CHS Library for further exploration:
Gun Violence
"In early 2018, teen-led March for Our lives events across the United States protested gun violence, demanded change to save lives, and registered voters toward that end. This authoritative exploration of guns, gun violence, and gun control explores the Second Amendment, the history of guns and gun laws in the United States, legal restrictions to gun ownership, and the devastation of mass shootings. Through an objective look at individual versus collective rights, readers will be able to offer well-informed answers to questions such as should young people own assault rifles? What about terrorists and the mentally ill? Read the book to make an informed argument and support your point of view"--From the publisher's web site.
This Book Won't Burn
While still coping with her parents' sudden divorce and having to start at a new school midway through her senior year, Noor and two new friends take a stand against book bans at their small-town Illinois high school.
America Redux
America Redux explores the themes that create our shared sense of American identity and interrogates the myths we've been telling ourselves for centuries. With . . . American catchphrases as chapter titles, these twenty-one visual stories illuminate the . . . unexpected, sometimes darker sides of history that reverberate in our society to this very day--from the role of celebrity in immigration policy to the influence of one small group of white women on education to the effects of 'progress' on housing and the environment, to the inspiring force of collective action and mutual aid across decades and among diverse groups.
To help jump-start your research, access a small selection of database and web-based resources on each of these specific topics by clicking on the buttons below:
To help jump-start your research, access a small selection of database and web-based resources on each of these specific topics by clicking on the buttons below:
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