Rocky Hill MS - Media Center - Grade 7 World War II

7th Grade English: World War II Research

NOTE: All passwords can be found in myMCPS Classroom

Gale eBooks (BOOK: ONLINE DATABASE: GALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE LIBRARY)
Click on + History
Click on American Home Front in World War II
Type search term (women, African American, Japanese American, etc.)
Use the EBOOK INDEX to quickly find your information!

Class Handouts:

General Research Resources

A Fair Share (MAGAZINE: ONLINE DATABASE: COBBLESTONE)
Hey, Dontch'a Know There's a War on? (MAGAZINE: ONLINE DATABASE: COBBLESTONE)
What Job is Mine on the Victory Line? (MAGAZINE: ONLINE DATABASE: COBBLESTONE)
Growing Up in World War II (MAGAZINE: ONLINE DATABASE: COBBLESTONE)
Struggle, Strife and Sacrifice on the Homefront (MAGAZINE: ONLINE DATABASE: HISTORY REFERENCE CENTER)
1940s: WWII and the Homefront (contains info on clothing, jobs, rationing) (ONLINE DATABASE: SIRS DECADES)
ELibrary Elementary
Type your key words where it says Type in a Word or Question.
IMPORTANT! Where it says “Source Title” in the yellow box, type World War II, which is the title of two books with information on many of the assigned topics.

Lack of Laborers

A Fair Share (MAGAZINE: ONLINE DATABASE: COBBLESTONE)
What Job is Mine on the Victory Line? (MAGAZINE: ONLINE DATABASE: COBBLESTONE)
America on the Homefront: War Work & The Role of Women (WEBSITE)
National Women's History Museum: American Women in WWII (WEBSITE)
Women at Work in the 1940s (MAGAZINE: ONLINE DATABASE: STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER JR)

Shortage of Materials

World War II Rationing on the Homefront (WEBSITE)
America on the Homefront: Rationing and Controlling Prices (WEBSITE)
Within these Walls: Victory Gardens (WEBSITE)
The War Garden Victorious (EBOOK)
Ration Books, Victory Gardens, Junk Rally (WEBSITE)
Over Here: Gearing Up for the Fight (WEBSITE)
National Women's History Museum: Rationing (WEBSITE)
Transcript of the Live Interview with Elizabeth "Betty" Reilly (WEBSITE)
Rationing (and Victory Gardens) (MAGAZINE: ONLINE DATABASE: STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER JR)
Brief History of World War Two Advertising Campaigns War Loans and Bonds (WEBSITE)
WWII Ads (WEBSITE)
War Bonds in the Second World War: A Model for Hurricane Recovery Bonds? (WEBSITE)
U.S. War Bonds (WEBSITE)

Secondary Effects

The Home Front during World War II, 1941-1945 (MAGAZINE: ONLINE DATABASE: STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER JR)
Hey, Dontch'a Know There's a War on? (MAGAZINE: ONLINE DATABASE: COBBLESTONE)
With Mother at the Factory....Oregon's Child Care Challenges (WEBSITE)
Women at Work in the 1940s (MAGAZINE: ONLINE DATABASE: STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER JR)
Fashion Affected by World War II (MAGAZINE: ONLINE DATABASE: STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER JR)
World War II and the American Homefront (National Park Service Study)
The WWII Homefront (NPS)

Children

Public Broadcasting System: The War at Home/Family (WEBSITE)
On the Homefront - photos and documents from the Library of Congress (WEBSITE)
How Kids Helped Win World War II (WEBSITE)
Rocky Hill Web Page > Online Services>CobblestoneOnline>Login (see yellow sheet for password)>Type “Children” in “Text” box, and choose “World War II” for subject.
Rocky Hill Web Page > Online Services>History Resource Center >choose History Resource Center >In “Basic Search” type “Home front during World War II”

Minorities Laborers

PBS: The War at Home/Minorities (WEBSITE)
PBS: The War/Fighting for Democracy (WEBSITE)
Mexican Americans in World War II (WEBSITE)
PBS: The War/Fighting for Democracy/African Americans (WEBSITE)
Rocky Hill Web Page > Online Services> SIRS Decades >1940s>African Americans
The Rush for Wartime Jobs (MAGAZINE: ONLINE DATABASE: COBBLESTONE)

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