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Online Encyclopedia Britannica
http://www.britannica.com/
EBSCO
JSTOR
10th Grade Research Paper Assignment:
| Investigate the impact of colonization on a nation or culture. | Investigate an event in Western Colorado History
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| | (Cause/Effect Format) |
important figures?
| Uranium Boom: Southwest Colorado |
| when | Opening of the Gunnison Tunnel |
| resistance | South Canyon Fire/Storm King Mountain |
| reason/rationale of colonizing country | Sunnyside Mine Collapse/Lake Emma/Silverton |
| impacts (language, culture, lifestyle, population) | Introduction of Antler Restrictions for Hunting |
Particular Indian tribes in US
| Introduction of Sweet Corn as an Agricultural Crop in SW Colorado |
| British colonization of Nigeria | Intro of Hydraulic Fracturing/Fracking for Extracting Natural Gas from Shale Oil Deposits |
Colonization of South Africa
| Building of the Russell Stover Candy Factory in Montrose |
| British in India | Development of Ski Resorts in Colorado (Aspen, Telluride, Breckenridge, Etc.) |
| US Colonization of Philippines | Ridgway Dam (Dallas Creek Project) |
| Japanese colonization of Korea | Blue Mesa Reservoir???? |
| English colonization of Ireland | |
| Arawak Indians (Native Inhabitants of the Caribbean Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Haiti) | |
Grade 9: Classes that read John Steinbeck's The PearlInvestigate a historical event involving class struggle, where one group of people with less power struggled against a group with more power.
Some possible topics:
Ludlow
1968 East LA Walkout
Cesar Chavez Grape Boycott
Emiliano Zapata Land Reform and the Mexican Revolution
Watts Riots
American Indian Movement
Lunch Counter Sit-Ins
Gandhi in India
Grade 9: Classes that read Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451
Investigate a situation where a government or institution censored art, information, or knowledge.
Encyclopedia Britannica: History of Censorship, Examples from News & Media, Examples from the United States and World History
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/101977/censorship
ACLU: American Civil Liberties Union ACLU
https://www.aclu.org/free-speech/censorship
Censorship of Books and Library Materials: Banned Book Week
http://bannedbooksweek.org/censorship
Censorship in the Media and News: Project Censored
http://www.projectcensored.org/