[CASL-L] Middle School Research Help

[Juliet Goraieb]

Have you tried ResearchIT for MS students?  There is a great database by
Ebsco

On Tue, Apr 18, 2023 at 8:11 AM Norton, Keely <KNorton at stamfordct.gov>
wrote:

> Not sure about reading level, but they have video resources as well as
> websites and book recommendations.
>
> https://www.discoveringamistad.org/teacher-resources
> Keely Norton
> *Scofield Magnet Middle School*
> *Technology Exploratory Teacher*
> *"Work hard. Be kind. Learn Lots. HAVE FUN!"*
> Google Level 1 Certified
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> *From:* CASL-L <casl-l-bounces at mylist.net> on behalf of Alexandra Grundt <
> aegrundt at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Monday, April 17, 2023 9:17:49 PM
> *To:* CASL_L
> *Subject:* [CASL-L] Middle School Research Help
>
> Hi All,
>
> I got a last minute request from our 7th grade social studies teachers
> asking for more accessible resources for research on the African slave
> trade. They would like to start researching for a debate on Wednesday, but
> I'm teaching all day tomorrow, so I don't have a lot of time to look
> through sources. The research will be for a debate on the following:  "Who
> benefited most from the slave trade?".
>
>    1. European Merchants (British, Spanish, French, Portuguese etc.)
>    benefitted the most.
>    2. Kings of African Nations (Kongo, Angola, Dahomey, etc).
>    3. Plantation owners in the colonies (this could be in North America,
>    South America, or the Caribbean).
>
> We subscribe to Britannica, Gale, and FreedomFlix, so I sent them those
> links to get started. Has anyone used any helpful websites on this topic?
> We're looking for sites accessible to reading levels more at an upper
> elementary level.
>
> Thank you!
> Allie Johnston
> Har-Bur Middle School
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Kind Regards,

Juliet Goraieb
Teacher Leader for Instructional Technology
Milford Public Schools
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