Memoir Project
Memoir Project
“Where Do I Belong?”
Task: Working alone or with one partner, you will write a research question based on the topic/themes of your memoir that you will then explore. You'll answer a question like this in your paper:
How does (author’s name) use their memoir to tell the larger story of (larger event/topic of memoir)?
Databases and Resources for this project
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Covers a vast array of people from significant figures to present-day newsmakers, alongside various articles, videos, podcasts, and images |
North Korea-Vetted Web Sources-Non-Database sites
- Human Rights Watch - An overview of government restrictions in North Korea with a spotlight on human rights violations in the country as well as a snapshot of daily life.
- The Brookings Institution- is a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. Our mission is to conduct in-depth, nonpartisan research. This site has really solid historical background.
- The CIA World Factbook- A basic report about the nation of North Korea-economy, population, and natural resources.
Holocaust - Vetted Web Sources-Non-Database sites
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum-an AMAZING source of history of this event. Interactive web spaces, photos, first hand accounts.
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Yad Vashem Center-The World Holocaust Remembrance Center. The first tab will give you great background information
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The Weiner Holocaust Library-A comprehensive library for information. Check out the "What We Do" tab for great info
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Voices of the Holocaust- Click on "Explore the Archives" for first hand accounts of the Holocaust
Japanese Internment-Vetted Web Sources-Non-Database sites
The National Archives- A historical site with primary source documents and photos.
National Park Service-Manzanar-This is the website of the National Historic Site of the Manzanar camp. This site will teach you about life at Manzanar and about how the camp was created and dismantled.
Densho- Densho is a nonprofit organization started in 1996, with the initial goal of documenting oral histories from Japanese Americans who were incarcerated during World War II. This site has first hand accounts of camp survivors.
Evaluating Web Sources
When evaluating sources, ask yourself:
WHO is saying-who is the author of the source? Scroll to the bottom of the page for this info
WHAT to me - what is the source about? Is it biased? How?
for what REASON - is this site trying to persuade? How:
for what GAIN-is this site making money off of your clicks? .com and .net sources are not always dependable
through what CHANNEL-is there a site publisher? You can trust .org, .gov, .edu
with what EVIDENCE?- check out the photos and the sources. Who is interviewed? Do they have official titles?
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