Julie Jaffe
Resources for classes
Databases
McMurray Library Catalog
8th Grade President Sites
2. Miller Center, University of Virginia
3. PBS
4. History.com
6. Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
8. Michigan State University: U.S. Presidential Audio Recordings
Detwiler Constitutional Issues
Same-Sex Marriage
1 and 2. Search for these two articles in eLibrary database. Use Advanced Search and search under Document Title, Author Name, and/or Publication Name.
"Court's balancing act on marriage; Justices will have to reconcile equal rights for same-sex couples with states' rights" by David G. Savage for the Los Angeles Times, March 31, 2013
"Who Should Be Able to Marry?" by Patricia Smith for New York Times Upfront, March 12, 2012 (open the PDF)
3. Gay Marriage Research Package from Pew Research Center
4. Gay Marriage page from ProCon.org
5. Protections and Responsibilites of Marriage from Freedom to Marry, Inc.
6. The Cheat Sheet: Supreme Court Hears Gay Marriage Cases from the Los Angeles Times
Gun Control
1 and 2. Search for these two articles in Proquest database. Use Advanced Search and select Document Title in one drop down menu and Publication Title in another drop down menu.
"The Gun Debate" by Patricia Smith for New York Times Upfront, January 28, 2013 (open the PDF)
"The Gun Debate" by Patricia Smith and Ross Brooke for Junior Scholastic, February 18, 2013 (open the PDF)
3 and 4. Search for the these two documents in eLibrary database. The first is a transcript from a radio program and the second is a chapter from a book. Deselect other resource types and you will quickly locate the document.
"Sandy Hook Massacre Changes Gun Control Conversation" from Talk of the Nation radio program, December 17, 2012
"Picture Essay: Political Cartoons on the Right to Bear Arms" by John J. Patrick from the book The Bill of Rights: A History in Documents, December 2003
5. Gun Control: Key Data Points from Pew Research Center
6. Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence--Statistics and Research
7." How Would Better Mental Health Care Reduce Gun Violence?" from NPR
8. "A Question of Access? Mental Health and Gun Violence" from CBS News
9. "In Gun Control Debate, Several Options Draw Majority Support" from Pew Research Center
Death Penalty
1 and 2. Search for these two articles in eLibrary database. Use Advanced Search and search under Document Title, Author Name, and/or Publication Name.
"The Death Penalty Debate" by Patricia Smith for New York Times Upfront, April 18, 2011 (open the PDF)
"Should the U.S. Abolish the Death Penalty?" by Dianne Rust-Tierney and Charles Stimson for Junior Scholastic, November 21, 2011
3. Death Penalty page from nonpartisan, nonprofit ProCon.org website
4. Facts about the Death Penalty from Death Penalty Information Center
5. Continued Majority Support for Death Penalty from Pew Research Center
6. Go to kcls.org and use Opposing Viewpoints database (You will need your KCLS username and password.)
7th Grade Holocaust Sites
Children (scroll to bottom for more article links)
Rescue (scroll to bottom for article links)
Jewish Resistance (scroll to bottom for more article links)
Refugees (scrott to bottom for more article links)