English 6 - Maniac Magee Project
You may use books, online resources or websites as sources of information for your Maniac Magee research topic. Listed below are selected online databases and websites.
Online Databases
(to use from home you need usernames/passwords from the RESOURCE sheet given to you in class - or from the media center page on EDLINE)
- CultureGrams cultural information about many different countries
- World Book Encyclopedia good general information
- Encyclopedia Britannica - School Edition good general information
- SIRS Knowledge Source Science, history, articles from lots of magazines & newspapers
- Issues and Controversies homelessness, illiteracy, poverty, segregation
Selected Websites
Families
Poverty
Global Issues: Poverty Facts and Statistics
Poverty and Income
Poverty in the United States
Homelessness
Preventing Homelessness in America
National Coalition for the Homeless Factsheet
Causes of Homelessness
Illiteracy
Facts About Illiteracy
International Reading Association - Literacy Facts
Illiteracy In America
Literacy Facts and Statistics
Segregation
Civil Rights Heroes
Civil Right Leaders
Civil Rights Timeline
A Century Of Segregation Timeline
Runaways