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HUM 8: Leadership & Morality: Biographical Resources

An examination of leadership qualities and morality through biographical research

Guiding Questions for Biographical Information

  • Where was s/he born?
  • How was s/he educated?
  • What are some characteristics of this person? (physical, behavioral, other?)
  • What key events happened in his or her life?
  • What is this person known for? What did s/he accomplish?

LIBRARY PASSWORDS

#1 - Encylcopedias

  • Internal Table of Contents
  • Read Aloud option
  • Media tab (images, maps, videos)
  • Tools (print, share, cite, text size....)
  • Double-Click to define a word

  • Biographies section
  • Internal Table of Contents
  • Media
  • Fast Facts
  • Citation

Want a Challenge?

  • See "Biographies" list

Ancient-Modern History

Genghis Khan

  • World Book
  • Sweet Search
  • Biography Online

Julius Caesar

  • World  Book
  • BrainPop "Rise of the Roman Empire"
  • Q-Files
  • Biography Online

Alexander the Great

  • World book
  • Sweet Search
  • Biography Online

Henry III, of England

  • World Book

Joan of Arc

  • World Book
  • Q-Files
  • Sweet Search
  • Biography Online

Marie Antoinette

  • World Book
  • Sweet Search
  • Biography Online

Napoleon Bonaparte

  • World Book
  • Q-Files
  • BrainPop
  • Sweet Search
  • Biography Online

Franciso Pizarro

  • World Book
  • BrainPop "Conquistadors"
  • Biography Online

Christopher Columbus

  • World Book
  • BrainPop 
  • Q-Files
  • Biography Online

#2 - Subscriptions

colegiofdr / fdrlib

  • Cartoon videos
  • Some biographical, some historical context
  • Movie Transcript (good for notes)
  • Closed Captions (subtitles)
  • Tool gear to adjust speed

  • Search bar
  • Some full biographies
  • Historical Context
  • See sidebar for ways to search
  • Q-Facts for quick info
  • Citation
  • LET'S EXPLORE = easier reading

Modern History

Adolf Hitler

  • World Book
  • BrainPop
  • Q-Files
  • Biography Online

Joseph Stalin

  • World Book
  • BrainPop "Communism", "Cold War"
  • Q-Files
  • Biography Online

Simon Bolivar

  • World Book
  • BrainPop
  • Biography Online

Sir Winston Churchill

  • World Book
  • BrainPop "World War II"
  • Q-Files
  • Biography Online
  • Sweet Search

Charles Darwin

  • World Book
  • BrainPop
  • Biography Online

Andrew Jackson

  • World Book
  • BrainPop

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

  • World Book
  • BrainPop
  • Q-Files
  • Biography Online

#3 - Websites

  • Alphabetical list of people
  • Click logo for a filtered search

  • Organized by lists
  • Search option
  • Citation

Contemporary

Cesar Chavez

  • World Book
  • BrainPop

Fidel Castro

  • World Book
  • BrainPop "Che Guevara"
  • Biography Online

Diana, Princess of Wales

  • World Book
  • Q-Files
  • Biography Online

Alberto Fujimori

  • World Book

Nelson Mandela

  • World Book
  • BrainPop "Apartheid"
  • Q-Files
  • Sweet Search
  • Biography Online

Malala Yousafzai

  • World Book
  • BrainPop
  • Q-Files
  • Biography Online

Barak Obama

  • World Book
  • BrainPop
  • Sweet Search
  • Biography Online

Dalai Lama

  • World Book
  • Biography Online

Pope Francis

  • World Book
  • Biography Online

Mother Theresa

  • World Book
  • Sweet Search
  • Biography Online

Hilary Clinton

  • World Book
  • Sweet Search
  • Biography Online

Aung San Suu Kyi

  • World Book
  • Sweet Search
  • Biography Online