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K–12 INFORMATION LITERACY PRODUCTS AT A GLANCE: GET THE CHART
Election Day 2024 is inching closer, and Infobase’s online resources provide unbiased, trustworthy coverage, including background and context on all aspects of this year’s presidential campaign. Plus, our extensive historical reference and research content informs students how the election process works, the history behind it, and the struggles of those who fought for our free and democratic elections.
World News Digest
World News Digest’s 2024 Elections Guide is your vital, one-stop source for complete campaign coverage, synthesizing in one place everything students and researchers need to know, through:
World News Digest’s in-depth analysis of all candidates and their positions, the national political conventions and party platforms, and all the debates and issues is perfect for assignments geared to the election and beyond. You’ll also get valuable coverage and material on every presidential election since Franklin D. Roosevelt won a third term in 1940, from campaign roundups to breaking news stories. World News Digest clearly frames events for research and is the place to start any reference project.
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Issues & Controversies
Issues & Controversies’ timely, balanced, and unbiased articles on today’s hot topics help students and researchers understand, analyze, and debate current campaign issues and the pros and cons of each side. This resource is ideal for persuasive writing assignments, mock debates related to the election, strengthening critical-thinking skills, and much more. Plus, the Presidency and Presidential Races section offers comprehensive articles on the 2024 election and every presidential campaign since 1996—including articles about the candidates’ views on campaign issues, party platforms, excerpts from convention speeches, and much more.
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American History
This comprehensive database includes rich historical content ideal for election-related studies and lesson plans. In the U.S. Government Topic Center, research past elections, parties, key figures, and important terms through essays, primary source documents, images, videos, charts, and maps that put the 2024 election into perspective.
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The World Almanac® for Kids
For intermediate-level students, the U.S. Government section offers easy-to-understand bullet points on political parties and how they were started, presidential campaigns and how they have evolved, voting, and more. The Take a Stand module introduces the concept of informed debate with age-appropriate topics. For additional IL material, look at the “Life in the Digital Age” chapter of the Technology Today module and the “Research Help” section under Homework Help, which includes content on Evaluating Online Sources, Analyzing Primary Sources, Avoiding Plagiarism, and more.
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Classroom Video On Demand
Created for high schools, this multisubject video subscription provides unlimited access to thousands of videos for ALL departments and includes videos that help explain and add context to the election, government, and politics. In addition, it includes a wealth of titles on information and digital literacy, critical-thinking skills, and more:
Credo Source integrates highly acclaimed reference content with instructional videos and tutorials to provide research instruction in your curriculum and at the point of need. Prepare students for any kind of research or the rigors of academia by building their confidence and cultivating essential information literacy skills.
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Accessible, actionable, self-directed information / digital literacy courses, including: