True Crime - Who Did the Time?
Research of true crimes and the fate of the guilty.
True Crime
True Crime is a popular genre of writing. Many people enjoy reading all the details of the crimes, learning about the victims, and the perpetrators. Today, you will be choosing a book and using that book to research the crime.
Where do we start?
Click here for a list of crimes and criminals to choose from. Use the link below to find the library digital resources page. You will work in groups to research a true crime. Use Infotrac Newstand, Biography in Context, and Britannica Images to find your information.
Student Resources in Context
Biography in Context
InfoTrac Newsstand
Telling our story...
After you find gather your resources you will organize them into a presentation format using Thinglink or Smore.
You must include the following information in your presentation:
- summary of the crime and outcome
- pictures and/or video coverage of the crime
- links to 2 articles about the crime using Google Drive
- Citations for your articles and pictures
Sample presentation
Yorkshire Ripper
The Black Dahlia
Serial Killers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR8wbjmp9y0
Citations
Bowles, Scott. "Time has yet to fade infamous L.A. murder." USA Today, 15 Sept. 2006, p. 16D. Student Resources in Context, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A151575708/SUIC?u=j057912002&xid=4fe22a8d. Accessed 22 Feb. 2018.
British Crime - Serial Killers - The Yorkshire Ripper - Bradford - 1980. Photography. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
quest.eb.com/search/158_2447445/1/158_2447445/cite. Accessed 22 Feb 2018.
Crime - Fred and Rosemary West. Photography. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
quest.eb.com/search/158_2480896/1/158_2480896/cite. Accessed 22 Feb 2018.