Welcome to the 
102 English Child SOLDIERS
page to support the assessment provided to you by your teacher

Where do I start?

You will need to use a variety of resources to complete this assessment task. This includes both:

• print resources (printed books, journals, articles) 
• digital resources (web searches, databases, online encyclopaedias, YouTube). 

Print resources have already had their credentials checked when they go through the editing process so the information is all ready to be used. This makes them a useful tool in the search for information as you can use these resources without wondering if the information is actually correct!

CHSLibrary staff have curated (brought together) some print resources for you which are held at the Library Desk for you to use. Your teacher may borrow these on behalf of the class or send you over to use them. 

Go to the Library Catalogue tab above and choose your own search using your chosen keywords. Please ask if you are unsure where these books are located - Library Staff are here to help.

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A quick way to find out more about Child Soldiers is to do an internet search but remember to think critically about which websites you use. For example, the Child Soldiers International website is probably more reliable than Wikipedia.

Using a clustering search engine such as Carrot2 rather than relying on a JGI (Just Google It) approach is a more time effective strategy. You will still need to assess the websites you find for suitability but it clusters the results in a meaningful way that can provide additional feedback as well as a more comprehensive search of the web. Assess your sites using the CRAP test. :)

   
What sites to use to help you research:  

EPIC lets you access up-to-date full text articles covering a huge range of subjects. 

Use POWER SEARCHING via EPIC. Think about some of the search terms you have decided on during your planning.

Try:
"Child Soldiers"
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a particular country if you have chosen one

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Type 
"Child Soldiers" into the search box of our Library Catalogue or use a general keyword search.

Use this searching tool to find information on your topic. Click on FOAM TREES to see a visual representative of your search.

Think about your search terms before you begin. Use "quotation marks" to keep your search terms together in the search.

Assess each site using the CRAP test. 

Sites ending in .edu are generally educational sites, .org means it is an organisation and if it is reputable could be a useful source, .gov or .govt are generally written by a governmental agency.     

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Click here for the Amnesty International website

Click here for the SOS Children website

Click here for the War Child website

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Click here for the the Child Soldiers website

Click here for the Human Rights Watch website. There is a HUGE amount of information on this site, including some great videos.

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A fact-sheet from Unicef on Child Soldiers

Great definition of a Child Soldier at the end of the document too.

  
Referencing your work using APA style