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8th Grade Civics

ABC News
Branches of Government
Ben's Guide
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Career Information for Kids
Cause and Effect
Mini-Lesson
Cause and Effect
Sample article to use
Cause and Effect
Sample Paragraphs
Cause and Effect
Basic Explanation
Center for Civic Education
Daily Podcast
Citizenship Test
Sample Test
Civics Links
Civics and Citizenship Study Materials
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Debate Format
Middle School Debates
Democratic Party
Official Website
Elections
Eric's Digest
Electoral College
Congress for Kids
Electoral College
Home Page
Electoral College
Ben's Guide
Electoral College
Social Studies for Kids
EPA Homepage
FDA Homepage
FDA Kids Page
FDA Responsibilities
Federal & State Government
Prentice Hall
Green Party
Official Website
National Debt
National Debt Clock
Up to minute total and links
Prentice Hall
PH School
Public Agenda for Citizens
Voter's Survival Kit
Republican Party
Official Website
State of Maine
Elections and Voting
Susan Collins
Official Website
The White House
President's Address to Students

8th Grade Civics Webquests

Government Webquest

8th Grade Literature

Characterization
Definition and Examples
Edgar Allan Poe
The Poe Decoder
Edgar Allan Poe
Poe's Fan Site
Edgar Allan Poe
Poe Stories
Edgar Allan Poe
On-line literature
Edgar Allan Poe
Poe Museum
Edgar Allan Poe
Biographical Information
Edgar Allan Poe
Great Site
Edgar Allan Poe Museum
Biographical Information
Patricia C. McKissack
Author Information
Stephen King
Official Website
Stephen King
Author Information
Stephen King
Description of Short Stories
Tangerine - Fighting Muck Fires
Tangerine - Lightning Facts
Tangerine - Lightning
Info on Lightning
Tangerine - Lightning Deaths
Statistics
Tangerine - Muck Fire Article
Tangerine - Muck Fires
Florida Disaster
Tangerine - Muck Fires
Questions
Tangerine - Sink Holes
Tangerine - Sinkhole causes
Tangerine - Sinkholes
Tangerine - Types of Lightening
Tangerine Webquest
Group Project
The Giver
Novel Study
The Giver
Novel Study Tallmania
The Giver Book Projects
The Giver Lessons
Miller
Walter Dean Myers
Author Page
Washington Irving
Author Information

Bill of Rights

Bill of Rights
Links and Activities
Bill of Rights
Easy to Read
Bill of Rights
History
Bill of Rights
Unit, Links & Webquest
Bill of Rights - Scholastic
Explanation
Bill of Rights Videos
Annenberg Classroom
Landmark Cases
Many related to schools and students
Landmark Cases
Streetlaw
Quizlet
Bill of Rights
Video - Memorizing Bill of Rights
Colonial Life

Citing Sources

Citing Sources
Citation Maker

8th Grade Civics Legislative Branch

Civics - Personal Economics Project

Car Loan Calculator
Maine Homes for Rent
Maine Real Estate
Maine Today to buy or rent
Mortgage Calculator
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Real Estate in Maine
Homes for sale
Salary Calculator
Salary by Job
Tax Tutorial
Understanding Payroll Taxes
Apartments for Rent
Apartments for Rent
Trulia
Market Basket
Hannaford Supermarket
Shaws

Civics - Three Branches of Government

Ben's Guide
Congress for Kids
Learning Links
Our Courts
Sandra Day O'Conner Website
Our Government
Whitehouse.gov
Truman Library
Lessons and Worksheets

Court System

Federal Judicial Center

Current Events

Associated Press
C-Span
CBS News
Breaking News
CNN
Gifted Page
Links
Kids Net
Links to many newspapers
MSNBC
Breaking News
News 4 Kids
News and Magazines
Links to news and on-line magazines
News for Kids
Summaries
NPR
National Public Radio
Open Directory Project
Kids and Teens News
Portland Press Herald
On-Line Newspaper
Scholastic News for Kids
Student News
CNN
The Boston Globe
On-line Newspaper
The New York Times
On-line Newspaper
The Washington Post
On-line Newspaper
USA Today
On-line Newspaper
Virtual Library
Social Studies Links
WCSH Channel 6
Local News
WMTW
ABC News

Declaration of Independence

History for Kids
Easy to Understand

Executive Branch of Government

Airforce One
Being President
Wequest
Executive Branch
Quizlet
Hall of Presidents
Independent Agencies
Presidency Project
President Information
President's Quiz
Presidential Information
Presidential Requirements
Presidents
The American Presidency
Presidents
From Revolution to Reconstruction
Presidents of the United States
ischool
The Administration
The Cabinet
The Executive Office of the President
The White House Staff
U. S. President's Trivia
White House
Tours and Information
White House Tour

English

Authentic Writing
Organizer Worksheets
Cause and Effect
Simple Examples
Cause and Effect
Potato Famine Example
Cause and Effect
Graphic Organizers
Cause and Effect
Teaching Strategies - Links
Cause and Effect Essay
How to write and edit
Citing Resources - MLA format - OWL
Compare & Contrast - OWL
On-line Writing Lab
Compare and Contrast
Apples & Oranges Slides
Compare and Contrast
Essays
Compare and Contrast
Thesis Statement Examples
Compare and Contrast
Internet Articles
Compare and Contrast
Examples and Exercises
Famous Poets from Around the World
Famous Quotes
Five Paragraph Essay
Grammar - Adj. and Adv.
Grammar Rules
Grammar - Adj. and Adv.
Basics plus practice
Grammar - Adjectives and Adverbs
OWL
Grammar - Diagramming Sentences
How to diagram a sentence
Grammar - Direct Objects
Identifying Direct Objects
Grammar - Fragments
Learn and Practice
Grammar - Prepositional Phrases
Learn and Practice
Grammar - Prepositions
Identifying Prepositions
Grammar - Prounouns
Learn and Practice
Grammar - Subject Verb Agreement
Learn and Practice
Grammar - Verbs
Learn and Practice
Grammar Gorillas
Graphic Organizers for Writing
Haiku - Education World
Haiku Anthologies
How to Write an Editorial
Idioms
Jabberwocky
Lewis Carroll
Leads
Limericks
Limericks to read
Metaphor Poems
Newspaper Articles
Paragraph Structure
How to write effective paragraphs
Performing Poetry
Persuasive Ads
PBS Kids
Persuasive Ads
Examples
Persuasive Advertising
Examples
Persuasive Advertising
Techniques
Persuasive Essay
How to write
Persuasive Essays
Essay Topics - Writefix
Persuasive Essays
Lesson on Essays
Persuasive Topics
Persuasive Writing
Steps for writing the essay
Persuasive Writing
Fact vs Opinion
Persuasive Writing
50 Sample Topics
Persuasive Writing
Format of Essay
Persuasive Writing
Time for Kids
Persuasive Writing
Writing lab
Plagiarism
Avoiding it and Examples
Poet
Poetic Devices
Self-Test
Poetic Devices
Poetic Devices
Glossary
Poetry
Poetry to Read
Poetry
Poetry Lessons
Poetry4Kids
Poets.org
Puns
Read, Write, Think
Rhyme Zone
Sentence Fragments
OWL
Sentence Fragments
The Writing Center
Shadow Poetry
The Poet
Thirty Days of Poetry
Types of Essays
Descriptions of types of essays
Verb Game
Verb Treasure Hunt
Verbs
Verb slideshow
Write Traits Activities
Writers
Writing Fix
Writing Prompts
Writing Workshop
Tips on forms of writing

GeoBee Sites

Graphic Organizers

Graphic Organizers
Samples

How a Bill Becomes a Law

How a Bill Becomes a Law
Diagram
How Government Affects Me
Democracy Project
How Laws are Made
Federal

Immigration

Immigration
PBS
Immigration Slow Down
CNN article
Mexican Immigration
2004 Article
Mexidata
Mexican Ambassador
Teens Crossing the Border
Article
Teens Risking their Lives to Cross the Border

Industrial Revolution

Industrial Revolution
Child Labor
Industrial Revolution
Mining Conditions
Industrial Revolution
Testimonies
Industrial Revolution
Women's Plight
Triangle Factory Fire
Cornell University Exhibit
Triangle Factory Fire Trial
Famous Trial

Jeopardy Templates

Templates for Game Set Up

Latin America

Maine Government

Maine Websites

Acadia - Bill
Acadia Quotes
Acadia Grant
US Dept of Interior
Acadia National Park
Rockefeller Biography
Acadia National Park - NPS
Alernative Energy Sources
Frontier Energy
Alternative Energy
Hydrogen Energy
Alternative Energy - renewable resources
Mainewatch Institute
Alternative Energy for Schools
Alternative Energy Sources
State Energy Alternatives
Alternative Energy Sources
Alternative Energy Sources
Environment Maine
Amazing Maine Stories - Memory Net
Aquaculture in Maine Timeline
Blueberry Industry in Maine
Blueberry Industry in Maine
Blueberry Information (more)
Brief History of Maine - Olympia Snowe
Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller
Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller
Commercial Fish Landings
NOAA
Commercial Fisheries in Maine
Commercial Fishing - Papers and Projects
Dorothea Dix - Advocate for Mentally Ill
Dorothea Dix - More Biographical Info
Fire of 1866 - Portland
Maine Memory Net
Fire of 1866 - Portland Fire Dept.
Fire of 1947
Weather Notebook
Fire of 1947
Bar Harbor Historical Society
Fire of 1947
The Year Maine Burned
Fire of 1947
Town of Kennebunk
Fire of 1947
Bangor News Story
Fire of 1947
Bangor News Slideshow
Fire of 1947
The Year Maine Burned PDF
Fire of 1947
Town of Waterborough
Fire of 1947
Bates College
Fish Harvester Report
Forest Sustainibility Report - Maine.gov
Forestry - Clearcutting
Forestry - Cut & Run Logging
Forestry - Defending the Lumber Industry
Forestry - Economic Importance of Maine Forests
Forestry - Evolution of the Industry
Forestry - Links to articles
Forestry - Policy Bulletin - Impact
Forestry - Shaping of Maine's Character
Forestry - The state of forests in Maine - Colby
Forestry - Work Visas
Forestry Statistics - Census Bureau
Glaciers
All About Glaciers
Glaciers - Ice Age in Maine
PDF File
Glaciers - MSN Encarta
Glaciers in Maine
Maine Geological Survey
Great Depression
An Overview
Great Depression
Memories
Great Depression
Lewiston/Auburn
Great Depression
Civilian Conservation Corps
Gulf of Maine Research
Hannibal Hamlin - Abe
Hannibal Hamlin - Bangor
Hannibal Hamlin - Biographical Info.
Hannibal Hamlin - More Biographical Info.
Hannibal Hamlin - U.S. Senate
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Beecher Stowe - Women in History
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - NPS.gov
History of Maine
Variety of Topics
History of Paper Making in Maine
History of Scarborough
History of the Potato Industry in Maine
Hydroelectric Dams vs Environment
Hydroelectric Power - Windows on Maine
Hydroelectric Power in Maine - FPL Energy
Joshua Chamberlain & The 20th Maine Regiment
Joshua Chamberlain - Little Round Top
Joshua Chamberlain - Source Document
Joshua Chamberlain 20th Maine
Joshua Chamberlain Links
Land for Maine
Land Preservation - Nature Conservancy
Land Preservation in Maine
Landmarks - Acadian Village
Landmarks - Bangor
Landmarks - Bureau of Public Lands - Maine
Landmarks - Wedding Cake House
Landmarks in Maine - Home Town Locator
Lighthouses
Lighthouses
Lighthouses in Maine - PBS
LL Bean
More Articles
LL Bean
Articles
LL Bean
Biography Information
Lobster Institute
Lobstering in Maine
Economic Trends
Lobstering in Maine
Economic Crisis - WCSH
Lobstering in Maine
Economic Impact - Lobster Promotion Council
Lobstering in Maine
Research Report
Lobstering in Maine
Statistics
Lobstering in Maine
Press Releases
Lobstering in Maine
History
Lobstering in Maine
Guide
Lobstering in Maine
Catching Lobsters
Logging History in Maine
Patten Museum
Logging in Maine - Maine Dept. of Labor
Lumbering in Maine - Morning Sentinel
Lumbering in Maine - Patten Museum
Maine - Cyndi
Maine - Historic Videos - Windows on Maine
Maine - Sprawl
Maine 1947 Fire - Bates College
Maine 1947 Fire - National Park Service
Maine Black History
Maine Demographics & Population
Maine Dept. of Agriculture
Maine Dept. of Economic Development
Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries
Maine Dept. of Marine Resources
Maine Economic Development Directory
Maine Economics and Demographics
State of Maine Website
Maine Firsts
Maine Geography
Maine Historical Society
Maine History
The Story of Maine - mpbn
Maine History Timeline
Maine Information from Time Warner
Maine Lakes Conservancy
Maine Links - Brunswick Schools
Maine Lobster Industry
Maine Memory Network
Primary Sources
Maine Public Broadcasting Lesson Plans
Maine Sea Level Changes
Maine Stories
Maine Tourism Website
Maine Studies Resources
Maine Tourism
Margaret Chase Smith
Declaration of Conscience Speech
Native American Culture Timeline
Native American Links
Native American Links
Native Americans of Maine
New England Towns
Percival Baxter - About Baxter State Park
Percival Baxter - Adding Katahdin Lake
Percival Baxter - Bangor Metro Article
Percival Baxter - Bio
Percival Baxter - Maine Today Article & Links
Portland Museum of Art
Portland Peninsula from Revolution to Present
Portland Press Herald
Potato - Economic Impact
Potato - Economic Impact
Potato Facts
University of Maine
Potato History
Aroostook County
Prohibition in Maine - More on Neal Dow
Prohibition in Maine - Neal Dow
Railroad History - Maine DOT
Railroad Links
Railroad Links - UConn
Railroads - Belfast and Moosehead
Railroads - Boston and Maine Archives
Railroads - Bridgton Historical Society
Railroads - Maine Central History
Railroads - Narrow Gauge
Railroads - Narrow Gauge Pictures
Red Tide
NOAA
Red Tide
Fact Sheet
Revolutionary War
Sites in Maine
Shipbuilding - Maine's First Ship
Shipbuilding in Maine
Bowdoinham
Shipping - A Legacy of Ships
Shipping - Maritime Maine
Shipping - Maritime Maine Heritage Trail
Shipping - Subship Bath
Slavery - Maine's Underground Railroad
Links
Slavery - Underground Railroad
Portland Freedom Trail
Slavery - Underground Railroad
Abyssinian Church
Slavery - Underground Railroad
National Registry of Historic Places
Slavery - Underground Railroad
State of Maine
State of Maine Kids Website
Using Primary Sources
Victoria Rowell
Contributions to Society
Victoria Rowell
Foster Care - Casey Family Services
Victoria Rowell
Wabanaki Studies - USM
Wabanki - Abbe Museum
WCSH News
Wind Farm at Maine Capitol
Wind Farm Economics
Wind Farm Opponents
Wind Farms and Maine Audubon
Wind Farms in Maine
Windows on Maine
WMTW News

Persuasive Speeches

Delivery Tips
Monroe's Motivated Sequence
Simple Explanation
Motivated Sequence
Blank Outline
Persuasive Speech
Sample Outline
Persuasive Topics
Suite 101
How to pick a topic

Political Cartoons

Analyzing Political Cartoons
It's No Laughing Matter
Cartoon Examples
Lesson on Political Cartoons
Read, Write, Think
Political Cartoons
Links
Political Cartoons
History
Political Cartoons
MSNBC - Cagle
Political Cartoons
Declaration Cartoons
Political Cartoons
Lessons & Worksheets
Economic Cartoons

Research Papers

Avoiding plagiarism & citing sources
Citation Examples MLA
Citation Machine
Citation Maker
Evaluating Websites
Detailed Guide
MLA Formatting and Style
Instructions and Examples
Research Guide
Transitions and Transitional Devices
Owl Online Writing Lab
Parenthetical Documentation
How to Cite Source Within Text

Scarborough

Town of Scarborough

Speeches

State Information

Stately Knowledge
Information on individual states
50 States
Almanac info and links for 50 states
The US 50
More state information
Guide to American Flags
The 50 States
Information on each state
All Abouth the United States
Information on the 50 States
US Weather
Average Temperatures

Supreme Court

Landmark Cases
Miranda Rights
What are your rights?
Patriot Act
US Dept. of Justice
Patriot Act
Patriot Act Case Studies
Also Pros and Cons - NPR
Patriot Act Criticism
EFF Org
Due Process and Students
Supreme Court Website
Classroom Procedures
Simulation

Surveys

MLTI Student Survey

U.S. History

Atomic Bomb
Impact of the Atomic Bomb
Atomic Bomb - Truman Library
Truman's Press Release
Bay of Pigs Invasion
History of Cuba
Bay of Pigs Invasion
JFK Library
Civil War
History.com
Civil War
PBS
Civil War Homepage
Declaration of Independence
Gov't Archives
Gettysburg
Battle of Gettysburg
Gettysburg
National Military Park Virtual Tour
Holocaust
Holocaust Museum
Industrial Revolution
Internet Modern History Source
Industrial Revolution
Open Door Website
Revolutionary War
American Revolution
The Great Depression
MSN
The Great Depression
Timeline - PBS
The Great Depression
Library Thinkquest
US History
Factmonster
Watts Riots
Timeline
Watts Riots
Washington Post
Watts Riots
PBS
Women's Suffrage
Scholastic Teacher
Women's Suffrage
National Archives
Women's Suffrage
PBS
Women's Suffrage
Susan B. Anthony Center
World Trade Center
Homeland Security

Veteran's Day

World War I

BBC News
World War I Primary Sources
Eyewitness to History
World War I
Internet Modern History Sourcebook
World War I Links
Sinking of the Lusitania
Sinking of the Lusitania
PBS
The Great War
The Shaping of the 20th Century
National World War I Museum

World War II

World War II
Ken Burns The War
World War II
Modern History Sourcebook
World War II
Pearl Harbor History Associates
World War II Quiz
War Memorials

Vietnam War

Vietnam War
History.com
Vietnam War Weapons
Vietnam War Memorial
6 things you might not know

Gulf War

Persion Gulf War

Military Branches

Understanding the Branches
Army Symbols and Insignias
Institute of Heraldry
Decorations and Medals for all branches
US Navy
Official Website
US Airforce
Official Website
US Army
Office Website
US Coast Guard
Official Website
US Marines
Official Website

Korean War

Korean War
History.com
War Memorials

Writing Assignment Links

1000 Quick Writing Ideas
Time Savers for Teachers
50 Questions
Daily Writing Prompts
Teachers Corner
Interviewing Relatives
How to Interview
Memoirs
Memoir Unit
Memoirs
Read, Write, Think
Oral History
Student Winner Links
Oral History Essays
Interview to essay
Oral History Guide
Step-by-Step
Oral History Project
How to Write and Links
Prompt Generator
Random Prompts
Writing Drills
5 min. prompts
Writing Prompts
Can Teach
5 Paragraph Essay Sample

Constitution Quizzes

Constitution Quiz
Bill of Rights Quiz
Factmonster

Interest Group Issues

Referendums

Bear baiting debate

Political Ads

Past Campaign Ads

Games and Quizzes

icivics Games
Geography Quizzes
Europe
Geography Quizzes
Central America
Geography Quizzes
South America
Geography Games
Geography Bee Quizzes
National Geographic
Geography Quizzes
Middle East
Geography Quizzes
Asian Countries
Annenberg Classroom

Quizlet Links

Underground Railroad

2016 Election

Donald Trump
Marco Rubio
Ted Cruz
Ben Carson
John Kasich
Hillary Clinton
Bernie Sanders
Republican Party Committee
GOP "Grand Old Party"
Democratic National Committee
CNN Election News
Presidential Election map