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American History

American History 1920's

PBS History
topics from the 1920's: Monkey Trial, Public Enemy #1
Kingwood College
guide to the decades
World Book - Roaring Twenties
use passwords to access from home
Anti-Saloon League
prohibition
Prohibition
Ohio State Univ.
Flapper Station
guide to the Roaring Twenties
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Univ. of South Carolina
Eyewitness to History
prohibition
Eyewitness to History
Wall Street Crash of 1929
F. Scott Fitzgerald
PBS History

American History 1930's

PBS History
topics from the 1930's: Surviving the Dustbowl, Riding the Rails, Orphan Trains
Kingwood College
guide to the decades
World Book - Great Depression
use passwords to access from home
World Book - Dust Bowl
use passwords to access from home
Voices from the Dust Bowl
Library of Congress
New Deal Network
Work Pays America
Eyewitness to History
Migrant Mother - migrant worker during great depression

American Revolution

American Revolution
by the History Place
Liberty
by PBS
Virtual Marching Tour of the Revolution
by ushistory.org
Spies of the American Revolution - see the letters, routes, codes, methods
from the Clements Library at Univ. of Michigan
Spies of the American Revolution - see the letters, routes, codes, methods
from the Clements Library at Univ. of Michigan

Ancient Greece

The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
PBS site
Ancient Olympics
Ancient Olympics
Costume and Clothing of Ancient Greece
Medicine in Ancient Times
Documents of Ancient Greece and Rome
Ancient Olympics
Ancient Greece
science, arts, architectures, daily life and more
Ancient Greek Civilizations
Minnesota State Univ.
Ancient Greece
BBC

Ancient Rome

Links to lots of great sites

Architecture

Great Buildings
About.com Architecture through history
written by Jackie Craven known for quality books about architecture
Architecture History of the Western World
by Leo Masuda Architectonic Research
Renaissance and Baroque Architecture
from Univ. of Virginia
Architecture by World Book Online
A very reliable source of info and very comprehensive

Art History

Art Links
Great list of links
Art Archive
great collection of art online
Featured Artists
a huge list of artists with scans of their artwork
Art Encylcopedia on the Web
Art Exhibition on the Web
great collection of art online
Online Tours of the National Gallery of Art
Painter Gallery
lots of great artists

Authors

http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/AuthorSite/
search by last name in alphabetical list
Los Angeles High School list of weblinks for authors
Teen Reads Author Page
authors for teens created by Scholastic
British and Irish Authors on the Web
lots of links
List of Author Web sites

Band Help Center

Free Finger Charts
by Veritas Instrumental Rental
Blank Sheet Music
Vic Firth: The World's Largest Manufacturer of Drumsticks and Mallets
great educational features
Official Website of Drum Corps International
Winter Guard International
"Sport of the Arts" bringing music to life through performance in a competitive format
Percussive Arts Society
Instrument Encyclopedia
Musical instruments from around the world
Rhythm Web
Learn about percussive instruments around the world
Essentials of Music
Music through the ages, great biographies of composers, music dictionary
Heart and Soul: A Celebration of African American Music
Classical Music Navigator
Classical Music Pages

Famous Musicians and Composers

Banned Books

American Library Association
Banned Book Week Information
American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression
Online Books Page
Banned Books Online - links to information
Book Burning Through the Centuries
Books which were not only banned, but burned including Harry Potter
Censorship in Schools and Libraries

Best Resources - Online Databases and More

Nettrekker - search engine
click on login for schools and then register and create an account with a username and password
Grolier
don't forget to use the password given to you by your teacher or librarian
World Book Online
don't forget to use the password given to you by your teacher or librarian
Find It Virginia/Hampton Public Library
use your public library card to access Infotrac, Biography Resource Center, Contemporary Literary Criticism
Advanced Placement Source
NOT JUST FOR AP CLASSES! Much better than Gale database. Magazine/journal articles as well as book excerpts on many advanced s
Issues & Controversies
Pros and Cons of many issues in science, social studies and more
Bloom's Literary Database
research authors, novels, short stories, poetry and literary criticism

Almanacs

Information Please Almanac
CIA World Factbook
great geography resource

Magazine and Journal articles

Find Articles
free site with access to some journals and magazines search by keyword or subject

Bibliography MLA style

Easy Bib
bibliography creator MLA style
Noodle Tools Express MLA style
Online Writing Lab guide to MLA style bibliography citations
by Perdue Univ.

Careers

VA Career View
Occupational Outlook Handbook
U.S. Dept. of Labor-Bureau of Statistics
Career Clusters in Virginia
Job Web
career and job search advicebls.gov
Bureau of Labor Statistics - What Do You Like?
Quintessential Careers
Career One Stop
explore careers, job search, and more
Job Hunt
career info

Colleges and Universities

Peterson's Guide
College Search by Univ. of Texas
Financial Aid Calculator
includes a helpful financial aid calculator
College Board college search
created by the same wonderful folks who created the SAT test
Education Investment Planner
Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid
Scholarships
College Prep Resources Online
Guidance Resources Homepage
created by Mrs. Wiseman, retired guidance director and counselor
Scholarship Help
College Search by College Net
College Search by College View
Best Colleges 2009 by US News & World Report
College Search by National Center for Education Statistics

Hampton Roads Area Colleges

Christopher Newport Univ.

Countries of the World

CIA World Factbook
statistics about different countries
Information Please Almanac
Flags of the World
Country Studies
Library of Congress
Portals to the World
links to official U.S. State Departments sites and embassies for each country
Music of the World
National Geographic - listen to samples of music
Tourist Attractions by Country
search by country
Earth Calendar
find holidays and celebrations for countries around the world
Official Embassy Web Sites
very helpful info and video clips on some sites

CyberSmart Lesson Links

Earth Science

Savage Earth: plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis
by PBS
Planet Diary: Earth's Journal
information on current hot spots around the world

classification

Classification of Living things
Biology Browser
search organism by name, subject, region
Animal Diversity Web
pictures, information, search by animal or kingdom
National Biological Information Infrastructure
search animals by kingdom, search habitats
Tree of Life Web Project
search by kingdom

Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics

This Dynamic Earth: the Story of Plate Tectonics
by USGS
Earthquakes
by USGS - history, how do quakes happen and more
Earthquake Center
by USGS - info about recent quakes, top 10, seismograph displays
Plate Tectonics
great explanation - great visuals, explains convergent, divergent and transform boundaries
Subduction
great definition and graphic
Inc. Research Institutions for Seismology
earthquakes, seismographs, current activity

ocean life

Introduction to Cnidaria
jellyfish, corals and other stingers
lunar tides
tides - how, what and why
Marine Biology
links to all kinds of ocean life by Univ. of CA-Berkeley
Marine Ecosystems
click on shorelines, temperate oceans, or tropical oceans
Ocean Planet
by Smithsonian
Ocean's Alive: the Water Planet
links to physical features of the ocean, changing ocean, water cycle, ocean profiles
Ocean's Alive: Oceans in Motion
links to current events, wind and waves, ebbs and flows
Ocean's Alive: Life in the Sea
what lives at different depths, life near the surface, predator and prey
Ocean's Alive: Scientists at Sea
underwater exploration, remote sensing
Sea and Sky
great collection of images and info
Wonders of the Sea
sponges, cnidarians, mollusks, arthropods, echinoderms, sharks, sperm whales, Chessie the manatee
Jonathan Bird's Blue World
10 great video clips on various subjects

Chesapeake Bay

Chesapeake Bay
by Maryland DNR
Chesapeake Bay: Our History and Our Future
by Mariner's Museum

Tsunami

Tsunami
what is it? Current warnings, recent events

Volcanoes

Global Volcanism Program
volcano maps, names, photos, recent events, current hot spots
Volcano World
current eruptions, volcano facts, pictures of volcanos around the world even underwater and outerspace
Volcanoes
easy explanation with animation, graphics

Egypt

Egypt Profile
by the BBC
Egypt Profile
CIA World Factbook
Ministry of Tourism for Egypt
Egypt - history, culture and more
By Arab.net
Egypt State Information Service
Egyptian Presidency
tour the president's palace, also a great country profile
Little Horus tour of Egypt
Elementary level, but great facts, let the ancient symbol of falcon give you a tour
Wild Egypt
learn about the wild and the animals

Elizabethan Times and Queen Elizabeth I

Life and Times of Queen Elizabeth I
Biography of Queen Elizabeth, Elizabethan Church, Elizabethan Women, Elizabethan Food, Elizabethan Calendar, Queen Mary, Spanish
Elizabethan Costuming/Fashion
British History Tudor England
BBC History - Henry VII's Reformation, Henry VIII's Flagship, Elizabeth I, Shakespeare, Daily Life in Tudor Britain, Age of Expl
Tudor Family history
Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Lady Jane Grey, Mary I, Elizabeth I
Elizabethan England
Elizabethan Life (daily life, women, village life, occupations, medicine, marraiges, weddings, entertainment, customs) Elizabeth
Crime And Punishment in Elizabethan England
Tudor England
Biographies, events and issues, theatre, poverty, Spanish Armada, sports and pastimes, artists, religious issues
Tudor England Life
published by UK National Archives
Tudor Times
by PBS
Life of Queen Elizabeth
links to religion, life in court and more
Time Traveler's Guide to Tudor England
access at home
Torture in the Tower of London
Eyewitness to History
Life in Elizabethan England
Tudor England Life
created by a British teacher
Elizabethan Era
Guide to Medieval and Renaissance Instruments
Listen to music played by these insruments, learn how they were made and used
Herbal Medicine in Shakespeare's Times

Religious Issues

Protestant England
by Washington State Univ.
Engllish Reformation
BBC History

Explorers

Conquistadors
by PBS
European Exploration From Earliest Times to 1497
by Newfoundland Heritage Web Site Project
European Voyages of Exploration 15th and 16th century
University of Calgary
Welcome to 1492 on Ongoing Voyage
Library of Congress
Explorers of North America
created by a professor in the Netherlands
Biographies of many famous explorers
by Mariner's Museum
Timeline of the Age of Exploration with links for more information
by Mariner's Museum
Captain James Cook Celebrated Explorer
by Captain Cook Museum in Britain
Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga
by Smithsonian Museum of Natural History

Fashion

Costumes and clothing
links to fashion through the ages
http://www.fashion-era.com/
http://www.fashionmuseum.co.uk/
http://content.lib.washington.edu/costumehistweb/
Bata Shoe Museum
http://www.siue.edu/COSTUMES/history.html
Cultural History 20th century
search by century first and then click on fashion

Folk tales and fairy tales

Grimm's Fairy Tales
Almost every story online but without any illustrations
Hans Christian Anderson
10 of his most famous stories online
Blue Fairy Book
Red Fairy Book
Yellow Fairy Book
Violet Fairy Book
51 Stories to Tell
great suggestions for storytelling
How to Tell Stories
Grimm's Fairy Tales by National Geographic
featuring a great intro, then 12 of the best stories some with audio
Sur La Lune Fairy Tales
47 tales plus notes about their origins and similar stories in other cultures
Folk Tales and Fairy Tales from Around the World
Storytelling Frequently Asked Questions
one of the best sites for questions about how to tell a story
Tim Sheppard's Storytelling Links
the most amazing collection of links related to stories of all kinds
Campfire Stories
ghost stories, Indian stories and how to tell a story

French-Indian War

Maps of the French-Indian War
from Massachusets Historical Society
Fort Necessity important battle of French Indian War
Pennsylvania State Library
French Indian Wars
World Book Online
French Indian War 1755
commemorates the 250th anniversary
Fort Necessity
Prelude to War by National Park Service
Jumonville Affair
Did you know George Washington was accused of being an assassin and was to be hanged in France?
Braddock Campaign
The British retaliate after the Battle of Fort Necessity

Government

Historic Court Cases
by Cornell Univ.
Find Law - supreme court opinions and cases
searchable by topic
Landmark Cases
this site also has lots of great information on other subjects such as Federalist Papers
Official US Government site for the Supreme Court
First Amendments - related court cases and answers about each issue
created by ASCD
Charters of Freedom- primary source documents
National Archives
Federalist Papers complete collection
from Yale Law School
Founder's Constitution
wonderful collection of primary sources organized by theme
U.S. Department of State Basic Readings of Democracy
Ben's Guide to Government grades 9-12
branches of government, documents and more

Greek mythology

Myth Web
Greek Mythology
Encyclopedia Mythica Greek Mythology
Use pull down menu to access Greek Myths, Heroes, Fates, Graces, Muses, Monsters and More
produced by Kentucky Public Education
Oakland Univ. Dictionary of Mythology
look at how Greek Myths have influenced pop culture and more

Health

Holocaust

Holocaust links
Voices of the Holocaust
eyewitness accounts and interviews of Holocaust survivors
America and the Holocaust
Holocaust History project
lots of great information and primary source documents

Latin Language

Latin Mottos, Phrases, Quotes, Proverbs
Bibliotheca Latina IntraText
full text literature and documents in Latin
Corpus Scriptorum Latinorum
full text documents and literature in Latin
The Latin Library
full text literature in Latin
Perseus Digital Library at Tufts Univ.
Greek and Roman resources
Latin to English dictionary
8,000 words in Latin list
from the Orb: On-line Reference book for Medieval studies
Free English to Latin dictionary
Allen & Greenough's New Latin Grammar
Latin Dictionary and Grammar Aid
from Notre Dame Univ.
Timeless Myths - Classical Mythology
Greek and Roman mythology
Encyclopedia Mythica - Roman mythology
MythNet
Greek mythology
Rome Unleashed
read it, hear it, experience it
Rome Exposed
Roman life
Latin Wordstock
Latin vocabulary and derivatives
Nuntii Latini
Listen to RSS feed of world news in Latin from the Finnish radio
Evolution of the Latin Alphabet
really cool animation graphic showing the evolution of the alphabet
Aesopica: Aesop's Fables in English, Latin & Greek

Middle Ages

Anglo Saxon England
by Britain Express
What Was It Really Like to Live in the Middle Ages?
The Middle Ages
excellent collection of information
Castles of Britain
Created by a historian with amazing credentials - lots of great links to other topics such as bathing, life in a castle, medieva
British History - Middle Ages
by BBC
Medieval Life
click on a character to find out about the life of a peasant, thief, lord of the manor, knight, trader, entertainer. Listen to
King John and the Magna Carta
BBC History of the Middle Ages
The Hundred Years' War 1336-1565
written by Professor of Medieval History
Hundred Year's War
great overview by Medieval Sourcebook
Late Medieval Fashion
Sources for Medieval Studies
by Georgetown Univ.

Black Death

Black Death
by BBC British History
Black Death
History of Western Civilization by Boise State University - very indepth
The Black Death, 1348
by Eyewitness to History with great description of symptoms

Castles

Castles of Wales
great pictures and links to castle building and living in a castle
British Castles
castles in Great Britain including England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales

Crusades

Crusades Introduction
click on the links to find out more about each crusade and the military and political reasons
Crusades
A great article starting with the origin of the crusades by the Catholic Encyclopedia
Islam and Islamic History
learn about the crusades from the Islamic point of vies
Medieval Crusades

King Arthur

Camelot the Legend
listen to the audio clip
Origins of King Arthur
Camelot Project at the Univ. of Rochester
explains many aspects of the Arthur legend
King Arthur in History and Legends
by David White Arthurian scholar
King Arthur History
by Brittania British History Site

Knights

foundation of Knights Templar
Rules of the Knights
There were 76 rules the knights were supposed to obey
Templar History
this site attempts to clarify history from myth make sure you look at the correct part of the site

National Parks

News

New York Times Topics
search topics and get news stories since 1851 for FREE
1st Headlines
top breaking news headlines
CNN News
reliable news source
New York Times
realiable news source
U.S. News and World Report
reliable news source
Washington Times
reliable news source
Headline Spot
search newspapers by city, state, country, subject, media type
Reuters
Thomson Reuters is the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals

oceanography

Animal Diversity Web
Biology Browser
Classification
Chesapeake Bay
by Maryland DNR
Chesapeake Bay: Our History and Our Future
by Mariner's Museum
Chesapeake Bay

Pirates

Elizabeth's Pirates
Queen Elizabeth I authorized privateers such as Sir Francis Drake, who basically behaved like pirates
Pirates of the Bahamas
created by National Geographic
Real Life of Real Pirates
Biographies of 9 infamous pirates
Blackbeard Biography
by National Geographic
Pirate History and Biographies
biographies of many pirates including some women
National Maritime Museum
basic overview of pirates, privateers, corsairs
Talk Like a Pirate Day - 9/19
Buccaneers of America, 1678
don't forget to click on the audio

Plagiarism Test and KHS Survey

Plagiarism Test
take the test and print the score for your English teacher

Planets, Space, Astronomy

Poe, Edgar Allen (American author)

Edgar Allen Poe Society of Baltimore, MD
Poe Museum in Richmond, VA
Full Text Works of Poe
Knowing Poe
listen for the hearbeat - great interactive site
History Channel
video of the Scarefactory crew debate the fact and fiction of the device made famous by Edgar Allen Poe's short story about the
History Channel Encyclopedia
article about Poe
Bartleby Online site
great bio of Poe and full text of some of his works
Edgar Allen Poe National Historic Site
Literature Network
full text short stories and poetry of Poe
Edgar Allen Poe Mystery
article from Univ. of Maryland

poetry

Links to web sites about poets
Biographies of Poets and poems
Poetry Online
search for poems by title, author and keyword
links to web sites about poetry
haiku, sonnets, slam poetry, and more

Puritans

Religious Tolerance in early America
PBS
eyewitness to History
true story of adultery in Puritan Mass. 1641
eyewitness to History
Puritans come to America
17th Century Colonial New England
links to info about daily life and more

Renaissance

Renaissance Connection
PBS History of the Renaissance
Annenberg Media
origins of the Renaissance
World Book Encyclopedia
Social Studies for Kids

Salem Witch Trials

Secrets of the Dead
Eyewitness to History
Salem witch trials
Salem, Mass.
witch trials history
Salem Witch Museum
Salem Witchcraft Papers
transcripts of the court cases
Salem Witchcraft Hysteria
interactive site with video and sound
Salem Witch Trials document archive
court records and maps of the time
17th Century Colonial New England
check out links to witchcraft from this page

Search Engines

Metacrawler
search several search engines at once
Dogpile
Yahooligans
Ask
Excite
Lycos
Alta Vista

Shakespeare

Oxford Shakespeare
COMPLETE works of Shakespeare, 37 plays, 154 sonnets and more
Biographical links for Shakespeare
Hundreds of links to biographies of Shakespeare on the net
World Book Encyclopedia - search Biography of Shakespeare
from home use the username and password
Find It VA - Biography Resources
use your public library card to access from home
Folger Shakespeare Institute
click on Discover Shakespeare
Shakespeare's birthplace trust
lots of great biographical info and Shakepeare's house
Complete works of Shakespeare
by MIT
Renaissance Materials - searchable works of Shakespeare and secondary sources
look at Shakespearean Grammar and the Dictionary of Quotes
Shakespeare on the Web
Biography, life and times, globe theater
Shakespeare Identity/Authorship Question
Is Shakespeare really the author for all those plays?
Shakespeare Identity/Authorship Question
Links to sites that debate whether Shakespeare is the true author of so many works
shakespeare Identity/Authorship Question
written by a Shakespearean scholar
Absolute Shakespeare
biography, life and times, authorship question, globe theater
Globe Theater in London site
take the virtual tour!
Shakespeare's Birthplace trust
Stratford Upon Avon

critcism

Criticism of Macbeth

Video clips

Montage of famous lines from Shakespeare's plays
CLICK ON VIDEO AND SEARCH SHAKESPEARE
Sonnet 29
CLICK ON SONNET 29 TO WATCH VIDEO

Short Story Resources

MysteryNet
classic short stories
Full Text Stories by many famous authors
Bartleby Online site
literature online
Literature Network Author list

Social Issues

Theater History

Know It All
really simple overview of theatre history
CWU Dept. of Theater
comprehensive overview of theater history
Answers.com
Encarta Encyclopedia
Theatrehistory.com
Colombia Encyclopedia
overview of theatre history
Library of Congress American Memory
vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870-1920
Broadway Musical History
PBS documentary
Univ. of Washington
theatre history on the web

18th Century Drama

19th Century Drama

http://www.victorianweb.org/mt/mtov.html

Elizabethean Drama

Utah Shakespeare Festival
educational resource about Shakespeare
Northern Virginia Community College
great overview of elizabethean drama
Britain Express
Everything about the Elizabethean period in England including a gret section about theatre

Greek and Roman Theatre

Didaskalia
performing ancient drama today; includes info about stagecraft, images of ruins, computer reconstructions of theatres
Theatron
collection of computer models of ancient theatres

Greek theatre

Medieval Drama

Roman theatre

Utopia

BBC History - The Tudors
BBC History - Sir Thomas More
Life and Works of Sir Thomas More
Reformation in England
English Reformation
includes a link to the full text of Utopia online
Tudor Family - Henry VIII
Tudor England
published by the National Archives of UK
Tudor England
published by English scholar and teacher
Six Wives of Henry VIII and life during that time
by PBS
Brittania.com
reliable articles about British history
Time Traveler's Guide to Tudor England
blocked at school worth seeing at home

Victorian

Victorian Web
great resource
Early Victorian Fashion 1837-1860
Mid-Late Victorian Fashion 1860-1900
Victorian Study Center
Victorian era articles on a variety of subjects
Victorian Fashion
link to weddings and other related topics
Victorian Britain
BBC History
Children in Victorian Britain
interactive site - learn about the harsh life with eyewitness accounts from the time
Victorian Age
World Book Online (access from home using password)
Queen Victoria Biography
World Book Online (access from home using password)
Victorian Age
Infoplease short article, brief overview

Web Guides

Librarian's Index to the Internet
A guide to the best sites on the web organized by subject and searchable. Librarian's really do know best!
Digital Librarian
guide to web sites organized by subject
Dewey Browse
Even if you can't remember the Dewey Decimal system, you can use this guide to sites organized by subject
Kids Click
A great guide to websites including some fun categories like crafts and hobbies.
Multnomah County Library Homework Help Center
The Multnomah County Public Library created this amazing site to help students with homework.
Education Index
BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper
Take BJ's advice and use some of these great websites
Quintura for Kids
Nettrekker
register to use from home