Welcome students!
1. Poetry Research Project
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MLA In-text Citations
Author - Page Style -
In-text Citations
The Basics
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Works Cited Page
Basic Format
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Works Cited: Electronic Resources
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MLA Paper Formatting Guide
General Rule: Good to Know
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Easy Bibliography
For help with Works Cited Page
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Quotation Cover Design Examples
Examples to Use
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Resume Resource
Loaded with examples to follow
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Quoting From a Poem
Directions, Examples, Practice Activity
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IPL Guide to Writing a Research Paper
Great Starting Point for Papers
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How to Annotate a Poem
Guidelines for annotating poems (required)
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Example Annotated Frost Poem
Road Not Taken Annotated by students
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Punctuating Quotations
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Rules for Punctuating Quotations
2. Progressive Era Literature Unit
7th Grade Book Projects
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
Internet Hunt -
Sign of the Beaver
Internet Hunt -
My Brother Sam Is Dead Journal Topics
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My Brother Sam is Dead Webquest
The guide for group meetings and activities
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My Brother Sam is Dead Google Earth Trip
Search for the book here to download Google Earth trip
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Totem Animals
for Totem Pole Project
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Animal Symbolism
scroll down
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Totem Pole Project
project description
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Make Beliefs Comix
Comic book creator
Age of Exploration
CVSR Intermediate Computer Elective
Excel
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Create a Pie Chart
video instruction
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Restaurant Logos 1
cool ideas
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Restaurant Logos 2
well-known logos
Microsoft Paint
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Having Fun With Microsoft Paint
Name and house design
Powerpoint
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Create an Animated Aquariam
Getting familiar with powerpoint
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Storyboards - Planning your animation
Description of how and why
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How to Make a Storyboard
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Moby Animation
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Moby Animation in Powerpoint
Typing
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Powertyping
tutorials and games
Word Processing
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Certificate of Recognotion
First Project (Beginner Level)
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Amazing Mazes!
Second project (Intermediate level)
Egyptian Revolution Resources
English References
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Writer's Reference
Activities to improve writing
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English Regents Page
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Free Rice
SAT Prep that helps feed hungry
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Holt Writing References
Sample writing
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Study Island
practice activities
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ACUITY Log In
Test results and pracitce
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Purdue University Online Writing
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The Writer's Complex
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The CUNY Write Site
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The Tongue Untied
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Longman Vocabulary Website
great vocabulary activities
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Regents Exams 2004-present
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Regents Exams 2003 and earlier
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Online Grammar Quizzes
practice you language skills
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SAT Practice
Major Tests website
Games, Brainteasers, and More
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Braingle
Puzzles and teasers
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Brain Teasers and Math Puzzles
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SHMOOP
A Great Study Tool - All subjects and SAT
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Fantastic Contraption
Challenging physics game
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Questionaut
ciritical thinking game
Government Unit Links
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NY State Gov't Structure
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NY State County Map
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NYC Gov't Structure Diagram
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City Agencies
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NYC City Council
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Queens Borough President Website
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New York State Court of Appeals
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Constitution Quiz Online
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Bill of Rights Quiz
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Do You Know Your RIghts Quiz
Bonus - Challenging!
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Know Your Political Party
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10 Supreme Court Cases Every Teen...
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How does government affect me?
Interactive website
Hopes and Dream Project: Computer Elective
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Take a Closer Look
Video Introduction
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100 Seriously Cool Self Portraits
many examples of self portraits
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Express Yourself
examples of Hope and Dream collages
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Overview of Photoshop Elements
.pdf handout
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How to Use Layers
download .pdf
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How to Apply Filters
download .pdf
Immigration: Faces of America
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Immigration Explorer
Interactive Map
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Immigration Data
from Scholastic
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Meet Young Immigrants
Various stories
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Immigrant Myths and Facts
from PBS
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Timeline
Waves of Immigration
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Miguel Hernandez Ford's Story
from New York Times
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Alejandra Pinzon's story
article from NewsObserver
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President's Immigration Plan
from WhiteHouse.gov
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Immigration Presentations and Activities
from Library of Congress
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Do illegal Immigrants Actually Hurt the Economy?
NY Times article
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Immigration Debate
ProCon.org
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Why Young Latina Decided to Block Major Intersection
from PRI
Jefferson Case Study Resources
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Thomas Jefferson: Was the sage a hypocrite?
article from TIME magazine
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Is Thomas Jefferson the biggest hypocrite in American history?
opinion piece from NewsOne
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Hero or Hypocrite?
background reading
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Videos about Jefferson
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Article about Sally Hemmings
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Hero, Hypocrite, or Something Else?
the assignment
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Jefferson's Notes on the state of Virginia
his own words about race differences
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The Monticello Classroom
start here to learn about Jefferson
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Jefferson and Slavery
high reading level
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Jefferson and Slavery
middle school reading level
Journalism/Student Newspaper
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Was Photo of Dead Ambassador?
Ethics article
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Journalism Ethics PBS Newshour
Rules of ethics and journalism topics
Literature Resources
Mind-Mapping
Omnivore's Dilemma Unit
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A New Yorker Tries the 100-Mile Diet
NY Times article
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Ban on Using Food Stamps to Buy Soda
NY Times article
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Cafeteria Cams Track Students Calories
Time article about school programs
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Food and Beverage Merketing Research
Great resource about marketing to kids
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Interactive Map: Food Stamps by state
great map with other categories
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NY seeks to ban food stamps
ABC 7 Video Clip
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NY State Harvest Calendar
chart showing seasons of local produce
History and Food
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Sugar Masters in the New World
from Smithsonian Magazine
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What Became of the Taino?
from Smithsonian Magazine
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The Impact of the Potato
from History Magazine
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Christopher Columbus and Food
Unit Writing Support
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Omnivore_Student_Work
Examples for Task 1
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Transition words
To help us write with clarity
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Transition words 2
poetry
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Creative Communication Poetry Contest
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America Library of Poetry Contest
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Anthology of Poetry Submission
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Teen Ink Writing Contests
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Figurative Language Lesson
student .ppt with practice
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I Am Nobody
who are you?
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Poe Museum
Poetry: The Limerick
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The Limerick is Furtive and Mean
article from the Smithsonian
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Graham Lester
Limericks for kids
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Brownielocks
History and examples for kids
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How to Write a Limerick
Slideshow
Short Stories
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The Necklace
by Guy de Maupassant
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Cinderella
by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
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Blues Ain't No Mockin Bird
by Toni Cade Bambara
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The Cop and the Anthem
O. Henry
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The Gift of the Magi
by O. Henry
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The Most Dangerous Game
by Richard Connell
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American History
by Judith Ortiz Cofer
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The Jade Peony
by Wayson Choy
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A Sound of Thunder
by Ray Bradbury
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The Scarlet Ibis
by James Hurst
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The 7 Types of Story Openings
great examples
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The Art of the Start
Short Story Openings
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20 Great Opening Lines
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Character Development
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Transformation Story Map
Social Studies
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Impact of Colonization
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The Search for the Northwest Passage
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Jamestown Adventure
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Lewis and Clark Adventure
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The First Thanksgiving
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Thanksgiving Webquest Quiz
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Gilder Lehrman Primary Sources
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Slavery and the Making of America Sources
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Library of Congress Slavery Sources
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Bubba Brain
Terms study game
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Manhattan before Hudson
National Geographic site
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The Manhattana Project
NYC before it was a city
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State Test Review Quizzes
Many practice online quizzes
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MISSION US: A history game
Amer, Revolution Game
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Walk the Plank!
Age of Exploration Quiz Game
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Poptropica
A Fun History Adventure
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Branches of Government
role play game
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Missouri Compromise Interactive Map
Supreme Court Cases
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10 Court Cases Every Teen Should Know
Part 1
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10 Court Cases Every Teen Should Know
Part 2
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Make Your Case Game
You be the lawyers!
Thanksgiving Project
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You are the historian
Investigating the First Thanksgiving
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The Question of Popcorn
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The Wampanoag
Boston Children's Museum
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Modern History Sourcebook
from History of Plymouth Plantation
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Mayflower History
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The First Thanksgiving
Scholastic Resoure
The Giver Unit
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The Giver Analysis
Shmoop website
PODCAST RESOURCES