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Vocabulary List 1: Matching
http://www.quia.com/jg/941084.html
Vocabulary List 1: Hangman
http://www.quia.com/hm/267905.html
Vocabulary List 2: Matching
http://www.quia.com/jg/961583.html
Vocabulary List 2:Hang man
http://www.quia.com/hm/273583.html
Vocabulary List 3:Hangman
http://www.quia.com/hm/227720.html
Vocabulary List 3: Matching
http://www.quia.com/jg/769988.html
Vocabulary List 4: Hangman
http://www.quia.com/hm/235457.html
Vocabulary List 4: Matching
http://www.quia.com/jg/806166.html
Vocab. List 4: Pop Up
http://www.quia.com/cz/71279.html
Vocabulary LIst 5: Matching
http://www.quia.com/jg/836720.html
Vocabulary List 5: Hangman
http://www.quia.com/hm/242279.html
Vocabulary List 6: Hangman
http://www.quia.com/hm/287338.html
Vocabulary List 6: Matching
http://www.quia.com/jg/1009925.html
Vocabulary List 7: Matching
http://www.quia.com/jg/1025113.html
Vocabulary List 7: Hangman
http://www.quia.com/hm/291232.html
Vocabulary List 8: Matching
http://www.quia.com/jg/1038980.html
Vocabulary List 8: Hangman
http://www.quia.com/hm/294820.html
Vocabulary List 9: Matching
http://www.quia.com/jg/1039897.html
Vocabulary List 9: Hangman
http://www.quia.com/hm/295042.html
Vocabulary List 10: Matching
http://www.quia.com/jg/1041664.html
Vocabulay List 10: Hang man
http://www.quia.com/hm/295665.html
Puzzle Maker
Make a crossword puzzle using vocab.
http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/
List 11 Matching
http://www.quia.com/jg/1041703.html
List 11 Hangman
http://www.quia.com/hm/295687.html
Free Rice Vocabulary Practice
Donate Free Rice with Correct Answers
http://www.freerice.com/
Vocab. List 12: Hangman
http://www.quia.com/hm/295693.html
Vocab. List 12: Matching
http://www.quia.com/jg/1041730.html
Folk Literature: Fables, Myths, Legends, Tall Tales
Aesop
http://www.umass.edu/aesop/fables.php
Aesop
http://www.ivyjoy.com/fables/aesop.shtml
Folklore, myth and legend
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/storfolk.html
Paul Bunyan: Flapjack Frenzy
http://www.animatedtalltales.com/en/paulb/flash/index.php?lang=
National Geographic: Grimm Fairy Tales
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/grimm/
Grimm Fairy Tales
http://www.grimmfairytales.com/en/main
Robin Hood: The Legend
http://www.geocities.com/longo44au/
The Limericks Page
http://members.aol.com/pwalter530/limericks.html
Ballad Examples
http://www.studyguide.org/ballads.htm#Examples%20of%20Ballads
Myth Web
http://www.mythweb.com/
Grill Yourself With Grammar
The Plural Girls game
http://www.funbrain.com/plurals/index.html
The Grammar Gorillas
http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/index.html
Subject/Verb Agreement: 2Bee or Nottoobee
http://www.funbrain.com/verb/index.html
Word Confusion
http://www.funbrain.com/whichword/index.html
Spell Check
http://www.funbrain.com/spell/index.html
Keeping Verb Tenses
http://www.quia.com/cz/79228.html
Find the subject & predicate
http://www.quia.com/rr/36764.html
Grammar Challenge
http://www.quia.com/cb/125663.html
What is the predicate?
http://www.quia.com/rr/87172.html
Independent Simple Subject & Predicate
http://www.quia.com/rr/36765.html
Blue Pencil: editing practice
http://www.prenhall.com/bluepencil/bluepencil.html
The Notorious Confusables
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/confusibles.htm
Connections to Short Stories & Poems Read in Class
Song of the Trees: Photo Essay on Great Depression
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/depression/photoessay.htm
Mildred D. Taylor: Author Information
http://www.olemiss.edu/mwp/dir/taylor_mildred/
Stock Market Crash
http://www.pbs.org/fmc/timeline/estockmktcrash.htm
About the Great Depression
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/depression/about.htm
Jabberwocky
http://www.ruthannzaroff.com/wonderland/jabberwocky.htm
Alilce in Wonderland: Interactive Adventure
http://www.ruthannzaroff.com/wonderland/
Lewis Carroll
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/carroll.htm
Edgar Allan Poe
http://www.poemuseum.org/poes_life/
Langston Hughes: A Dream Deferred
http://members.aol.com/olatou/hughes.htm
Maya Angelou: A pledge to our youth
http://www.lordly.com/images/stories/ADOBE/PledgeYouthPoem.pdf
Dust Bowl Timeline
For Song of the Trees
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/dustbowl/timeline/
A Christmas Carol
A Dickens of a Party
Webquest
http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson238/dickens_WebQuest.html
Group Investigative Role Cards
Research the time period
http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson238/role_cards.html
A Humbug's Grammar
A Review Grammar Based Upon the Prose of A Christmas Carol
http://www.leasttern.com/Grammar/humbuggrammar.htm
A Christmas Carol Quote Cards
Send a virtual greeting card
http://www.perryweb.com/Dickens/Cards22/Christmas_Carol_Quotes.php
The Victorian Era Visual Arts
Pictures of London (setting of a Christmas Carol)
http://www.victorianweb.org/art/architecture/london.html
A Victorian Christmas
http://logicmgmt.com/1876/xmas/xmasintro.htm
A Dickens of a Quiz
http://logicmgmt.com/1876/xmas/dickens.htm
Victorian Christmas Traditions
http://logicmgmt.com/1876/xmas/trad.htm
Victorian Christmas Menu
http://logicmgmt.com/1876/xmas/xmasmenu.htm
Victorian Wedding
http://logicmgmt.com/1876/wedding/wedding.htm
A Victorian Era Home
http://logicmgmt.com/1876/splash.htm
Victorian Paper Dolls
Dress the doll!
http://www.victorians.org.uk/
A Day in the Life
check out the typcial Victorian era day
http://www.victorians.org.uk/
Victorian Themes Gallery
http://www.victorians.org.uk/
Virtual Victorians ePostcards
http://www.victorians.org.uk/
Victorian ePuzzles
http://www.victorians.org.uk/
The 1900 House
A step in to the Victorian era life
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/1900house/house/index.html
The 1900 House: Meet the family
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/1900house/the-family/index.html
The Outsiders
Photos from the movie
http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0086066/Ss/0086066/Shot.jpg?path=gallery&path_key=0086066
Web quest
http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/crc/webquest/OutsidersWebQuest/index.html
S.E. Hinton.com
Learn about the author
http://www.sehinton.com/
The Outsiders Webquest (UK)
http://outsiders06.tripod.com/
Which Greaser would you be?
Quiz
http://www.quizilla.com/users/iluvsodapop912/quizzes/What%20Greaser%20From%20'The%20Outsiders'%20Are%20You?/
Key Facts
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/outsiders/facts.html
Character List
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/outsiders/characters.html
Analysis of major characters
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/outsiders/canalysis.html
Important Quotations Explained
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/outsiders/quotes.html
Tulsa, Ok tourism page
Use this to describe setting
Tulsa Oklahoma 1960's
Tulsa, Oklahoma pictures
Modern-day
http://www.city-data.com/city/Tulsa-Oklahoma.html
Summary of Chapters 9&10
Johnny's death, rumble
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/outsiders/section5.rhtml
Film Review-Great pictures!
http://chucksconnection.com/outsiders.html
Song/video "Stay Gold"
written by another teacher!
http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=f205953f9d3d7974bdd7
Brian's Song
Pre-reading Activities
1963-1973 Timeline
http://americanhistory.si.edu/lisalaw/timeline.htm#1963
Segregated America
http://americanhistory.si.edu/brown/history/1-segregated/segregated-america.html
With Deliberate Speed
http://americanhistory.si.edu/brown/history/6-legacy/deliberate-speed.html
Social Activism & the Counterculture
http://americanhistory.si.edu/lisalaw/5.htm
George Halas Info.
Legendear Coach of the Chicago Bears
http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=85
More George Halas Info.
http://www.chicagobears.com/tradition/hof-halas.asp
Dick Butkus Bio.
Bio of famous Bears player
http://www.dickbutkus.com/dick_butkus_biography.aspx
Glossary of Football Terms
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_American_football
Gideons International
article
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gideons_International
Definition of
Used in the book
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/uppity
During Reading Activities
Gale Sayers Football Bio.
http://www.chicagobears.com/tradition/hof-sayers.asp
Chicago Bears Timeline 1960's
http://www.chicagobears.com/tradition/history_60s.asp
Chicago Bears Uniform Evolution
http://www.chicagobears.com/tradition/uniform.asp#1960
Gale Sayers Stats
from Kansas website
http://www.kusports.com/football/nfl/sayers.html
Meet Gale Sayers
http://www.sayers.com/sayers_meetgale.html
Brian Piccolo at Wake Forest
http://www.wfu.edu/history/HST_WFU/shortsea.htm
Post-Reading Activities
Brian Piccolo's Life Story
from ESPN.COM
http://espn.go.com/classic/biography/s/Piccolo_Brian.html
Brian Piccolo Article
from Wake Forest's school newspaper
http://www.wfu.edu/history/HST_WFU/piccolo.htm
Piccolo's Lasting Legacy
article from teammate and friend at Wake Forest
http://ogb.wfu.edu/issue/2002/03.07/editorials/e.a9.piccolo.asp
Piccolo Bio. from Bears website
http://www.bearshistory.com/lore/brianpiccolo.aspx
Piccolo Award 2007
http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/113007aaa.html
Field Trip
Table Manners
http://www.leaderu.com/isr/lifeinamerica/tablemanners.html
Basic Table Manners
http://www.bsu.edu/students/careers/students/interviewing/dinetips/
Dining Etiquette
http://www.bsu.edu/students/careers/students/interviewing/dining/
Dining etiquette Quiz
http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz25tsk.htm
Blackfriars Playhouse
read about the Blackfriars
http://www.americanshakespearecenter.com/blackfriars-playhouse/
American Shakespeare Center
Information
http://www.americanshakespearecenter.com/about-us/
Shakespeare's Globe Theater
see the original Globe!
http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/tourexhibition/insidetheexhibition/
Globe II Theater
read about the recreation of the Globe
http://www.americanshakespearecenter.com/blackfriars-playhouse/globe-ii-theatre.php
The Globe Theater Pictures
http://travelwithkids.about.com/od/londonwithkids/ss/globetheatre.htm
Cast of A Christmas Carol
http://www.americanshakespearecenter.com/component/option,com_touring/task,cast/id,83
Stonewall Jackson Hotel
see the location of our lunch!
http://www.stonewalljacksonhotel.com/
Stonewall Jackson dining
http://www.stonewalljacksonhotel.com/dining.html
Stonewall Jackson picture gallery
http://www.stonewalljacksonhotel.com/gallery.html
Stonewall Jackson Hotel Renovations
Read about the $21.1 million project
http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2005_3rd/Sep05_StonewallJackson.html
Stonewall Jackson in the 1920's
see the original hotel before renovations
http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/memory/augustamemory_p3a.html
Fun Reading Games
Rooting Out Words: Roots practice
http://www.funbrain.com/roots/
Prefix Matching
http://www.manythings.org/wbg/prefixes-mw.html
Prefix Jigsaw
http://www.manythings.org/wbg/prefixes-jw.html
Prefix Practice
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/wordbuilding/prefixes/quiz.shtml
Roots and Prefixes Rags to Riches
http://www.quia.com/rr/141735.html
Awesome Analogies
http://www.quia.com/cb/7146.html
Awesome Analogies 2
http://www.quia.com/cb/13622.html
More Analogy Practice
http://www.quia.com/pop/14975.html
Cliche & Idiom Matching
http://www.quia.com/jg/795490.html
Figurative Language, Roots Review
http://www.quia.com/cb/136005.html
List of American Idioms
http://www.englishdaily626.com/idioms.php
Flip-a-Chip
Fill in blank the blanks with correct words
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/flip/
Literary Terms Quiz
Figurative Language & Poetic Sound Devices
http://members.aol.com/odysseybms/LiteraryTerms.htm
Fig., Lang., Poetic Devices Review
http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lang/lmatch/sm1.htm
Fig., Lang., Poetic Devices Rev. 2
http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lang/lmatch/sm2.htm
Fig., Lang., Poetic Devices Rev. 3
http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lang/lmatch/sm3.htm
Fig., Lang., Poetic Devices Rev. 4
http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lang/lmatch/sm4.htm
Fig., Lang., Poetic Devices Rev. 5
http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lang/lmatch/sm5.htm
Fig., Lang., Poetic Devices Rev. 6
http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lang/lmatch/sm6.htm
Read Between The Lines
Interactive!
http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cfm?str=reading&num=5&act=2&que=1
Alliteration or Simile?
Take Quiz and Check Your Answers!
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/quizzes26/gumbie7/PoetryPieces.html
Do you know your metaphors?
Interactive!
http://www.kidsonthenet.org.uk/dragonsville/metaphor1.htm
Do you know your similes?
Interactive!
http://www.kidsonthenet.org.uk/dragonsville/metaphor1.htm
Figurative Language Definitions & Links
http://www.kidskonnect.com/component/option,com_alphacontent/section,4/cat,20/task,view/id,343/Itemid,31/
Figurative Language Quiz
http://www.quia.com/quiz/449371.html
Metaphor Lists
Find metaphors to use in your writing!
http://knowgramming.com/metaphor_lists.htm
Metaphor Battleship Game
http://www.quia.com/ba/42131.html
Reading SOL Practice
Texas Reading Comprehension Practice Test
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/online/2003/grade8/read.htm
Reading SOL Released Test '03
Practice Reading SOL test
http://www.iq.poquoson.org/2003vasol/8rdg03v5.html
Reading SOL Released Test '04
Practice Reading SOL test
http://www.iq.poquoson.org/2004vasol/8rdg/8rdg04v5.html
Reading SOL Released Test '02
Practice Reading SOL Test
http://www.iq.poquoson.org/8rlr02v5.htm
Literary Elements Map
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/lit-elements/
Plot Diagram
Interactive
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/plot-diagram/
Brainchild Practice Test
http://www.brainchild.com/gen/readingtest.asp?study=0&mixed=1&testCatLevelID=183&testname=&catlevelname=Reading%2B%2D%2BGrade%2B7&testCatLevelStrandID=-1&qsName=&testmap=1
News Story and Quiz1
"White Loafers & Passport Control"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/inthenews/newstome/0605.shtml
News Story and Quiz2
"Hungry ferret causes rail scare"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/inthenews/newstome/0522.shtml
News Story and Quiz3
"Dyslexic boy's site wins top award"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/inthenews/newstome/0130.shtml
Reading Comprehension Stories
Interactive stories w/ grammar and writing practice, too!
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/200/reading/index.htm
More Reading Comprehension Stories
Harder level
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/reading/index.htm
Captions Help Tell the Story
See pics. and determine the best caption
http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cfm?str=reading&num=2&act=4&que=1
Reading Headlines
Read Headlines to determine article main idea
http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cfm?str=reading&num=2&act=3&que=1
Writing
Descriptive Language
http://www.quia.com/cz/79205.html
Write a Story
fill in blanks to make story
http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/body/solosports/create_story.html
Happenin' Homonyms
http://www.quia.com/cb/7689.html
Homographs
http://www.quia.com/cb/7689.html
Super Synonyms Rhyme Time
http://www.quia.com/cb/9116.html
Awesome Antonyms
http://www.quia.com/mc/44806.html
For Fun
Mad Libs Jr.
http://www.funbrain.com/brain/ReadingBrain/ReadingBrain.html
The Translator Alligator
http://www.funbrain.com/lang/index.html
Let's Say Thanks
http://www.letssaythanks.com/Home.html
Gaggle: safe email and blogging for students
www.gaggle.net
Meaning of your Name Look-up
http://www.thinkbabynames.com/
Gaggle
www.gaggle.net
Magnetic Poetry
http://www.magneticpoetry.com/kidspoetry/playonline.cfm
Free Rice Vocabulary Practice
Donate Free Rice with Correct Answers
http://www.freerice.com/index.php
For Parents
Scholastic Web Page
http://www.scholastic.com/
For Teachers
Read, Write, Think
http://www.readwritethink.org/
Teachnet
http://www.teachnet.com/
4teachers.org
http://4teachers.org/
The Moonlit Road: Ghost stories and strange folktales of the American South
http://www.themoonlitroad.com/
Other Teacher's portaportals!
Mrs. Alderman
http://www.guest.portaportal.com/calderman
Research and Reference
MMS Reference Links
http://www.rockingham.k12.va.us/MMS/reference.html
Dictionary.com
http://dictionary.reference.com/
Thesaurus.com
http://thesaurus.reference.com/
Encyclopedia.com
http://www.reference.com/
All Reference.com
http://www.reference.com/browse/all/
Encarta Dictionary/Thesaurus
Will pronunce the words for you!
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/dictionaryhome.aspx
Literature Circles
Loser by Jerry Spinelli
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001451.shtml
The Wanderer by Sharon Creech
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001295.shtml
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001439.shtml
Wringer by Jerry Spinelli
http://eduscapes.com/newbery/98d.html
Pigeon Article
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07051/763395-192.stm
Walk Two Moons Webquest
http://www.spart5.k12.sc.us/techtraining/teacher/webquests/WalkMoon/WalkMoon.htm#Introduction
Wringer Webquest
http://webquest.org/questgarden/lessons/14479-060121212829/index.htm
The Wanderer Webquest
http://www.asu.edu/clas/english/englished/yalit/thewanderer/index.htm
Loser Webquest
http://teacherweb.com/TN/BlountvilleMiddle/LoserWebQuest/index.html
Loser Activities
http://www.myschoolonline.com/folder/0,1872,16656-134607-21-65593,00.html
Loser discussion questions
http://www.booknutsreadingclub.com/loser.html
Jerry Spinelli's Web site
http://jerryspinelli.com/newbery_001.htm
Loser Author Notes
http://content.scholastic.com/browse/collateral.jsp?id=974_type=Book_typeId=3225
Loser Bully Advice
http://members.aol.com/kthynoll/advice.htm
Walk Two Moons Inspiration
http://www.sharoncreech.com/novels/06.asp
Walk Two Moons Vocab. Review Game
http://www.quia.com/cc/30128.html
Yellowstone NP
http://yellowstone.areaparks.com/parkinfo.html?pid=372
Mt. Rushmore
http://www.nps.gov/moru/
Map Quest
http://www.mapquest.com/directions/main.adp
Sailing the Seas
http://library.thinkquest.org/5705/
Poetry is Awesome
Magnetic Poetry
http://www.magneticpoetry.com/kidspoetry/playonline.cfm
Poetry 4 Kids
http://www.poetry4kids.com/index.php
Poetry Terms Game: "Cupcake"
http://www.poetry4kids.com/game-Cupcakes.html
More Magnetic Poetry
http://www.poetry4kids.com/game-WordMagnets.html
Interactive Poetry Word Search
http://www.poetry4kids.com/game-SeekAWord.html
30 Days of Poetry
http://www.msrogers.com/English2/poetry/30_days_of_poetry.htm
Even More Magnetic Poetry
http://www.worldvillage.com/kidz/puzzles/scramble.htm
Sports Poetry
http://www.internationalsport.com/cspoetry/middle.cfm
Baseball Poetry
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/poems.shtml
Create a Poem
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/karla_home.htm
Shel Silverstein awesome site
Very cool
http://www.shelsilverstein.com/indexSite.html
Poetry Poster sample
http://curriculum.lexingtonma.org/bits/school/poetry/poster/skaters.html
Writing with NEW similes in poetry
avoid cliches!
http://www.poetryteachers.com/poetclass/lessons/teachsimiles.html
Poetry E-Zine
Sample E-zine
http://curriculum.lexingtonma.org/bits/school/poetry/ezine/index.htm
Student Samples of E-zines
http://curriculum.lexingtonma.org/bits/school/poetry/samples/samples.html
Find a poem you love!
Giggle Poetry
http://www.gigglepoetry.com/poemcategory.aspx?CategoryID=14
Search for a poem using a verse
http://www.bartleby.com/verse/
Poetry 4 Kids
http://www.poetry4kids.com/poems
Scholastic Poetry
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/index.htm
Multi-Genre Project
Newspaper Article Template
Use this to create your own newspaper article
http://www.presentationhelper.co.uk/editable-powerpoint-newspapers-407.htm
Sample Restaurant Menu
http://www.hemingwaysrestaurant.com/menu.shtml
Dairy Queen Menu
where they ate in The Outsiders
http://www.frankstoncitizen.com/dqmenu.html
How to write a found poem
http://www.ehow.com/how_2173270_write-found-poem.html
Crossword Puzzle Maker
http://www.crosswordpuzzlegames.com/create.html
Sample Report Card
design your own report card for a character
http://www.teacherease.com/DemoReportCard1.htm
Poem for Two Voices example
click on
http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?ar=547#
Tombstone Pictures
see how to design a tombstone for a character
http://www.rootsweb.com/~iacalhou/tombstonepics.html
Warning Sign Generator
make your own warning sign for the book
http://www.warningsigngenerator.com/
How to write a character sketch
http://www.franklinlakes.k12.nj.us/famsweb/curriculum/English/pMurphy/bookreports/character.html
How to write a newspaper article
List of what to include
http://www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk/webingres/bedfordshire/vlib/0.children_teenagers/vhc_how_newspaper.htm
Business card examples
get ideas to make your business card
http://www.free-business-card-templates.com/business-card-design.php
Sample Travel Ad
See and hear a travel ad for Utah
http://www.esl-lab.com/visit/visitsc1.htm
Quiz Generator
http://a4esl.org/c/qw.html
How to write a funeral note
http://www.funeralnotes.com/content/help-faq#five
Travel Brochure help
go to bottom of page under
http://www.beth.k12.pa.us/schools/wwwclass/kgrammes/kgwebquest/kgwebquest.htm
How to write a haiku
http://childrensbooks.suite101.com/article.cfm/write_a_haiku
Survival Kit Guidelines
http://www.isu.edu/outdoor/survkit.htm
Greeting Card Samples
http://www.voicecards.com/Greeting_Card_Samples/greeting_card_samples.html
Example Obituary
http://www.rockawave.com/common/exobit.html
Create a movie poster
http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/poster.php
Definition of monologue
for help in writing one!
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=active&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=FEh&defl=en&q=define:Monologue&sa=X&oi=glossary_definition&ct=title
Design your own tee shirt
http://www.customtshirtsandsigns.com/
School Brochure
http://www.burpham.surrey.sch.uk/brochure.html
Wanted Poster example
http://www.howard-winn.k12.ia.us/eblue/digitalclassroom/viterbo/lessons/wanted.html
Trading Card Creator
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/trading_cards/
Contract Example
http://www.silcom.com/~tomjolly/contract.htm
How to write a personal ad
Write one for a character
http://www.dating-profile.com/index/examples.htm
Eulogy examples
http://www.eulogyspeech.net/
Ice Cream Project
How to Make Ice Cream
http://chemistry.about.com/cs/howtos/a/aa020404a.htm
Homemade Ice Cream in a Bag
http://crafts.kaboose.com/ice-cream-in-a-bag.html
History of Ice Cream
http://inventors.about.com/od/foodrelatedinventions/a/ice_cream.htm
Brief History of Ice Cream
http://www.zingersicecream.com/history.htm
Ice Cream History
http://www.lofti.dsu.edu/Ice%20Cream/Pages/ice_cream_history.htm
Ice Cream Advertising Slogans
http://www.textart.ru/database/slogan/ice-cream-advertising-slogans.html
Marketing & Advertising Articles
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/small_business/marketing_and_advertising/index.html?query=ICE%20CREAM&field=des&match=exact
No-scream Ice Cream Ad
http://www.usatoday.com/money/advertising/adtrack/2004-08-29-track-ice-cream_x.htm
Ben & Jerry's
http://www.benjerry.com/
Cold Stone Creamery
http://www.coldstonecreamery.com/
How are they sellling it?
http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cfm?str=reading&num=4&act=3&que=1
Propaganda Techniques
http://mason.gmu.edu/~amcdonal/Propaganda%20Techniques.html
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