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12th grade Evaluating Resources

9th Grade Evaluating Web Sites

9th Grade Web Sites for Works Cited Practice

American History

American History 1920's

Anti-Saloon League
prohibition
Prohibition
Ohio State Univ.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Univ. of South Carolina
Eyewitness to History
prohibition

American History 1930's

PBS History
topics from the 1930's: Surviving the Dustbowl, Riding the Rails, Orphan Trains
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

Virtual Marching Tour of the Revolution
by ushistory.org

Ancient Greece

http://history.hanover.edu/project.html#ancient
Ancient Olympics
Ancient Greece
science, arts, architecture, daily life and more
Ancient Greece
Minn. State Univ. e-musuem
Ancient Greeks

Architecture

Great Buildings
Architecture History of the Western World
by Leo Masuda Architectonic Research

Art History

Art Archive
great collection of art online
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

Authors
search by last name in alphabetical list
Los Angeles High School list of weblinks for authors
British and Irish Authors on the Web
lots of links

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 web site links

Biography

Careers

VA Career View
Occupational Outlook Handbook
U.S. Dept. of Labor-Bureau of Statistics
Bureau of Labor Statistics - What Do You Like?
Quintessential Careers
Career One Stop
explore careers, job search, and more
VA Wizard
Military careers

Civil Rights Movement

1950's decade
1960s decade
Jim Crow Laws PBS
PBS Civil Rights Movement Videos
Links to Civil Rights Movement Biographies
links to famous people of the movement
Links to Civil Rights Movement topics and events
links to many important events and topic
Civil Rights Digital Library
Free at Last complete book online
Voices of the Civil Rights Movement Library of Congress
We Shall Overcome National Park Service
Jackie Robinson Library of Congress

College, Certification Programs, Associate's Degrees

Peterson's Guide College Search
College Search by Univ. of Texas
College Board college search
created by the same wonderful folks who created the SAT test
College Resources for students with or without disabilities
Guidance Resources Homepage
created by Mrs. Wiseman, retired guidance director and counselor
College Search by College Net
College Search by College View
College Search by National Center for Education Statistics

Financial Aid and Scholarships

Local Colleges, Programs, 2 yr. Degrees

Common Sense Media - Identifying High-Quality Sites

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

Digital Citizenship

Station #1

Station #2

Station #3

Station #4

Station #5

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 I, religion, women, food, calendar, Queen Mary, Spanish Armada
Elizabethan Costuming/Fashion
links to hundreds of sites about Elizabethan clothing and fashion
Elizabethan Era
Daily Life, food, Spanish Armada, Queen Elizabeth I, clothing, theatre, sports, music, recipes, exploration, dictionary
Crime And Punishment in Elizabethan England
Tudor Times by PBS
King Henry VIII and his 6 wives
Torture in the Tower of London
Eyewitness to History
Life in Elizabethan England
entertainment, religion, family, food, language, customs, festivals, daily life
Tudor England
society, food, clothing, entertainment, religion, biographies, explorers, Spanish Armada, poor laws, timelines
British History
Reformation and Restoration period of British History
Guide to Medieval and Renaissance Instruments
listen to music played on these instruments, learn how they were made and played
Herbal Medicine in Shakespeare's Time
English Reformation from Catholic to Protestantism

Evaluation Sites for Lesson

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

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

Halloween History

Library of Congress - Halloween
History.com Halloween
Halloween and Festivals of the Dead
Infoplease Almanac Halloween Facts
Holidays Around the World
All Saint's Day, Halloween and more
Halloween Facts and Misinformation

Health and Fitness

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

Music

Free Finger Charts
by Veritas Instrumental Rental
Blank Sheet Music
Vic Firth: The World's Largest Manufacturer of Drumsticks and Mallets
great educational features
Winter Guard International
"Sport of the Arts" bringing music to life through performance in a competitive format
Percussive Arts Society
Rhythm Web
Learn about percussive instruments around the world
Essentials of Music
Music through the ages, great biographies of composers, music dictionary
Classical Music Navigator
Classical Archive
Classic Cat music archive

Famous Musicians and Composers

Mythology

In search of Myths PBS
Folk tales, fables, myths
Encyclopedia Mythica
God Checker
Timeless Myths
Classical, Norse, Celtic Myths
Mythnet
Odyssey Online
Myths from Near East, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Africa, Ancient Americas
Native American Stories
Egyptian Mythology

National Parks

News Sources

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

Online Resources

Find It Virginia/Hampton Public Library
use your public library card to access Infotrac, Biography Resource Center, Contemporary 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

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
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
The Whydah: slave ship to pirate ship
Blackbeard the Pirate
National Maritime Museum
Grace O'Malley
Notable Women Ancestors

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

Sanders web site citation practice

Scary stories

Campfire Tales
scary stories to tell around the campfire
Stories to tell around the campfire
Ghost stories
More campfire stories

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
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
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

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

ProCon
pros and cons both sides of many controversial issues
Politifact.com
PolitiFact is a project of the St. Petersburg Times to help you find the truth in American politics
International Debate Education Association

Speeches

Top 100 Speeches
read and listen
Most Famous Speeches in History
organized by topic with audio

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

VanPatten Oceanography Webquest

An Ocean of Sound! An Exploration of Underwater Acoustics
Ocean Explorer by NOAA
Oceanus by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Transmitting sound energy video
National Resources Defense Council
Lethal Sounds

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

Web Site Citations Lesson

Works Cited 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.
How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography
Cornell Univ. Library
Annotated Bibliographies
Purdue Online Writing Lab
Annotated Bibliographies
Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center