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PowerSchool Login

http://169.244.99.77/public/
Reeds Brook Middle School

http://www.sad22.us/rb/
Rubric Creation
links to various online rubric sites

http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/rubrics/heading.cfm?id=50

Current Event News Stories

Curent Event News Stories

http://www.izzit.org/events/

Drama

Speech and Drama in Middle Schools

http://www.geocities.com/jp_collier/
Drama Classroom Lesson Plans & Games

http://www.childdrama.com/lessons.html#leveltop

Language

Basic Writing Links

The Writing Site
Highlights various genres

http://www.thewritingsite.org/resources/genre/default.asp
Writing Links

http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek1/larts.htm#Writing
Paragraph Writing

http://www2.actden.com/writ_Den/tips/paragrap/index.htm
Detecting Plagiarism

http://www.plagiarismchecker.com/
Tips for Writers
NCTE

http://www.ncte.org/dayonwriting/tips

Essays

Essay Writing

http://www2.actden.com/writ_Den/tips/essay/index.htm
5 Paragraph Essays

http://www.nwlincs.org/mtlincs/pilotproject/writing/fivepara.htm

Grammar / Conventions

Desktop Publishing Guidelines

http://desktoppub.about.com/cs/basics/f/dtp_rules.htm/
Power Proof Reading

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/proofread/proof.htm
Online Grammar

http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/
Noodle Citations

http://www.noodletools.com/quickcite/
Easy Bib

http://www.easybib.com/
Grammar Links

http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek1/larts.htm#Grammer
Punctuation Marks (Rules)

http://www2.actden.com/writ_Den/tips/sentence/puctuate.htm
Big Dog's Grammar

http://www.teachersfirst.com/getsource.cfm?id=8799
Grammar Practice for a Cause
Donates rice for correct answers

http://www.freerice.com/index.php?&s=English%20Grammar

Research Papers

Research Papers Guidelines

http://www.teachersfirst.com/getsource.cfm?id=8623

Speeches

Speech Tips

http://www.speechtips.com/
15 Steps for Writing a Speech

http://www.espeeches.com/speeches101.htm
Scholastic Speech Advice from the Insiders

http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4693
Speech and Drama

http://www.geocities.com/jp_collier/
American Rhetoric Speech Site

http://americanrhetoric.com/

Quote Sites

Brainy Quotes

http://www.brainyquote.com/
Quotes - Think Exist

http://en.thinkexist.com/topics/
Wisdom Quotes

http://www.wisdomquotes.com/
Phrase Finder

http://www.phrases.org.uk/index.html

Reading

AR and Book Recommendations

AR Points
Find out how many points a book is worth

http://www.renlearn.com/ar/
TeachersFirst Book Recommendations

http://www.teachersfirst.com/readlist.cfm?CFID=910817&CFTOKEN=21092354
Book Picks
by categories

http://www.teachersfirst.com/readtheme-sel.cfm?CFID=910817&CFTOKEN=21092354

Authors (Poe)

Edgar A. Poe

Poe Museum

http://www.poemuseum.org/
Poe Biography and Works

http://www.online-literature.com/poe/
Knowing Poe

http://knowingpoe.thinkport.org/default_flash.asp
Poe Timeline

http://www.heise.de/ix/raven/Literature/Authors/poe/life.html
Poe Introduction
enotes

http://www.enotes.com/authors/edgar-allan-poe
About Poe
includes Q & A

http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/poe/
Poe Toaster

http://www.labyrinth13.com/Poe_Toaster.htm
Poe Society

http://www.eapoe.org/
Everything Poe!

http://poestories.com/stories.php
Poe Timeline (in relation to world events)

http://poestories.com/timeline.php
Images of Poe
Great illustrations

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=edgar+allen+poe&form=QB&qs=AS&pq=Edgar+

"Tale -Tell Heart"

Study Guide for
Cummings

http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/Guides2/Telltale.html#Top
http://www.cartoonlarry.com/eap.html

http://www.cartoonlarry.com/eap.html
Bookrags Study Guide

http://www.bookrags.com/notes/poe/PART19.html

"The Raven"

Poe and a look at

http://www.easylit.com/poe/essays/Eraven.shtml
Raven Overview/Analysis

http://www.poedecoder.com/essays/raven/#summary
The Raven
summary/symbolism/words

http://www.poedecoder.com/essays/raven/#summa
Raven Study Guide
Cummings

http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/Guides2/Raven.html#The%20Raven
Interactive
great - has vocab and stylistic notations

http://www.teachersfirst.com/share/raven/?CFID=1139505&CFTOKEN=12036055
http://gale.cengage.com/free_resources/poets/poems/raven_ex.htm
explanation of poem by lines

http://gale.cengage.com/free_resources/poets/poems/raven_ex.htm
"The Raven" ebook
Great illustrations

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17192/17192-h/17192-h.htm

Poe Works

Study Guides for Poe's Works
Cummings

http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/index.html#PoeStudy
Additional Study Guides
Bookrags

http://www.bookrags.com/notes/poe/
Links to Works by Poe

http://www.online-literature.com/poe/

"The Fall of the House of Usher"

Cliff Notes

http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitNote/Poe-s-Short-Stories.id-145,pageNum-3.html
Cummings Study Guide

http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/Guides2/Usher.html
GradeSaver Study Guide

http://www.gradesaver.com/classicnotes/titles/usher/section2.html
Bartleby Study Guide

http://www.bartleby.com/195/1010.html

Holocaust

Anne Frank

Anne Frank - Great overview of her life

http://www.annefrank.org/content.asp?pid=2&lid=2
Anne Frank Hideout

http://www.channels.nl/amsterdam/annefran.html
Diary of Anne Frank - multiple links

http://www.webenglishteacher.com/frank.html
Diary of Anne Frank Webquest

http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuests/Diary%20of%20Anne%20Frank/Index.html
Anne Frank timeline

http://teacher.scholastic.com/frank/diary.htm
Anne Frank - Internet Guide

http://www.klab.caltech.edu/~ma/annefrank.html
Anne Frank, Holocaust, WW11 links

http://www.coollessons.org/holocaust.htm
Diary Reference

http://www.geocities.com/afdiary/
Anne Frank Hotlist

http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/anne_frank1.htm
Anne Frank Study Guide / book notes

http://www.bookrags.com/notes/daf/PART1.htm
Anne Frank Center, USA

http://www.annefrank.com/0_home.htm
AnneFrank - Her Life & Times -Excellent scrapbook & more

http://www.annefrank.com/1_life.htm
Anne Frank - Outline, Writer, House

http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/ath/library/holocaust/resources.htm#anne_frank

Holocaust Information, History, and Timelines

Holocaust Glossary

http://teacher.scholastic.com/frank/gloss.htm#top
Holocaust Education - Many links

http://www.42explore2.com/holoc.htm
G.Jackson Portaportal links -Many links!

http://guest.portaportal.com/georgejackson
History Place Holocaust timeline

http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/holocaust/timeline.html
PBS Timeline

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/holocaust/timeline/index.html
NAAF Timeline

http://www.neveragain.org/time.htm
Holocaust Timeline (Univ. of Florida)

http://fcit.usf.edu/holocaust/timeline/timeline.htm
Timeline (Pittsburg Holocaust Center)

http://www.holocaustcenterpgh.net/1-3.html#top
WWII Timeline / Map

http://www.cyberlearning-world.com/lessons/ushistory/ww2/europeantheater.htm
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

http://www.ushmm.org/
Maine Holocaust Center

http://www.hhrc.uma.edu/
Holocaust Resource Center - Irving Roth, Director

http://eev.liu.edu/eev01/HolocaustReCtr/HoloResCtr.htm
Holocaust Museum Houston

http://www.hmh.org/
Nizkor Project - lots of links!

http://www.nizkor.org/
Reflections on the Holocaust

http://school.eb.com/holocaust
Teacher’s Guide - links to timelines, People, Arts, and Camps

http://fcit.usf.edu/HOLOCAUST/default.htm
Remembering the Holocaust - excellent links to Anne Frank, Arts, Rescue, Survivors, and MORE!

http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/ath/library/holocaust/resources.htm
Holocaust Survivors

http://www.holocaustsurvivors.org/
Irving Roth (Bondi’s Brother)

http://eev.liu.edu/holocaustrectr/survivors/iroth.htm
Shoah Foundation - Video

http://www.usc.edu/schools/college/vhi/
Categories of People

http://fcit.usf.edu/holocaust/people/people.htm
Holocaust overview and - links

http://www.mtsu.edu/~baustin/holo.html
Video of Photo Album

http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/arts/20070919_ALBUM_FEATURE/index.html
Map of concentration & death camps

http://history1900s.about.com/library/holocaust/blmap.htm
Concentration Camps

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/cc.html
Wikipedia concentration camps (general)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concentration_camp
Important infor about Nazis concentration camps

http://www.mtsu.edu/~baustin/holocamp.html
Maps - great information and maps!

http://fcit.usf.edu/HOLOCAUST/resource/gallery/maps.htm
Holocaust images (including camps)

http://fcit.usf.edu/HOLOCAUST/resource/gallery/gallery.htm
Art at Auschwitz

http://lastexpression.northwestern.edu/index2_frameset.html
Laws of Nuremberg

http://www.wsg-hist.uni-linz.ac.at/Auschwitz/HTML/Rassegesetze.html
Nuremberg Race Laws

http://www.ushmm.org/outreach/nlaw.htm

Holocaust Quotes

Brainy Quote Site

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/holocaust.html
Phrase Finder

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/holocaust-quotations.html
Think Esist Quote Site

http://en.thinkexist.com/quotes/with/keyword/holocaust/
Documents / Quotes

http://fcit.usf.edu/holocaust/resource/document/document.htm
Wisdom Quote Site

http://www.wisdomquotes.com/001984.html

Resources

Teacher Resources and Links
great - Univ. of Florida

http://www.teachersfirst.com/getsource.cfm?id=9107

Poetry

180 Poems
1 a day for the school year

http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/p180-list.html
HOW POVERTY CAN FOLLOW CHILDREN INTO ADULTHOOD

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/how-poverty-can-follow-children-into-adulthood/

Halloween Poems

Halloween Poetry

http://poetry.about.com/od/ourpoemcollections/a/halloweenpoems.htm
Poems for Halloween
If in class, turn down the music first

http://members.tripod.com/~Halloween_OCT31/poems/index.html
Halloween Poems and Sayings

http://cstitcher.tripod.com/hpoems.html
Links to Halloween Poems

http://ospoetry.homestead.com/index.html
Poems and Quotes for Halloween

http://www.theholidayspot.com/halloween/poems.htm
Halloween Poetry and Songs

http://www.dltk-holidays.com/halloween/halloween_songs.htm
Poe and other Halloween poems

http://www.funmunch.com/events/halloween/halloween_poems.shtml
Rhymes and Poems for Halloween

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/halloween/poems-rhymes/index.html

Short Stories

Best Short Stories
Link to lots of short stories

http://www.classicshorts.com/bib.html#danggame

Vocabulary

Visuwords - dictionary
helps visualize vocabulary words!

http://www.visuwords.com/
Voc. for a Cause
Donates rice for correct answers

http://www.freerice.com
Longman Vocabulary Home

http://wps.ablongman.com/long_licklider_vocabulary_2/4/1104/282760.cw/index.html

Links to help with Civic Oration

10 Reasons Teens Have So Much Anxiety Today

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/what-mentally-strong-people-dont-do/201711/10-reasons-teens-have-so-much-anxiety-today
Challenges Youth Face

https://newsela.com/text-sets/420958/stoyanovaafghanpainter?new=true
Today's Teens: More Materialistic, Less Willing to Work

http://newscenter.sdsu.edu/sdsu_newscenter/news_story.aspx?sid=74179
Teen Depression and Anxiety: Why the Kids Are Not Alright

http://time.com/magazine/us/4547305/november-7th-2016-vol-188-no-19-u-s/
Perfectionism among teens is rampant (and we’re not helping)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2018/01/25/lets-stop-telling-stressed-out-kids-theyre-putting-too-much-pressure-on-themselves-its-making-things-worse/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.e2813af31809
The Overpressured Student

http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/may11/vol68/num08/The-Overpressured-Student.aspx
Skipping Meals, Joining Gangs: How Teens Cope Without Enough Food At Home

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/09/15/493974504/skipping-meals-joining-gangs-how-teens-cope-with-food-insecurity
Why Kids Want Things A conversation with a researcher who has studied materialism for almost 30 years

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/08/kids-materialism/568987/
Kids as young as 5 concerned about body image

https://www.cnn.com/2015/02/13/living/feat-body-image-kids-younger-ages/index.html
National Eating Disorders Blog

https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/blog/index
How Social Media Is a Toxic Mirror

http://time.com/4459153/social-media-body-image/
'Lunch shaming' and other humiliations: how can we teach our kids about class?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/19/social-class-wealth-inequality-children-parenting
Negative stereotypes 'hurting teenage job prospects'

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-26230410
Here’s What the Media Is Doing to Teenagers Today

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/deborah-s-dunham/heres-what-the-media-is-d_b_5541462.html
Behind the stereotypes: The shocking truth about teenagers

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/behind-the-stereotypes-the-shocking-truth-about-teenagers-421295.html
A youth research project looking at Unbalanced negative media portrayal of youth

https://www.hertsmere.gov.uk/Documents/08-Parks--Leisure/Children--Young-People/Final-Report---Unbalanced-negative-media-portrayal-of-youth.pdf
Many teenagers 'neglected by uninterested parents'

https://www.bbc.com/news/education-38132401
Parents, Teens and Digital Monitoring

http://www.pewinternet.org/2016/01/07/parents-teens-and-digital-monitoring/
Teen Substance Use & Risks

https://www.cdc.gov/features/teen-substance-use/index.html
The Playground Gets Even Tougher

https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/10/fashion/10Cultural.html
Peer Pressure: Its Influence on Teens and Decision Making

http://headsup.scholastic.com/students/peer-pressure-its-influence-on-teens-and-decision-making
Peer Pressure Has a Positive Side

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/peer-pressure-has-a-positive-side/
Poor body image makes girls less assertive and risks health, study finds

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/oct/05/poor-body-image-makes-girls-less-assertive-and-risks-health-study-finds
Drugs and the Teen Brain

http://headsup.scholastic.com/sites/default/files/NIDA_YR17_INS1_StuMag.pdf
THE SCIENCE OF DECISION MAKING AND PEER PRESSURE

http://headsup.scholastic.com/sites/default/files/NIDA14-INS2-student-article.pdf
ON Drugs at 13

http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/magazines/action/pdfs/ACT-090610-TeenSpotlight-LEX380.pdf
“i Survived Being Bullied”

http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/magazines/action/pdfs/ACT-013111-TEEN-870L.pdf
STRESSED OUT?

http://headsup.scholastic.com/sites/default/files/NIDA15-INS2_StuMag_2pg_508.pdf
Empowering a generation of change-makers

https://www.we.org/we-day/what-is-we-day/
Child Poverty

http://www.nccp.org/topics/childpoverty.html
Effects of Poverty, Hunger and Homelessness on Children and Youth

https://www.apa.org/pi/families/poverty
The Happiness Effect: Social Media

https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=lHmuDQAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=false+happiness+social+media&ots=KVBTouJ2-A&sig=VXFSuSkRh9mC8gAI_imVxlaP3lI#v=onepage&q=false%20happiness%20social%20media&f=false
1,600 People Quit Social Media for a Month-Long 'Digital Declutter.' Amazing Things Happened

https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/overwhelmed-by-tech-use-this-1-month-digital-declutter-to-simplify-your-online-life.html
The False Happiness Dilemma Of Facebook

https://www.theodysseyonline.com/facebook-yearbook-fakebook