Quia-activities and quizzes
http://www.quia.com/profiles/kdoherty42
Vocabulary site for vocabulary workshop.
http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/vocabulary/index.cfm
Premiere grammar and style info. Strunk and White, originally from University
of Chicago.
http://www.bartleby.com/141/
A site for preparing for ACT/SAT. The math is very tough, but they let you
keep trying to get it right-then walk you through the explanation of it. Also
has a word of the day.
https://uccp.ucgateways.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=content.showpage&MN=1008&level1=1&level2=2&level3=0
Want to do better in less time? Don't know how? Check this site out for help
with reading and notes.
http://www.how-to-study.com/
REALLY want to know what it took to get the Constitution ratified? The
next two links give you ALL you wanted to know. Everyday people in each of
the colonies read these as the ratification process was underway. The first
are the Federalist papers, the second are the Antifederalist Papers.
http://www.constitution.org/fed/federa00.htm
And the Antifederalists:
http://www.constitution.org/afp.htm
For 7th Grade, a great place to start on any project from beginnings-
Reconstruction. Award winning site with many original documents and time
period essays.
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/GOV/index.htm
WWI "In the Trenches". If you are really daring, read some of it in Spanish
version, Maestra will be proud!
http://www.worldwar1.com/
IMPORTANT LINK! National Archives-original documents, primary source
materials, real time journals, letters, diaries, artwork, etc. All can be
found here.
http://www.archives.gov/
Wonderful site, by of all organizations, our Congress! This kid's site is the
place to start, you can even grab a younger sibling to instruct, but you
won't know everything!
http://www.congressforkids.net/
Got a report? Great site from the archives page, but easier to navigate
http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/index.html
How To Write Better! Essays, paragraphs, reports, biography, bibliographies,
you get the idea!
http://www.infoplease.com/homework/writingskills1.html
Carnegie Museum
http://www.carnegiemuseums.org/cmnh/exhibits/egypt/index.html
Do you love to write? Hate to write? Here's a place for you...
http://www.kenton.k12.ky.us/tr/midschwrite.html
One more student resource on writing the 5 paragraph essay.
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/1437/
Sites for Age of Exploration: Explorers
http://www.mariner.org/educationalad/ageofex/
More on the Explorers-Good site for starting reports
http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/explorer.htm
A very cool site for the Conquistadors
http://www.e-student.net/inset32.html
Bartlett's Quotations
http://www.bartleby.com/100/
More quotations-by both author and subject
http://www.quotationspage.com/
Wow! Explorers and more!!!
http://www.floridahistory.com/early-explorers.html
CENTRAL LOCATION FOR FINDING US ORGINAL DOCUMENTS/ACCOUNTS
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ammemhome.html
Biography Maker! Use this for reports on famous people in history or what have
you!
http://www.bham.wednet.edu/bio/biomak2.htm
Medieval Link: The above link can help you find information on Knights,
government, merchants and guilds, town life, inventions and discoveries that
happen in the later Middle Ages. There is also important information on the
Church, clergy, and Crusades. Last, there is a section on peasants, more
correctly called serfs. Best of all, its all set up as a webquest, so Im
sure your will find it fun and informative.
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/history/middleages/index.shtml
Medieval Link: Now this site will give you information regardless of which
group you are in. For those that are really interested, there is a lot of
specific information on some of the specifics we dont have enough time to
cover in class. Enjoy.
http://worldhistory.mrdonn.org/middleages.html