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Vocabulary Notebook
- Study "Vocabulary Energizers" at Quizlet.
- Chapter 1.1: herculean - bowdlerize - pandemonium - pander - quixotic - cynical - stoical - stigma - impede - expedite
- Chapter 1.2: tantalize - labyrinth - Machiavellian - laconic - maudlin - galvanize - lethargic - ostracize - gregarious - egregious
- Chapter 1.4: odyssey - protean - fiasco - idiosyncrasy - quintessence - rankle - decimate - narcissism - incumbent - succumb
- Chapter 1.5: amazon - iconoclast - sardonic - supercilious - nemesis - procrastinate - panacea - capricious - introvert - extrovert
- Chapter 1.6: aegis - auspicious - jaded - atone - lewd - succinct - prevaricate - aloof - jovial - saturnine.
- Chapter 1.7: curtail - travesty - scruple - havoc - mentor - haggard - utopian - mercurial - diffident - hypocrisy.
- Chapter 1.8: zealous - candid - posthumous - enthrall - parasite - chagrin - cant - ephemeral - dexterous - sinister.
- Chapter 1.9: ignominy - aboveboard - anecdote - bedlam - martinet - indolent - meander - precocious - scapegoat - shibboleth.
- Chapter 1.10: agnostic - nepotism - enigmatic - blatant - nebulous - denigrate - procrustean - prosaic - docile - boycott.
- Chapter 2.1: Achilles' heel - stentorian - mnemonic - fathom - serendipity - desultory - pariah - tawdry - pecuniary - impecunious.
- Note: The Quizlet link contains images that are not seen or used in class.
Geography Links
- Interactive Timeline through U.S.-Mexican War, by PBS.
- Growth of a Nation, by Animated Atlas.
- Earth from Above, by Yann Arthus-Bertrand.
English and History Links
Specific Study Links
General Research Links- Immigration on the East Coast, with hip-hop by Blue Scholars.
- Child Labor, with photos by Lewis Hine and others.
- Gangs of New York theatrical trailer.
- Gangs of New York: Fact vs. Fiction, by National Geographic.
- Migration Information Source An absolutely must-visit site, you type in the country and type of information you want -- great for integrating geography and compare-and-contrast essays.
- Push and Pull Site examines the differences in emigration and immigration; it includes an easy-to-understand lesson with lots of excellent images. Click on the Appendix links to find stories.
- Immigration, from Thinkquest student(s).
- Meet the New Americans, from PBS.
- Melting Pot vs. Ethnic Stew Review this melting pot versus tossed-salad explanation of immigration for older students. It offers a good list of terms to know.
- Links to immigration, from Reach Every Child. Check out the poetry links at the bottom.
- Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Foundation, Inc.
- Le Var Burton interview, from NPR.
- Le Var Burton interview, with Kevin Pollack.
- Laamb, a wrestling tradition in Senegal, from New York Times.
- Laurie Halse Anderson poem inspired by readers' letters to her.
- Ishmael Beah interview with Jon Stewart on the Daily Show.
- Stephen Chbosky interview with Marty Beckerman.
- Nancy Farmer, author's web site. Spoiler alert in the "answers" link!
- Mark Haddon interview, from The Guardian.
- Ben Mikaelsen interview from his web site. Check out Buffy, his adopted bear!
- Walter Dean Myers: A Writer's Story, from WETA.
- Greg Leitich Smith, author's web site.
- Jordan Sonnenblick interview, from Scholastic.
- Ned Vizzini interview on the Today Show.
- Gene Yang interview, from America.gov.
- Indian Country Diaries, from PBS.
- Mandala images, from 123RF.
- Mandala, from Namgyal Monastery Institute.
- The Civil War's Greatest Myth, by the History Channel.
- The U.S. Civil War, by Social Studies for Kids.
- Causes of the Civil War Time Line, by Shmoop.
- Abraham Lincoln at the Gettysburg, from USA Today.
- Battle of Gettysburg, told by M. Gherrity, Civil War Living Historian.
- Historical Nurses: All About Clara Barton, from Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers.
- Music of the Civil War, by the Irish Volunteers. And Wikipedia information about the Irish Brigade.
- Manifest Destiny, by ushistory.org.
- Chapter 11-13 Jeopardy! by Ms. Uyeda.
- "Losing my Religion," by R.E.M. (Wikipedia).
- The Looking Glass for 1787, from Harper's Weekly.
- Real or Fake Quiz, from ConstitutionFacts.com.
- Christian the Lion, from MSNBC.
- Galaxy's Biggest Valentine, by Ethan Siegal.
- Lunar New Year traditions, from Northwest Asian Weekly.
- Title IX article, from New York Times.
- Africans in America, by PBS.
- African Americans and the End of Slavery in Massachusetts, by MA Historical Society.
- African American Odyssey, from Library of Congress.
- Digital Schomburg, from Schomburg Center for Reserach in Black Culture.
- The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed.
- African American meeting house, Boston, by Museum of African American History.
- Natural Selection rap, by Baba Brinkman.
- American Revolution Jeopardy! by Ms. Uyeda.
- Liberty!, by PBS.
- American History, by Kidport.
- The American Revolution, by TheAmericanRevolution.org.
- American President: A Reference Resource, from the Miller Center.
- The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change.
- Bacon's Rebellion links, by Virginia Places.
- Public Opinion and the Occupy Movement, from New York Times.
- Hierarchy of Income chart, from New York Times.
- Income Disparity Matters, interview with Robert Reich (UC Berkeley).
- Interactive Map: The Economy Where You Live, from National Public Radio.
- Occupy Oakland, recent news from American Public Media.
- At Oakland schools on the closure list, distraught pleas to reconsider, video from Oakland North.
- Teachers Bring Occupy Lessons into the Classroom, from the Huffington Post.
- Teachers and the Two Faces of Oakland, from the Huffington Post.
- Pushing China's Limits on Web, if Not on Paper, from New York Times.
- Colonial Life Jeopardy! by Ms. Uyeda.
- Benjamin Franklin, by U.S. History.org.
- Spoon River Anthology, by Edgar Lee Masters.
- Colonial Times, by Social Studies for Kids.
- Colonial Williamsburg. Use the left-hand menu.
- Passport to Colonial Times, by K. Kliegman, Searingtown School. Not all links work.
- Native American tribal groups, by Native Languages of the Americas.
- Blackbeard, by National Geographic.
- Pirates of the Whydah, by National Geographic.
- Pirates of the Bahamas, by National Geographic.
- Sherman Alexie on PBS Newshour.
- Poems Teens Like, by Poets.org.
- Chocolate and Child Labor.
- U.S. Debt Crisis Explained.
- Occupy Wall Street v. Tea Party.
- Wall St. Protest Isn't Like Ours, Tea Party Says .
- Should the School Day Be Longer? Debate.
- Banned Books Week.
- Sandra Cisneros biography.
- Pablo Neruda biography.
- Amy Tan biography.
- piano scene from The Joy Luck Club.
- Conversation with Amy Tan, by Lawrence Bridges.
- "Two Kinds," part 1.
- "Two Kinds," part 2.
- "Two Kinds," part 3.
- Alice Walker biography.
- James McBride biography.
- Good group discussion example
- Bad group discussion example
- TCI History Alive! Study Guides, by chapter.
- NoodleBib, an online citation tool (each student has her/his own account).
- Glogster login page, a graphic blog site (each student has her/his own account).
- Database Links
- SIRS (ProQuest) database
- Ask Library Staff for high school Researcher information.
- Discoverer user name: amsdiscover
- Discoverer password: d _ _ _ _ _ _ r
- Alameda County Library databases
- Berkeley Public Library databases
- Contra Costa County Library databases
- Bibliography/Works Cited help, by Purdue University (click left-hand menu)
- MLA Citation Style, by Cornell University
- Google Advanced Search
- Google Scholar
- More Google Products
- Librarians' Internet Index
- Open Directory Project Search
- Educational Video Library
- SchoolTube
- Spezify, good for visual brainstorm searching
- Portals (personalized home page services): iGoogle, Pageflakes, My Yahoo!
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