Visit these sites to learn more about the disease you have chosen as your research topic. Please speak with Mrs. O'Keefe if you need help, or have any questions - she will be happy to assist you!
Student Resource Center
This terrific database features the full text of UXL Science, Sick!, the Gale Encyclopedia of Science, and many other encyclopedias and reference information sources, as well as articles from magazines, academic journals and newspapers. The Student Resource Center is a great database in which to search for information about the causes, description, diagnosis, prognosis, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of disease. Also included in entries for many diseases is a helpful "Words to Know" section.
(Please note: You will have to log in with an ID to use this resource. An overview of this collection, as well as each of the other databases and collections for which we have paid a fee, is available in the IMC. This "Full-Text Resources Available to the CMS Research Community" guide also includes any passwords or other information you will need to log into a particular database. )
BrainPOP
Click on "Health", and choose from a variety of movies about the disease you are interested in learning about.
(Please note: You will have to log in with a User Name and Password to use BrainPOP.)
WebMD: Health A-Z (Also see Noticias Breves de Salud)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Diseases & Conditions A-Z Index (To search in Spanish, go to Enfermedades y afecciones)
National Institutes of Health (NIH): Health Topics A-Z (Also see HHS healthfinder.gov: su guia a la información de la salud)
KidsHealth: Kids' Health Problems (Also look at TeensHealth: Diseases & Conditions)
MayoClinic.com: Diseases and Conditions A-Z
MedlinePlus: Health Topics (To search in Spanish, to go MedlinePlus: Información de Salud para Usted)
eMedicineHealth.com
Enter your search from the homepage, or find your research topic using the Topics A-Z feature.
EBSCOHost Research Databases
Log in to this collection to search Middle Search Plus, MasterFILE Premier, Health Source-Consumer Edition, and other full-text databases, featuring magazine and journal articles, encyclopedias and other reference information sources, and other content.
(Please note: You will have to log in with a User ID and Password to use this resource. An overview of this collection, as well as each of the other databases and collections for which we have paid a fee, is available in the IMC. This "Full-Text Resources Available to the CMS Research Community" guide also includes any passwords or other information you will need to log into a particular database. )
Wikipedia
Enter your own search in this terrific resource, or use the links provided below. (When available, visit the "External Links", listed at the end of each subject entry.)
Chickenpox
Hepatitis
Herpes Simplex
Herpes Zoster (Shingles)
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) (You may also want to learn more about Gardasil.)
Lyme Disease
Malaria
Meningitis
Pneumonia
Polio
Rabies
Scarlet Fever
Tuberculosis
Enciclopedia de Enfermedades, from Médicos de el Salvador, el Directorio de Medicina y Salud Más Completo de El Salvador
Salud.com
tu otro medico.com
Clinica Dam: Enfermedades
¡Informé!
Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias. (¡Informé! is the first reference database to provide indexing, full text, and images of the most popular Hispanic magazines. It also includes full text pamphlets on a variety of topics, such as health care.)
(Please note: You will need to enter your public library barcode in order to log in to this database.)
Statistical Data About Diseases
World Health Organization: Global Burden of Disease
Centers for Disease Control: National Health Center Statistics - Deaths/Mortality
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Digging for Data!
As you consider possible research questions for Mrs. Hale's Statistics Exhibition assignment, visit the sites below for ideas and inspiration! Are you having trouble finding the statistical information you need? Please stop by the IMC and ask Mrs. O'Keefe for help, or send an e-mail request for help (joanneokeefe@salem.k12.ma.us).
Presidential Election 2008
Gallup Poll
Check out election trends based on gender, age, region, race, education, marital status, and more, as we close in on election day!
All About Sports
Major League Baseball: Stats
Use the data provided at this site to compare players' batting averages against right- and left-handed pitchers, batters' averages before and after the all-star break, team win/loss records when playing at home vs. away, and more.
National Hockey League: Stats
National Football League: Stats
National Basketball Association: Stats
Beijing 2008: Summer Olympics
Olympic Sports: Summer Games Index, from Sports Reference.com
Olympic Sports: Winter Games Index, from Sports Reference.com
"You paid HOW MUCH for those jeans?": Comparing Clothing Prices at Favorite Stores
Delia's
Urban Outfitters
Forever 21
Gap
American Eagle Outfitters
Belk
Sears
KMART
Abercrombie & Fitch: Women
Abercrombie & Fitch: Men
Lucky Brand Jeans
Express
J. Crew
New York & Company
Macy's
Target
Wal-Mart
The Performing Arts
The Grammy Awards
Billboard Charts
Country Music Awards: Awards Database
Tony Awards: Search Past Winners
Emmy Awards: Advanced Primetime Awards Search
Academy Awards Database
Pets
Market Research Statistics: U.S. Pet Ownership - 2007, from the American Veterinary Medicine Association
In addition to the great information you'll find here, be sure to check out "Formulas for Estimating Percentage of Pet-Owning Households and Pet Population in Your Community".
U.S. Pet Ownership Statistics, from the Humane Society of the United States
Careers
America's Best- and Worst-Paying Jobs, by Paul Maidment (from Forbes.com, posted on 6/4/07)
Survey Reveals Most Satisfying Jobs, by Jeanne Bryner (from LiveScience.com, posted on 4/17/07)
Housing
Most Overpriced Places In The U.S. 2006, by Lacey Rose (from Forbes.com, posted on 7/11/06)
Other Great Resources
InfoPlease: All the Knowledge You Need
Almanacs provide terrific lists about almost any topic you can think of. Type the subject you want to learn more about into the search field at the top of the screen, and check out your search results.
Presidential Election 2008
Gallup Poll
Check out election trends based on gender, age, region, race, education, marital status, and more, as we close in on election day!
All About Sports
Major League Baseball: Stats
Use the data provided at this site to compare players' batting averages against right- and left-handed pitchers, batters' averages before and after the all-star break, team win/loss records when playing at home vs. away, and more.
National Hockey League: Stats
National Football League: Stats
National Basketball Association: Stats
Beijing 2008: Summer Olympics
Olympic Sports: Summer Games Index, from Sports Reference.com
Olympic Sports: Winter Games Index, from Sports Reference.com
"You paid HOW MUCH for those jeans?": Comparing Clothing Prices at Favorite Stores
Delia's
Urban Outfitters
Forever 21
Gap
American Eagle Outfitters
Belk
Sears
KMART
Abercrombie & Fitch: Women
Abercrombie & Fitch: Men
Lucky Brand Jeans
Express
J. Crew
New York & Company
Macy's
Target
Wal-Mart
The Performing Arts
The Grammy Awards
Billboard Charts
Country Music Awards: Awards Database
Tony Awards: Search Past Winners
Emmy Awards: Advanced Primetime Awards Search
Academy Awards Database
Pets
Market Research Statistics: U.S. Pet Ownership - 2007, from the American Veterinary Medicine Association
In addition to the great information you'll find here, be sure to check out "Formulas for Estimating Percentage of Pet-Owning Households and Pet Population in Your Community".
U.S. Pet Ownership Statistics, from the Humane Society of the United States
Careers
America's Best- and Worst-Paying Jobs, by Paul Maidment (from Forbes.com, posted on 6/4/07)
Survey Reveals Most Satisfying Jobs, by Jeanne Bryner (from LiveScience.com, posted on 4/17/07)
Housing
Most Overpriced Places In The U.S. 2006, by Lacey Rose (from Forbes.com, posted on 7/11/06)
Other Great Resources
InfoPlease: All the Knowledge You Need
Almanacs provide terrific lists about almost any topic you can think of. Type the subject you want to learn more about into the search field at the top of the screen, and check out your search results.
Friday, May 02, 2008
Banned Books - Read All About 'Em!
Use the resources below to find the answers you need to complete this research assignment, and record your responses in your organizer. If you should finish your work before the end of the session, visit one or more of the additional links available in this annotated list to learn more about challenged and banned books.
Begin by creating a bookmark for this page. To do this:
Click & open the "Bookmarks" drop-down menu at the top of your screen.
Click"Add Bookmark".
Click "Add". (You will see "Jump-Start 8:....Researchers" added to the Bookmarks bar at the top of your screen.)
1. What is a challenged book?
2. How does it differ from a banned book?
(Visit Challenged and Banned Books to find the answers to questions 1 & 2.)
3. Why are some books challenged and/or banned?
4a. Who tends to challenge books?
4b. Why?
(Visit The 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000: Challenges by Initiator, Institution, Type, and Year to find the answers to questions 3, 4a and 4b.)
5. Choose, read and think about one of the quotations below. Copy the quotation and note its author in the spaces provided in your organizer.
"It's not just the books under fire now that worry me. It is the books that will never be written. The books that will never be read. And all due to the fear of censorship. As always, young readers will be the real losers.” -- Judy Blume
"Censorship is telling a man he can't have a steak just because a baby can't chew it." -- Mark Twain
" Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing. "-- Harper Lee
Books and ideas are the most effective weapons against intolerance and ignorance."--Lyndon Baines Johnson
6. What does the quotation you chose to read and think about mean to you?
7. How does the act of challenging and/or banning a book threaten our First Amendment rights?
8. Browse the lists of banned books below. Choose five books that may be of interest to you. Write the titles and authors in the spaces provided in your organizer.
ALA: The 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990–2000
After examining this list (Are you surprised by the titles included?), check out the other links to a wealth of important information relating to your rights as a reader, in particular, "Intellectual Freedom Basics" and "Censorship and Challenges".
The Online Books Page Presents Banned Books Online
Banned Books Online offers access to the full text of the works of literature included in this "online exhibit".
OCLC: 2005 Banned Books
The books included here are featured both in OCLC's Top 1,000 and in Banned Books: Censorship Histories on World Literature. (Much more than just a bibliographic utility, OCLC features an outstanding and growing database of more than 82 million records, representing 400 languages, and is searchable by ISBN, Title, Author, Keyword, and many other fields.)
Forbidden Library: Banned and Challenged Books, by Janet Yanosko
Challenged & Banned Books - Booklists, from St. Charles (IL) Public Library
The 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000, from St. Charles (IL) Public
Library
Books Banned in the USA: a Public Service Report from Adler & Robin Books
9. Search for each of these titles in the NoveList database. (Enter a title search for NoveList, and you will find a link to this database.) Carefully read the abstract, subject headings, and at least one review for each book. In the space provided in the table in your organizer, take an educated guess/explain why each book might have been challenged.
(Note: Ask an IMC staff member for the User ID and Password you'll need to log in to this database.)
10. Search for each of these books in Destiny, the IMC's online catalog, to find out whether any of them is available for borrowing. Indicate Yes or No in the space provided in your organizer.
11. Next, search for these books in the NOBLE Library Catalog, the Salem Public Library's online catalog, to find out whether they are available from our local public library. Indicate Yes or No in the space provided in your organizer.
12. If a book is unavailable at the Salem Public Library, expand your search to include all public libraries. Did you find copies of it elsewhere? If so, where? Write the names of at least one other public library that owns this book in the space provided in your organizer.
13. Finally - feel free to find and borrow from the IMC's collection a challenged and/or banned book that interests you. Be sure to check it out at the Circulation Desk. Enjoy your freedom to choose the books you want to read!
To learn more about banned and challenged books, as well as about the issue of censorship, read on. Questions? Comments? Please contact Mrs. O'Keefe, at joanneokeefe@salem.k12.ma.us (This is a growing annotated resource list that will continue to be developed.)
National Coalition Against Censorship
"The National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC), founded in 1974, is an alliance of 50 national non-profit organizations, including literary, artistic, religious, educational, professional, labor, and civil liberties groups. United by a conviction that freedom of thought, inquiry, and expression must be defended, we work to educate our own members and the public at large about the dangers of censorship and how to oppose them."
"WHAT JOHNNY CAN'T READ: Censorship in American Libraries", by Suzanne Fisher Staples, The ALAN Review, Winter 1996 (vol. 23: no.2)
This thought-provoking article by the Newbery Award-winning author (her book Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind, was selected as a Newbery honor book in 1990) offers its readers valuable insight into some of the many ways in which parents, teachers, school and public librarians and other adults may create barriers between children and young adults, and the books they wish to read.
"Burned & Banned: An English Teacher Talks About the Freedom to Read-In Her Own Classroom and Across the Nation", by Carmelita Seufert. Read, Sept. 22, 2006 (vol. 56: no. 3)
(Note: Ask an IMC staff member for the User ID and Password you'll need to log in to this database.)
"Author Profile: The '3 Cs' of Chris Crutcher", by Alison M. G. Follos. Library Media Connection, Nov./Dec. 2006 (vol. 25: no. 3)
(Note: Ask an IMC staff member for the User ID and Password you'll need to log in to this database.)
Censorship: from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This detailed article offers a solid overview of the issue, as well as information about attempts to censor books, films, music and other media around the world, and a particular focus on "Censorship of Educational Sources". It also includes an extensive list of links to other relevant articles and sites, as well as a "List of Banned Books", a "List of Controversial Books", and more.
Censorship Quotations, from Ezine Articles
Begin by creating a bookmark for this page. To do this:
Click & open the "Bookmarks" drop-down menu at the top of your screen.
Click"Add Bookmark".
Click "Add". (You will see "Jump-Start 8:....Researchers" added to the Bookmarks bar at the top of your screen.)
1. What is a challenged book?
2. How does it differ from a banned book?
(Visit Challenged and Banned Books to find the answers to questions 1 & 2.)
3. Why are some books challenged and/or banned?
4a. Who tends to challenge books?
4b. Why?
(Visit The 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000: Challenges by Initiator, Institution, Type, and Year to find the answers to questions 3, 4a and 4b.)
5. Choose, read and think about one of the quotations below. Copy the quotation and note its author in the spaces provided in your organizer.
"It's not just the books under fire now that worry me. It is the books that will never be written. The books that will never be read. And all due to the fear of censorship. As always, young readers will be the real losers.” -- Judy Blume
"Censorship is telling a man he can't have a steak just because a baby can't chew it." -- Mark Twain
" Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing. "-- Harper Lee
Books and ideas are the most effective weapons against intolerance and ignorance."--Lyndon Baines Johnson
6. What does the quotation you chose to read and think about mean to you?
7. How does the act of challenging and/or banning a book threaten our First Amendment rights?
8. Browse the lists of banned books below. Choose five books that may be of interest to you. Write the titles and authors in the spaces provided in your organizer.
ALA: The 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990–2000
After examining this list (Are you surprised by the titles included?), check out the other links to a wealth of important information relating to your rights as a reader, in particular, "Intellectual Freedom Basics" and "Censorship and Challenges".
The Online Books Page Presents Banned Books Online
Banned Books Online offers access to the full text of the works of literature included in this "online exhibit".
OCLC: 2005 Banned Books
The books included here are featured both in OCLC's Top 1,000 and in Banned Books: Censorship Histories on World Literature. (Much more than just a bibliographic utility, OCLC features an outstanding and growing database of more than 82 million records, representing 400 languages, and is searchable by ISBN, Title, Author, Keyword, and many other fields.)
Forbidden Library: Banned and Challenged Books, by Janet Yanosko
Challenged & Banned Books - Booklists, from St. Charles (IL) Public Library
The 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000, from St. Charles (IL) Public
Library
Books Banned in the USA: a Public Service Report from Adler & Robin Books
9. Search for each of these titles in the NoveList database. (Enter a title search for NoveList, and you will find a link to this database.) Carefully read the abstract, subject headings, and at least one review for each book. In the space provided in the table in your organizer, take an educated guess/explain why each book might have been challenged.
(Note: Ask an IMC staff member for the User ID and Password you'll need to log in to this database.)
10. Search for each of these books in Destiny, the IMC's online catalog, to find out whether any of them is available for borrowing. Indicate Yes or No in the space provided in your organizer.
11. Next, search for these books in the NOBLE Library Catalog, the Salem Public Library's online catalog, to find out whether they are available from our local public library. Indicate Yes or No in the space provided in your organizer.
12. If a book is unavailable at the Salem Public Library, expand your search to include all public libraries. Did you find copies of it elsewhere? If so, where? Write the names of at least one other public library that owns this book in the space provided in your organizer.
13. Finally - feel free to find and borrow from the IMC's collection a challenged and/or banned book that interests you. Be sure to check it out at the Circulation Desk. Enjoy your freedom to choose the books you want to read!
To learn more about banned and challenged books, as well as about the issue of censorship, read on. Questions? Comments? Please contact Mrs. O'Keefe, at joanneokeefe@salem.k12.ma.us (This is a growing annotated resource list that will continue to be developed.)
National Coalition Against Censorship
"The National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC), founded in 1974, is an alliance of 50 national non-profit organizations, including literary, artistic, religious, educational, professional, labor, and civil liberties groups. United by a conviction that freedom of thought, inquiry, and expression must be defended, we work to educate our own members and the public at large about the dangers of censorship and how to oppose them."
"WHAT JOHNNY CAN'T READ: Censorship in American Libraries", by Suzanne Fisher Staples, The ALAN Review, Winter 1996 (vol. 23: no.2)
This thought-provoking article by the Newbery Award-winning author (her book Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind, was selected as a Newbery honor book in 1990) offers its readers valuable insight into some of the many ways in which parents, teachers, school and public librarians and other adults may create barriers between children and young adults, and the books they wish to read.
"Burned & Banned: An English Teacher Talks About the Freedom to Read-In Her Own Classroom and Across the Nation", by Carmelita Seufert. Read, Sept. 22, 2006 (vol. 56: no. 3)
(Note: Ask an IMC staff member for the User ID and Password you'll need to log in to this database.)
"Author Profile: The '3 Cs' of Chris Crutcher", by Alison M. G. Follos. Library Media Connection, Nov./Dec. 2006 (vol. 25: no. 3)
(Note: Ask an IMC staff member for the User ID and Password you'll need to log in to this database.)
Censorship: from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This detailed article offers a solid overview of the issue, as well as information about attempts to censor books, films, music and other media around the world, and a particular focus on "Censorship of Educational Sources". It also includes an extensive list of links to other relevant articles and sites, as well as a "List of Banned Books", a "List of Controversial Books", and more.
Censorship Quotations, from Ezine Articles
Sunday, March 30, 2008
"Poetry: the best words in the best order." -- Samuel Taylor Coleridge
In 1996, the Academy of American Poets established National Poetry Month, to be celebrated during April. Join the celebration by learning about a poet, or by finding a poem that inspires or motivates you. To get started, visit the links below.
American Literature: Poetry
Read this informative article to learn about the origins, development and different forms of American poetry, from the 1600s to the present.
The Academy of American Poets: Find a Poet
Search the Academy's growing database (it currently includes more than 500 poets) for biographies, photos, and other information.
The Academy of American Poets: Find a Poem
Search the Academy's companion database of poems (1,200 and growing) by keyword for poem text, or browse lists of titles and/or first lines.
Representative Poetry Online: Poet Index
This terrific resource, created by RPO Editors in the Department of English at the University of Toronto Press, displays poets alphabetically and chronologically (by birth day). The Poem Index allows a user to search for a poem by title, first line, or last line.
Poetry 180: A Poem a Day for American High Schools
This outstanding resource was created by Billy Collins, Former Poet Laureate of the United States, because "Poems can inspire and make us think about what it means to be a member of the human race. By just spending a few minutes reading a poem each day, new worlds can be revealed."
Poets' Corner
Find the full text of poems by such fine poets as Stephen Vincent Benét, Lewis Carroll, Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, Edward Lear, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and many more, as well as author, title and subject indexes.
Poetry Archives (from eMule.com)
This collection is searchable, by author, title and first line of each poem included in the database. Other features include nice lists of "Top Classical Poems" and "Top Classical Authors".
Ralph Fletcher: Tips for Young Writers
This terrific writer, author of Flying Solo, Spider Boy, and A Writing Kind of Day: Poems for Young Adults, among many other books, offers students great suggestions for getting started with, revising, and publishing their own writing.
Children's Poetry (from Story It: Language Art Resources for children and their teachers)
Poetry Out Loud: Poems to Make, Watch & Hear
National Poetry Month, from infoplease
This site is loaded with links to useful information about poets and their poetry, as well as "Poetry Hangman", "Name the Poet Quiz", and more.
Slam Poetry
Poetry? A competitive event? Learn more about this form of performance poetry, in which the delivery is as important as the quality of the poetry itself.
Background on Slam Poetry
Read about the history of the Poetry Slam as a competitive performance event, and learn the rules, too, by reading this brief article, and checking out some of the links available at this site.
Biography Resource Center
This outstanding database features biographical information about more than 275,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and all disciplines and subject areas. More than 400,000 biographies are included from 90 highly regarded Gale Group publications. (Please note: To access this database, you will need to use your public library barcode.)
SELECTED FAVORITE POETS
LUIS ALBERTO AMBROGGIO
Luis Alberto Ambroggio Watch Ambroggio and others read their poetry in this webcast, from a program featured as part of the Library of Congress celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month.
LEWIS CARROLL
Poetry of Lewis Carroll, from everypoet.com
EMILY DICKINSON
Emily Dickinson: from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This detailed biography features information about the life and writings of the reclusive poet, as well as links to other resources.
Modern American Poetry: Emily Dickinson's Life
Emily Dickinson: The Complete Poems
T.S. ELIOT
Nobelprize.org: T. S. Eliot
Modern American Poetry: T. S. Eliot's Life and Career
ROBERT FROST
The Academy of American Poets: Robert Frost
LANGSTON HUGHES
Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes: from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This detailed biography provides information about the poet's life, career, and political views, as well as a nice list of links to other resources.
EDWARD LEAR
Edward Lear
Selected Poetry of Edward Lear (1812-1888)
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW
Poetry of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, from everypoet.com
PORTIA NELSON
Autobiography in Five Short Chapters
The Sidewalk of Life: Portia Nelson
This site features a discussion of each of the "chapters" in Nelson's There's a Hole in My Sidewalk: an Autobiography in Five Short Chapters.
Obituaries: Portia Nelson
Scroll down and find a brief obituary about this versatile artist.
SYLVIA PLATH
Sylvia Plath (1932-1963)
Biography of Sylvia Plath
Sylvia Plath: Biography and Much More
CARL SANDBURG
Carl Sandburg: from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carl Sandburg Home
Selected Poetry of Carl Sandburg (1878-1967)
DR. SEUSS
Dr. Seuss: Seussville
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
The Literature Network: William Shakespeare
Visitors to this site will find a biography of Shakespeare, and links to the full text of his tragedies, histories, comedies, and selected poetry.
Shakespeare of Stratford
"Search Oxford Shakespeare"
SHEL SILVERSTEIN
Shel Silverstein
WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS
William Carlos Williams: from Answers.com
This site offers a collection of biographies, a timeline of the works of this writer/physician, and an extensive list of links to other informative resources.
William Carlos Williams (1883-1963)
This page, part of Modern American Poetry's comprehensive site, offers readers a detailed Williams biography, as well as the full text of many of his poems.
SITES FOR TEACHERS
April is National Poetry Month!, from ReadWriteThink (International Reading Association/National Council of Teachers of English)
Teach Now! National Poetry Month
Education World: Poetry Month
Modern American Poetry
Poetry Forms and Terminology
Glossary of Poetic Terms
American Literature: Poetry
Read this informative article to learn about the origins, development and different forms of American poetry, from the 1600s to the present.
The Academy of American Poets: Find a Poet
Search the Academy's growing database (it currently includes more than 500 poets) for biographies, photos, and other information.
The Academy of American Poets: Find a Poem
Search the Academy's companion database of poems (1,200 and growing) by keyword for poem text, or browse lists of titles and/or first lines.
Representative Poetry Online: Poet Index
This terrific resource, created by RPO Editors in the Department of English at the University of Toronto Press, displays poets alphabetically and chronologically (by birth day). The Poem Index allows a user to search for a poem by title, first line, or last line.
Poetry 180: A Poem a Day for American High Schools
This outstanding resource was created by Billy Collins, Former Poet Laureate of the United States, because "Poems can inspire and make us think about what it means to be a member of the human race. By just spending a few minutes reading a poem each day, new worlds can be revealed."
Poets' Corner
Find the full text of poems by such fine poets as Stephen Vincent Benét, Lewis Carroll, Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, Edward Lear, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and many more, as well as author, title and subject indexes.
Poetry Archives (from eMule.com)
This collection is searchable, by author, title and first line of each poem included in the database. Other features include nice lists of "Top Classical Poems" and "Top Classical Authors".
Ralph Fletcher: Tips for Young Writers
This terrific writer, author of Flying Solo, Spider Boy, and A Writing Kind of Day: Poems for Young Adults, among many other books, offers students great suggestions for getting started with, revising, and publishing their own writing.
Children's Poetry (from Story It: Language Art Resources for children and their teachers)
Poetry Out Loud: Poems to Make, Watch & Hear
National Poetry Month, from infoplease
This site is loaded with links to useful information about poets and their poetry, as well as "Poetry Hangman", "Name the Poet Quiz", and more.
Slam Poetry
Poetry? A competitive event? Learn more about this form of performance poetry, in which the delivery is as important as the quality of the poetry itself.
Background on Slam Poetry
Read about the history of the Poetry Slam as a competitive performance event, and learn the rules, too, by reading this brief article, and checking out some of the links available at this site.
Biography Resource Center
This outstanding database features biographical information about more than 275,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and all disciplines and subject areas. More than 400,000 biographies are included from 90 highly regarded Gale Group publications. (Please note: To access this database, you will need to use your public library barcode.)
SELECTED FAVORITE POETS
LUIS ALBERTO AMBROGGIO
Luis Alberto Ambroggio Watch Ambroggio and others read their poetry in this webcast, from a program featured as part of the Library of Congress celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month.
LEWIS CARROLL
Poetry of Lewis Carroll, from everypoet.com
EMILY DICKINSON
Emily Dickinson: from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This detailed biography features information about the life and writings of the reclusive poet, as well as links to other resources.
Modern American Poetry: Emily Dickinson's Life
Emily Dickinson: The Complete Poems
T.S. ELIOT
Nobelprize.org: T. S. Eliot
Modern American Poetry: T. S. Eliot's Life and Career
ROBERT FROST
The Academy of American Poets: Robert Frost
LANGSTON HUGHES
Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes: from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This detailed biography provides information about the poet's life, career, and political views, as well as a nice list of links to other resources.
EDWARD LEAR
Edward Lear
Selected Poetry of Edward Lear (1812-1888)
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW
Poetry of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, from everypoet.com
PORTIA NELSON
Autobiography in Five Short Chapters
The Sidewalk of Life: Portia Nelson
This site features a discussion of each of the "chapters" in Nelson's There's a Hole in My Sidewalk: an Autobiography in Five Short Chapters.
Obituaries: Portia Nelson
Scroll down and find a brief obituary about this versatile artist.
SYLVIA PLATH
Sylvia Plath (1932-1963)
Biography of Sylvia Plath
Sylvia Plath: Biography and Much More
CARL SANDBURG
Carl Sandburg: from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carl Sandburg Home
Selected Poetry of Carl Sandburg (1878-1967)
DR. SEUSS
Dr. Seuss: Seussville
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
The Literature Network: William Shakespeare
Visitors to this site will find a biography of Shakespeare, and links to the full text of his tragedies, histories, comedies, and selected poetry.
Shakespeare of Stratford
"Search Oxford Shakespeare"
SHEL SILVERSTEIN
Shel Silverstein
WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS
William Carlos Williams: from Answers.com
This site offers a collection of biographies, a timeline of the works of this writer/physician, and an extensive list of links to other informative resources.
William Carlos Williams (1883-1963)
This page, part of Modern American Poetry's comprehensive site, offers readers a detailed Williams biography, as well as the full text of many of his poems.
SITES FOR TEACHERS
April is National Poetry Month!, from ReadWriteThink (International Reading Association/National Council of Teachers of English)
Teach Now! National Poetry Month
Education World: Poetry Month
Modern American Poetry
Poetry Forms and Terminology
Glossary of Poetic Terms
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Using a Balance Scale to Find Density
Follow Mr. Diamond's directions, below. (Review the Density Calculating Machine Group Project: General Specifications before you begin.)
1. How Do I Make a Scale?
Scroll half-way down the page until you see a picture of Mr. P. Read his example.
2. Antique Brass Jeweler's Scale with Weights
What makes this design good? There are a few things.
3. Antique Double Pan Scale, from DTradingPost.com
See the picture "Antique - Voland & Sons, Model 100 (m3694)". Why is this design good?
4. Antique Brass Scales
Scroll down. Find and click on "Antique Brass Hanging Scale with 1877 date****Nice". Why is this design good?
Continue to scroll down. Click on "19th Century Antique Brass Pendulum Scale w/Weights". What is the difference between this balance and the one above?
5. Oertling/England Walnut & Brass Double Pan Scale
What makes this design good?
6. Masses & Weights, from Home Science Tools: the Gateway to Discovery
Look at the plastic colored mass cubes on this page. We will be using cubes similar to these to test and use your balances.
7. List of Density of Various Substances
Densities of substances in g/cm cubed. Please read this whole page carefully.
8. Densities of Common Substances
More densities. Longer list g/cm cubed.
9. Strange Matter
Check out the links on this page - they are fun!
1. How Do I Make a Scale?
Scroll half-way down the page until you see a picture of Mr. P. Read his example.
2. Antique Brass Jeweler's Scale with Weights
What makes this design good? There are a few things.
3. Antique Double Pan Scale, from DTradingPost.com
See the picture "Antique - Voland & Sons, Model 100 (m3694)". Why is this design good?
4. Antique Brass Scales
Scroll down. Find and click on "Antique Brass Hanging Scale with 1877 date****Nice". Why is this design good?
Continue to scroll down. Click on "19th Century Antique Brass Pendulum Scale w/Weights". What is the difference between this balance and the one above?
5. Oertling/England Walnut & Brass Double Pan Scale
What makes this design good?
6. Masses & Weights, from Home Science Tools: the Gateway to Discovery
Look at the plastic colored mass cubes on this page. We will be using cubes similar to these to test and use your balances.
7. List of Density of Various Substances
Densities of substances in g/cm cubed. Please read this whole page carefully.
8. Densities of Common Substances
More densities. Longer list g/cm cubed.
9. Strange Matter
Check out the links on this page - they are fun!
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Citing Sources
Has your teacher asked you to include a "Works Cited" page at the end of your research paper or project? If so, the resources below might help. As a first step, you might want to check out the BrainPOP movie "Citing Sources". It offers an explanation of the importance of the works cited page, and some basic information about just what to include in a citation for a book, magazine article, newspaper, encyclopedia or other resource. (NOTE: See Mrs. O'Keefe for the User Name and Password needed to access BrainPOP.)
Here at Collins, we use MLA style when citing information sources. The links below will help you to learn more about MLA style, as well as other common citation styles, including APA and Turabian.
Next, check out the Citing Sources PowerPoint presentation, created for CMS students. You will find this in the Grade 8 locker. (Notice that graphic organizers have been created to help you cite books, magazine and encyclopedia articles, web sites and other information sources are available here, too.)
As you research your assigned topic, you will find that many of the IMC's full-text resources include complete citations for the articles, images, maps, and other information available in these collections and databases.
Please feel free to speak with your teacher, or stop by the IMC and speak with Mrs. O'Keefe, if you need help or have any questions about citing sources.
SELECTED WEB SITES
MLA Formatting and Style Guide
This terrific guide was created by Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL). Also see Resources for Documenting Electronic Sources, a helpful annotated list of online guides to citing electronic sources.
B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library, Long Island University: MLA Citation Style (from MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th ed.)
Citing Electronic Resources: MLA Style
This guide, prepared by the University of Maryland's University College, offers a nice overview of MLA Style, and several citation examples.
Citing Sources Online!
This helpful Bedford/St. Martin's Press site features several guides, including:
Using Principles of APA Style to Cite and Document Sources; and
Using MLA Style to Cite and Document Sources
Electronic Sources: MLA Style
This Write Source guide to MLA style offers a detailed list of the elements to be included in a citation for an electronic information source, as well as many citation examples.
Internet Resources: Style Guides/Manuals/Writing Tools
This is a helpful annotated list of links, compiled by Salem State College Library.
APA Style.org
This helpful guide, created by the American Psychological Association, offers users a particularly useful FAQ section.
Citing Sources in APA Style
This guide, prepared by Indiana University's Writing Tutorial Services staff, features clear examples of citations for both print sources and electronic media.
Citing Sources
This terrific resource, by Duke University Libraries, features two guides:
Citing Sources Within Your Paper; and
Assembling a List of Works Cited
Internet Public Library: Citing Electronic Information
This nice annotated list of links to online citation resources includes a Spanish-language resource.
Here at Collins, we use MLA style when citing information sources. The links below will help you to learn more about MLA style, as well as other common citation styles, including APA and Turabian.
Next, check out the Citing Sources PowerPoint presentation, created for CMS students. You will find this in the Grade 8 locker. (Notice that graphic organizers have been created to help you cite books, magazine and encyclopedia articles, web sites and other information sources are available here, too.)
As you research your assigned topic, you will find that many of the IMC's full-text resources include complete citations for the articles, images, maps, and other information available in these collections and databases.
Please feel free to speak with your teacher, or stop by the IMC and speak with Mrs. O'Keefe, if you need help or have any questions about citing sources.
SELECTED WEB SITES
MLA Formatting and Style Guide
This terrific guide was created by Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL). Also see Resources for Documenting Electronic Sources, a helpful annotated list of online guides to citing electronic sources.
B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library, Long Island University: MLA Citation Style (from MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th ed.)
Citing Electronic Resources: MLA Style
This guide, prepared by the University of Maryland's University College, offers a nice overview of MLA Style, and several citation examples.
Citing Sources Online!
This helpful Bedford/St. Martin's Press site features several guides, including:
Using Principles of APA Style to Cite and Document Sources; and
Using MLA Style to Cite and Document Sources
Electronic Sources: MLA Style
This Write Source guide to MLA style offers a detailed list of the elements to be included in a citation for an electronic information source, as well as many citation examples.
Internet Resources: Style Guides/Manuals/Writing Tools
This is a helpful annotated list of links, compiled by Salem State College Library.
APA Style.org
This helpful guide, created by the American Psychological Association, offers users a particularly useful FAQ section.
Citing Sources in APA Style
This guide, prepared by Indiana University's Writing Tutorial Services staff, features clear examples of citations for both print sources and electronic media.
Citing Sources
This terrific resource, by Duke University Libraries, features two guides:
Citing Sources Within Your Paper; and
Assembling a List of Works Cited
Internet Public Library: Citing Electronic Information
This nice annotated list of links to online citation resources includes a Spanish-language resource.
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