TEACHER ASSIGNMENTS:

Abigail Carter:

On the Road (by Jack Kerouac)

• Net Library (through MEL - access to full text online BOOKS - just check them out online!  (search terms: "On the Road," "Jack Kerouac", "Beat Generation literature" "Neal Cassidy."...etc.
  http://mel.org/SPT--BrowseResourcesDatabases.php?ParentId=617
         This will connect you to MEL Databases. Now select NETLIBRARY from the list!
          Type in what you are looking for (the beat generation , Jack Kerouac, etc., and
          online book titles and summaries will appear. You make check out any of these
          titles online.

• SparkNotes Online - info about the book, On the Road
  http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/ontheroad/

• Book Rags - analysis and summary of books and literary subjects
  http://www.bookrags.com/

• Library Homepage Links to Literature Websites for evaluations, analysis, and summaries:
  http://students.resa.net/chambersc/LIT/LITERATURE.htm#BOOK%20SUMMARIES,%20ANALYSIS,%20and%20CRITICISM

• IPL (Internet Public Library ...Literary Criticism):
  http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/

• Link to Trenton Public Library (or others in the system)- check to see what titles they have...
  http://ibistro.tln.lib.mi.us/

FAST FOOD & NUTRITION:

Interactive Fast Food Finder:
http://www.olen.com/food/

The Fast Food Nutrition Fact Explorer
http://www.fatcalories.com/

Fast Food Nutrition Facts:
http://www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/d_08_700.htm

GOOGLE Directory - Fast Food Links
http://directory.google.com/Top/Recreation/Food/Fast_Food/

Junk Food News
http://www.junkfoodnews.com/

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TEENAGERS and WAGES:

Teenage Guide to the Real World: Money Really Matters:
http://www.bygpub.com/books/tg2rw/chap1excerpt.htm

Teenagers: Employment and contributions to family spending:
www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2000/09/art2full.pdf

Reality Check: Teen Learns Financial Costs of Freedom:
http://moneycentral.msn.com/articles/family/reality/3514.asp

Statistical Resources on the Web: Cost of Living
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/steccpi.html

Cost of Living Index: (breaks down percentages spent on groceries, housing,utilities, healthcare, etc.)
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0883960.html

MRS. GHAWI- STEM CELL RESEARCH RESOURCES:
(There has been much written about this subject in magazines, newspapers, science databases, and legal journals. The following website links will give you access to outstanding, authoritative sources on this topic!
(HOME USE WILL REQUIRE PASSWORDS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Get them from Mrs. Chambers.
Full Text Magazine Articles:
Try using Gale Infotrac's General Reference Gold:
http://web6.infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/infomark/218/418/33045825w6/purl=rc6_GRGM&dyn=2!kwstart?
(No password is needed at school, but a password IS NEED for home use. Get passwords from Mrs. Chambers Or log into this database by going to Mel.org, and log in using your driver's license number.
Full Text Newspaper Articles:
Try using Gale Infotrac's Custom Newspaper Database
http://web5.infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/infomark/111/1/1/purl=rc6_SP02?sw_aep=lom_accessmich
(No password is needed for school use, but a password is NEEDED for HOME USE! - get from Mrs. Chambers. ) OR:  lo into Mel.org using your driver's license number.
Full Text Legal journal articles:
Try using Gale Info Trac's LEGAL TRAC database - full text authoritative articles dealing with legal and ethical aspects of your topic! An outstanding resource.
http://web4.infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/infomark/0/1/1/purl=rc6_LT?sw_aep=lom_accessmich
Need password for home use. Get password from Mrs. Chambers, or log into Mel.org using your driver's license number.
TODAY'S SCIENCE ( a database the school pays for - from  Facts on File. Authoritative, full text articles on science topics - search capabilities within this database - great resources available here!
http://www.2facts.com/TSOF/ts-main.asp (Password is needed - get from Mrs. Chambers)

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MR. KIERSEY - RACIAL PROFILING DEBATE
(The following databases require PASSWORDS for HOME USE!!!!!!!...you know how to get them)
FACTS ON FILE - ISSUES AND CONTROVERSIES:  Full text authoritative articles on social issues, including racial profiling. (Ask Mrs. Chambers for password)
http://www.2facts.com/icof/icof-main.asp
Multnomah County Library's Social Issues web links includes some excellent racial profiling websites....definitely worth a look.
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/sochc2.html#racial
Full Text Legal journal articles:
Try using Gale Info Trac's LEGAL TRAC database - full text authoritative articles dealing with legal and ethical aspects of your topic! An outstanding resource.(Ask Mrs. Chambers for home use password or go to Mel.org and login using your driver's license number)
http://web4.infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/infomark/0/1/1/purl=rc6_LT?sw_aep=lom_accessmich
Full Text Magazine Articles:
 Try using Gale Infotrac's General Reference Gold:
 http://web6.infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/infomark/218/418/33045825w6/purl=rc6_GRGM&dyn=2!kwstart?
(No password is needed at school, but a password IS NEEDED for HOME USE...ask Mrs. Chambers) OR! Go to Mel.org and login using your driver's license number)
Full Text Newspaper Articles:
 Try using Gale Infotrac's Custom Newspaper Database
 http://web5.infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/infomark/111/1/1/purl=rc6_SP02?sw_aep=lom_accessmich
(No password is needed for school use, but a password is NEEDED for HOME USE - get it from Mrs. Chambers.
OR!! Go to Mel.org and log in using your driver's license number.
Check out the resources in the HOT TOPICS page of this media center website.
http://students.resa.net/chambersc/controversial_issues.htm

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SNOWFLAKE  WEBSITES:

• http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/

• About.COM...Chmistry of snowflakes:
  http://chemistry.about.com/library/weekly/aa121001a.htm

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MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - LINKS (Mr. Spratt)

Theme of Love                             Sparknotes/Shakespeare
Themes of Division                  Online Literary Criticism/Shakespeare
Illusion v. reality

NOODLETOOLS

LOVE:

Love's Difficulty - from Sparknotes.Com
http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/msnd/themes.html

Cruelty of Love (from e-notes)
http://www.enotes.com/midsummer/837

Love's Foolishness or Folly (themes from BookRags.com)
http://www.bookrags.com/notes/mnd/TOP3.htm

Themes of Love in Midsummer Night's Dream (fromClassZone.Com)
http://www.classzone.com/novelguides/litcons/midsumm/guide.cfm

Themes of Love:
http://www.wam.umd.edu/~annelee/themes.htm

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THEMES OF DIVISION:

Youth and Age: (Shakespear Illustrated)
http://shakespeare.emory.edu/illustrated_showimage.cfm?imageid=74

Parent Child theme:
http://www.wam.umd.edu/~annelee/themes.htm

FRIENDSHIP:

Hermia and Helena:
http://www.wam.umd.edu/~annelee/themes.htm#friendship

Helena's and Hermia's Relationship (from Revision-Notes)
http://www.revision-notes.co.uk/revision/166.html

ILLUSION vs. REALITY:

Barron BookNotes:
http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/barrons/midsumrx.asp

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HAMLET

Character Studies:

• The Hamlet Navigator: (Scene summaries, character reviews, word search,etc.)
  http://www.clicknotes.com/hamlet/

• Ghost of Hamlet's Father: Analysis
  http://users.wpi.edu/~jguzman/intruder%20alert/hum/ghostanalysis.html

• Ghost of Hamlet's Father: analysis from Massachusetts Academy
  http://users.wpi.edu/~rwmartin/Portfolio/hum/ghost.html
   

• TRY GOING TO  Michigan Electronic Library (Mel)
  http://mel.org  (Log-in) and select the WilsonSelect full text database for access to scholarly articles. Search for character or topic of choice. Click on the box that specifies FULL TEXT articles only.

• Essays on the character of Hamlet:
  http://www.shakespeare-online.com/essays/hamletessays.html

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