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**Primary Resources**
Bibliography Information This site belongs to Jerry Blumengarten, the Cybrary Man, who is a retired colleague from NY. Here you will find information to create and maintain a bibliography or works cited page for your research paper.

Thesis Builder This web site will allow the student to create an initiatl thesis statement to begin the research paper.

Boolefy This is a great site to drill down online resources for your research paper.

Easy BIB Bibliography Generator

Easy BIB Research

Citation Machine

[|Read Write Think] This site provides graphic organizers for writing projects.

__ [|Compare and Contrast Map] __ [|Essay Map] [|Persuasive Map]
 * Graphic Organizers**

[|Web English Teacher] [] Presents the best of K-12 English/Language Arts teaching resources: lesson plans, WebQuests, videos, biography, e-texts, criticism, jokes, puzzles, and classroom activities.

**9th Grade - Careers**
[|O'net Online] The O*NET system serves as the nation's primary source of occupational information, providing comprehensive information on key attributes and characteristics of workers and occupations. The O*NET database houses this data and O*NET OnLine provides easy access to that information.

[|Occupational Outlook Handbook] //The Occupational Outlook Handbook// is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives.

[|Pennsylvania Occupational Outlook Handbook]

[|Dictionary of Occupational Titles]

iSeek

Career Cruising This web site is a closed resource and requires a user ID and password. Please see Mrs. Runkle for this information.

Higher Salary.com

Research Notes Sheet

HVAC Info

PA Jobfinder

Career Builder

Get HVAC Jobs

**10th Grade - Biography**
Biography Maker Use this link to get started creating a biography. It is a GREAT primer for the project. You will find the following questions on the Biography Maker:
 * 1) In what ways was the life remarkable?
 * 2) In what ways was the life despicable?
 * 3) In what ways was the life admirable?
 * 4) What human qualities were most influential in shaping the way this person lived and influenced his or her times?
 * 5) Which quality or trait proved most troubling and difficult?
 * 6) Which quality or trait was most beneficial?
 * 7) Did this person make any major mistakes or bad decisions? If so, what were they and how would you have chosen and acted differently if you were in their shoes?
 * 8) What are the two or three most important lessons you or any other young person might learn from the way this person lived?
 * 9) Some people say you can judge the quality of a person's life by the enemies they make. Do you think this is true of your person's life? Explain why or why not.
 * 10) An older person or mentor is often very important in shaping the lives of gifted people by providing guidance and encouragement. To what extent was this true of your person? Explain.
 * 11) Many people act out of a "code" or a set of beliefs which dictate choices. It may be religion or politics or a personal philosophy. To what extent did your person act by a code or act indepently of any set of beliefs? Were there times when the code was challenged and impossible to follow?
 * 12) What do you think it means to be a hero? Was your person a "hero?" Why? Why not? How is a hero different from a celebrity?

Encyclopedia of World Biography

[|Delicious - Biographies - Tech]

[|Coach Snell's Biography List]

**11th Grade - Persuasive**
This is also considered a position paper because you will take a personal stand on an issue and defend your "position" on that issue.

IDEA Debatepedia

[|Debate Database] http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/ This site will assist in the development of pro and con information on generic topics.

[|ProCon.org] http://www.procon.org Promoting critical thinking, education, and informed citizenship by presenting controversial issues in a straightforward, nonpartisan primarily pro-con format."

[|Where Your Ideas can change Minds] http://www.youdebate.com/ This site will assist in the development of pro and con information on generic topics.

[|civilrights.org] http://www.civilrights.org/index.html civilrights.org is a collaboration of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund. Its mission: to serve as the site of record for relevant and up-to-the minute civil rights news and information.

[|BalancedPolitics.org] http://www.balancedpolitics.org/index.htm BalancedPolitics.org was developed to present a logical, balanced discussion on a number of issues important to society. We try to provide reasoned, critical, non-partisan analysis of both sides of the issue. We try to not let personal feelings or passions enter into the analysis, and we don't limit our thinking by political correctness. The opinions on this website do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the author. The arguments of both sides are simply presented regardless of strength or weakness. It is up to the reader to decide which side (if any) has the stronger points. If after giving a thorough analysis to both sides of an issue, you can't decide which is better, you are not alone.

[|Importance of Philosophy] [|http://www.importanceofphilosophy.com] Philosophy is inescapable. Your philosophy is your worldview, which is a backdrop for all thought and a context for all knowledge. The decision about examining philosophy is between: 1) to make your philosophy explicit, or 2) to be a slave to the subconscious notions, principles, and other people's philosophies picked up throughout life. (See questions and answers)

[|National Youth Rights Association] http://www.youthrights.org/ The National Youth Rights Association is dedicated to defending the civil and human rights of young people in the United States. We believe certain basic rights are intrinsic parts of American citizenship and transcend age or status limits. As the world's leading democracy, the United States should not lag behind other nations in granting first-class citizenship to its young people.

[|Public Agenda] http://www.publicagenda.org/index.cfm Public Agenda has been providing unbiased and unparalleled research that bridges the gap between American leaders and what the public really thinks about issues ranging from education to foreign policy to immigration to religion and civility in American life. Nonpartisan and nonprofit, Public Agenda was founded by social scientist and author Daniel Yankelovich and former Secretary of State Cyrus Vance in 1975. Public Agenda's two-fold mission is to help:
 * 1) American leaders better understand the public's point of view.
 * 2) Citizens know more about critical policy issues so they can make thoughtful, informed decisions.

**12th Grade - Brit Lit**
This research is devoted to all things related to British Literature - authors, time periods, artifacts, etc.

Carol Zortman's Diigo for 12th Grade



Medieval Research Connections to appropriate British Literature Topics for Research.

British and Irish Authors http://www.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/UK-authors.html

[|British Literature] [] List of links

[|British Literature] [] List of links

[|british literature] []

[|English and American Literature Resources] []

Time Reference @http://www.timeref.com/ Welcome to TIMEREF.COM. Medieval and Middle Ages History Timelines for kids and adults. Explore the history of the Medieval period from the time of Alfred the Great through the Norman Conquest and up to the start of the Tudor Age. Detailed Timelines contain events for years between 800 and 1547. Maps show the locations of castles, abbeys and cathedrals in England, Scotland and Wales. Every person and building on this site has a timeline and links to related subjects. (This site was last updated on 04 Jan 2011).

[|Eighteenth-Century Resources -- Literature] []

[|Doucette Index] [] Provides access to books and websites that contain useful teaching suggestions related to books for children and young adults, and the creators of those books.

Magna Carta @http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/magnacarta.html Contains a complete translation of the document. Presents some interesting reading.

[|British Literature through Time] []

[|BRITISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE 1800-1899] [] A web guide to 19th century British and American literature

[|Romantic and Victorian] []

[|Romanticism] []

[|British Romanticism] [|http://encyclopedia.lockergnome.com/s/b/Romanticism#British_Romanticism] folklore Samuel Palmer, William Blake (painting, engraving, poetry), Lord Byron (poetry), Samuel Taylor Coleridge, poetry, philosophy, criticism, John Constable (painting), John Keats (poetry), Charles Lamb (poetry, essays), James Macpherson (poetry), Sir Walter Scott (poetry and historical novels), Percy Bysshe Shelley (poetry), Robert Southey (poetry, biography), Joseph Mallord William Turner (painting), William Wordsworth (poetry)

[|Romanticism]: Years: 1798 – 1832 [|http://www.studyguide.org/brit_lit_timeline.htm#Romanticism]

Creative Writing
CIA Factbook
 * The World Factbook** provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. Our Reference tab includes: maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, a World Oceans map, and a Standard Time Zones of the World map.

Country Reports CountryReports provides over 35,000 pages of online content on the cultures and countries of the world. With unique content from around the world, our members rely on us to keep our database concise and current.


 * Culture Grams** are available in the Media Center. **//Please ask the Media Center Specialist for access.//** This resource will give you access to information about the country's background including land and climate, history; the coountry's populace including population, language, religion, general attitudes, personal appearance; customs and courtesies including greetings, gestures, visiting, and eating, lifestyle including family, dating and marriage, diet, recreation, the arts, holidays, commerce; and finally the social structure of the country including government, economy, transportation and communications, education, and health.