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Visit one of these two sites to create electronically a list of works cited. It is a free service that will format everything for you, but you must create an account and then log in so you can save your works cited page. http://www.easybib.com/#sourceList http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/index.php

Ms. Geddes, Architecture, fall 2009

valleyreads — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:19:39 +0000

Librariana’s Internet Index directory about architecture http://www.lii.org/pub/topic/architecture This site is a directory of websites approved by smart librarians so you KNOW it’s good!

Wikipedia. Follow the embedded links in the articles. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle

Architecture Week Great Buildings. http://www.greatbuildings.com/

Yahoo directory. Try the link to buildings and structures. http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/design_arts/architecture/

All about castles. http://history.howstuffworks.com/middle-ages/castle4.htm and http://www.castles.org/

Castle terminology. Click on the link to see examples. http://www.castlewales.com/casterms.html

April’s Featured Titles

valleyreads — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:07:29 +0000

Swing into baseball fever. Shoeless Joe by W .P. Kinsella
An Iowa farmer builds a baseball stadium in his cornfield, hoping his hero, Shoeless Joe Jackson, will play in it.

Chicks with Sticks by Elizabeth Lenhard
Four teenage girls from very different social cliques at their progressive Chicago high school become friends after forming a knitting club.

The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart
Ruby Oliver, a moderately popular fifteen-year-old who has suddenly become a social pariah, begins seeing a psychiatrist and makes a list of all her past boyfriends in an attempt to understand where her life went wrong.

National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds
Provides identification information and color photographs of 544 birds of western North America.

Mrs. Champion, Civil Rights, March ‘09

valleyreads — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:49:45 +0000

Civil Rights Timeline, from infoplease

Civil Rights Movement, from wikipedia
scroll past the information about Northern Ireland and Canada and look specifically for the US, where you will see links for various aspects

African American Civil Rights, from wikipedia

Civil Rights Leaders, from thinkquest

USA History: Civil Rights
scroll down until you see the Campaigners 1900-2000

Featured Titles, March 2009

valleyreads — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 23:05:03 +0000

Emako Blue by Brenda Woods
Monterey, Savannah, Jamal, and Eddie have never had much to do with each other until Emako Blue shows up at chorus practice, but just as the lives of the five Los Angeles high school students become intertwined, tragedy tears them apart.

How I Created my Perfect Prom Date by Todd Strasser
When Brad asks someone else to the senior prom, Nicole resorts to a desperate measure–she decides to make her next-door neighbor over into a dream date.

Black and White by Paul Volponi
Two star high school basketball players, one black and one white, experience the justice system differently after committing a crime together and getting caught.

Book of Firsts by James Buckley, Jr.
Presents a listing of more than one thousand famous “firsts,” from the first dental filling to the first E-mail message.

Mrs. Champion, Cold War, spring 2009

valleyreads — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:14:14 +0000

Use the subscription database. The user name is CA1032 and the password is vikings, then you must click on the orange box for SIRS products. Once there, search “cold war”. You’ll get 458 great results. http://www.proquestk12.com/

An overview of the cold war http://history1900s.about.com/cs/coldwaroverview/

Another http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/ColdWar.htm

One more http://www.coldwar.org/articles/40s/index.asp

And don’t forget the obvious: search for your indivdual person or event

Mrs. Champion, the 50’s, spring ‘09

valleyreads — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:26:05 +0000

http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade50.html

http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1950s.html

http://www.chiff.com/pop-culture/1950s.htm

http://www.answers.com/topic/1950s-1

And last but not least, try the SIRS database. Click on this link, type the user name CA1032 and the password vikings, then click on the orange SIRS products box. Search 1950’s, and then look at the many choices of people and topics within the list of results.

Mrs. Champion, World War II Timeline, spring 09

valleyreads — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:25:09 +0000

Checkout the electronic database. The user name is CA1032 and the password is vikings. Click on the orange SIRS products box to access it.

Would you like to use an electronic encyclopedia? The user name is valley11 and the password is vikings.

Below are some websites I found that may, or may not, be helpful to you. They will not have every event on Mrs. Champion’s assignment, but they may have the one you are researching.

World War II Timeline

Photos of World War II from the National Archives

The History Place

About.com

Don’t overlook the obvious pathway to finding a website by typing your event into Google. Then you must take the time to evaluate whether you have found a good website. Ask yourself if it is reliable, unbiased, informative and accurate. Is the author an expert on this subject? (yes to all of these means good). Are there ads or errors, or is it trying to sway your opinion? (yes means bad) You may need to look at more than one to compare the quality of the information you find.

And one more option… follow this link to the Yahoo Directory of websites about WWII. Other folks find websites and add ones they judge to be good to the list. Is there something there for you?

December’s Featured Titles

valleyreads — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:00:34 +0000

Any book by Michael Crichton.
He died in November and reading a book he wrote would be a fitting tribute.

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
Tally is faced with a difficult choice when her new friend Shay decides to risk life on the outside rather than submit to the forced operation that turns sixteen year old girls into gorgeous beauties, and realizes that there is a whole new side to the pretty world that she doesn’t like.

Mob Princess by Todd Strasser
High school junior Kate Blessing is part of a mob family; but when her mother gets fed up with Bobby’s cheating and moves out, it is Kate who steps up to help run the “family business.”

The Christmas Almanack by Berard and Patricia del Re
A collection of miscellaneous facts and information about Christmas. Includes Christmas customs, stories, music, and recipes, among other things.