Read Across America

Friday, March 2nd is Read Across America Day. In honor of this event, Mrs. Redzinak's students will be conducting a school-wide survey. What was your favorite Dr. Seuss book growing up? Stop into the library to vote. All participants will receive a bookmark and a raffle ticket for a $20 Barnes and Noble card.

2/23 Buonomo: Author Study part 2

Mrs. Buonomo's classes:

Here's part 2 of the Author study links. In the previous post you'll find general author sites. Below is a list of author sites, organized by last name:

Laurie Halse Anderson:

http://madwomanintheforest.com/

Avi:

http://www.avi-writer.com/

Judy Blume’s Official site:

http://www.judyblume.com/

Caroline B. Cooney:

http://www.carolinebcooneybooks.com/

Caroline B. Cooney Interview:

http://www.cmlibrary.org/readers_club/meetAuthor.asp?author=111

Robert Cormier (from Barnes and Noble)

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/writers/writer.asp?z=y&cid=885746

Lois Duncan:

http://loisduncan.arquettes.com/

S.E. Hinton:

http://www.sehinton.com/

S.E. Hinton- Vanity Fair Article:

http://www.sehinton.com/

Stephen King:

http://www.stephenking.com/index.html

Gordon Korman biography:

http://www.gordonkorman.com/biograph.htm

Jack London:

http://london.sonoma.edu/

Lois Lowry:

http://www.loislowry.com/

Lois Lowry- Interview from Writer Unboxed:

http://writerunboxed.com/2007/04/20/interview-lois-lowry-part-1/

Mike Lupica:

http://www.mikelupicabooks.com/index.html

Sarah Dessen:

http://sarahdessen.com/

Jack London:

http://london.sonoma.edu/

Walter Dean Myers:

http://www.walterdeanmyers.net/

Walter Dean Myers (from Houghton Mifflin):

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/mtai/wdmyers.html

James Patterson:

http://www.jamespatterson.com/

Katherine Paterson:

http://www.terabithia.com/about.html

Katherine Paterson NCBLA page:

http://www.thencbla.org/biopages/biopaterson.html

Gary Paulsen:

http://www.randomhouse.com/features/garypaulsen/about.html

Jordan Sonnenblick:

http://www.jordansonnenblick.com/

Jordan Sonnenblick: Scholastic

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/jordan-sonnenblick

Jerry Spinelli:

http://www.jerryspinelli.com/newbery_002.htm

Jerry Spinelli: Washington Post article:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/06/AR2008060601257.html

Q&A with Jerry Spinelli:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06255/720954-369.stm

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Hi Mrs. Buonomo's classes,

Here are general links for your author study. In the next post, you will find links to specific authors' sites. Please remember that we will NOT be counting Wikipedia, Wikianswers, Yahoo Answers, etc. as a source.

American Library Association: Awards Lists

http://ala.org/ala/awardsgrants/index.cfm

Book Browse: Author biographies:

http://www.bookbrowse.com/authors/allauthors/

Books for Boys:

http://us.penguingroup.com/static/packages/us/yreaders/books4boys/author.php

Children’s Authors and Illustrators on the Web:

http://people.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html

Scholastic Author Spotlight:

http://www.scholastic.com/kids/stacks/authors/all.htm

2/13 Nilsen (research)

Hi Mrs. Nilsen's classes,
Today we reviewed how to access and use the Points of View database. This is a GREAT resource- you should be able to find all of your articles in POV. As for websites, please start with the links below as they have been pre-approved. If you need to branch out and find other websites, please keep in mind that you WILL NOT be able to use Wikipedia as a source.

Middle School Debate topics: Research resources

http://www.middleschooldebate.com/topics/topicresearch.htm

Social Issues:

http://www.multcolib.org/homework/sochc.htm

Controversial Issue Starter links:

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/persuasion/issues.html

Headliners: Student news stories:

http://www.headliners.org/storylibrary

Kids.gov (look under grades 6-8)

http://www.kids.gov/

Hot Topics:

http://library.sau.edu/bestinfo/Hot/hotindex.htm

Searchable newspaper articles:

http://headlinespot.com/cool/newssearch/#newspapers

Debatepedia:

http://debatepedia.idebate.org/en/index.php/Welcome_to_Debatepedia%21

Teen Health and the Media:

http://depts.washington.edu/thmedia/

Food Insight: hot topics in food and nutrition

http://www.foodinsight.org/healthy-eating.aspx

2/8: Monro, Evaluating Websites

Hi Mrs. Monro's classes,

Today we took a closer look at how to examine websites. Here are the links you will need for your partner activity:






#1 Airport Security: http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0311600/Before911Page.htm

#2 Women and AIDS: http://www.ithaca.edu/library/research/AIDSFACTS.htm

#3 Hazardous Chemicals: http://www.mcwhortle.com/

#4: Christopher Columbus: http://allaboutexplorers.com/
Click on Explorers A-Z and then Christopher Columbus.

#5: The Holocaust: http://www.ibiblio.org/team/history/controversy/abutz/intro.html

2/6- Monro, Research papers

Hi Mrs. Monro's classes,

Below are some website links for you to begin your research. We will be discussing how to evaluate websites that you find on your own later in the week, so stick with these for today. If you need to branch out and find other websites, please keep in mind that you WILL NOT be able to use Wikipedia as a source.

Middle School Debate topics: Research resources

http://www.middleschooldebate.com/topics/topicresearch.htm

Social Issues:

http://www.multcolib.org/homework/sochc.htm

Controversial Issue Starter links:

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/persuasion/issues.html

Headliners: Student news stories:

http://www.headliners.org/storylibrary

Kids.gov (look under grades 6-8)

http://www.kids.gov/

Hot Topics:

http://library.sau.edu/bestinfo/Hot/hotindex.htm

Searchable newspaper articles:

http://headlinespot.com/cool/newssearch/#newspapers

Debatepedia:

http://debatepedia.idebate.org/en/index.php/Welcome_to_Debatepedia%21

Teen Health and the Media:

http://depts.washington.edu/thmedia/

Food Insight: hot topics in food and nutrition

http://www.foodinsight.org/healthy-eating.aspx