Resources

Use this page to find and add cool links.

Wordle - create art out of your vocabulary words. Vocabulary - practice vocabulary for your grade level. [|vocab tests online]- online vocab practice and tests for any grade level; includes SAT prep and AP vocabulary @http://www.brainyflix.com/ Visit Brainyflix to win itunes gifts!! Have fun learning new SAT vocabulary. A great place to learn and share your knowledge! Flashcards - this is just one of the sites you can use to make flashcards. Search for the ones I created for your class (I give you the name on your page). Kids'Zone - This site seems to be designed for younger students but it has a nifty graph-maker tool and other resources. [|StudyIsland] - This site has practice questions for the Keystone Literature exams. Use your last name and first initial @nsd and then the password you selected to login. Scoring Prompts - practice scoring writing prompts Mywebspiration - Just like the Inspiration program on our laptops, this site allows you to access the same technology at home. You can download your finished product into the existing Inspiration program at school. MixBook - Create your own photo albums and projects then buy a copy. Kerpoof - a moviemaking website with animation American Folklore - a collection of US folk stories to use with the Romantic period assignment Compendium of Lost Words - a collection of superior words from The Phrontistery Commonly Confused Words - a collection of words often used incorrectly. This site also includes practice exercises! [|Spelling Bee]- an interactive site that tests spelling [|Science Terms]you should know! - use this to review for the science PSSA [|Bless this Chick] - create your own avatar for websites [|Fallacious Argument]s - a list of fallacies and examples [|PowToon]- animation software

Research Links Research steps - useful steps and tips for the research process [|Idea Generator] - Old Dominion University's list of subtopics to help you brainstorm [|Identifying credible sources and avoiding the big P] - from the University of Maine Research OWL - Purdue's tips for the new MLA update Google Scholar - this branch of the popular Google search engine finds articles and relevant links that you can actually use! [|EasyBib] - a bibliography generator. You supply the data and this site will format it using the new MLA, APA, or Chicago style. [|In-text MLA documentation guidelines]- a quick-guide from Penn State's library. Appears in PDF format for easy downloads. [|More In-text documentation guidelines] - this is the one we looked at in class. Even More In-text documentation guidelines - this works well for analysis papers too. From Columbia College of Missouri. [|Writing Numbers in MLA] - a resource from Purdue's OWL online writing center Rationcination - [|Thesis Generator] - this is a bit simplistic, but it will help you get started [|Thesis statement help] - some samples and helpful hint [|Thesis Statement examples] - easy to follow



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General Writing Resources

[|Formal Tone] [|Formal Tone] - PDF from Temple

Helpful sites for writing a literary analysis paper:

[|Writing Center of Northeast Alabama Community College] [|Bucks County Community College] [|The Owl at Purdue] [|University of North Caroline Writing Center] PDF from RBHS - this document contains samples and step-by-step directions all in an easy format

[|SOAPSTone Text Analysis] - use when analyzing non-fiction texts

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[|Poetry Out Loud] Poets.org Poetry Foundation Poetry Archive Poetry Analysis directions [|Analysis PDF guide] [|Purdue's OWL online poetry guide] [|Looking at a poem (Mississippi State)] [|More Analysis Paper help]
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Do Not Go Gentle - Dylan Thomas All the World's A Stage (from Ase You Like It) - William Shakespeare The Kraken - Alfred Tennyson Theme for English B - Langston Hughes O Captain! My Captain! - Walt Whitman For Whom the Bell Tolls - John Donne
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American Dream Project Resources

America in Class - [|__http://americainclass.org/__]  - primary source and secondary sources for am history Transcendentalism Resources [|Puritan Resource] Revolutionary Resources - Primary Revolutionary Resources - Secondary Animaker - [|__http://www.animaker.com/__] - make animated videos with drag and drop PowToon - [|__http://www.powtoon.com/__] - make animated videos in paper slides style (&others) Piktochart - [|__http://piktochart.com/__] creating professional info graphic [|infrogr.am] - [|__https://infogr.am/__] - info graphic creating tools Canva - [|__https://www.canva.com/__] - tool for creating headers or posters emaze - [|__http://www.emaze.com/__] - online presentation creator like prezi uses html 5 Sway - [|__https://sway.com/__] - web app for creating presentations in a new way can import from power point Story Bird - [|__https://storybird.com/__] - digital story-making StoryBoard That - [|__https://www.storyboardthat.com__] - drag and drop story board free 2 per week Pathbright - [|__https://pathbrite.com/__] - create digital portfolios of work to showcase in various situations. WeVideo - [|__https://www.wevideo.com/__] - like iMovie has apps. Story board or time line can work in cloud CuePrompter - [|__http://www.cueprompter.com/__] - teleprompter on your computer screen Quiettube - [|__http://quietube.com/__] - get all the distractions of YouTube Tube Chop - [|__http://www.tubechop.com/__] - to chop up videos Video Notes - [|__http://www.videonot.es/__] - all notes you type are synced with the video and time tag Vizia - [|__https://vizia.co/__] - video-based quizzes using multiple choice, short answer, or poll questions ThingLink - [|__https://www.thinglink.com/__] - making images and videos interactive and add more information ClassTools - [|__http://www.classtools.net/__] - quick game, quiz, activity and diagram (& more) creation Triventy - [|__http://www.triventy.com/__]  - collaboratively create review quizzes and games

Study References

[|The Cornell Note Taking System] - by the University of Florida