Resources
General
Children, Families & Learning The official state department of education pages.
MLA Style Citing sources of on-line materials in documents
Agriculture Alpaca, a natural elegance, a sustainable luxury. Articles and facts about alpacas and their role in sustainable, valued added agriculture
Agriculture Alpacas, a sustainable alternative for small scale agriculture
Agriculture Alpacas, a sustainable alternative for small scale agriculture
All Areas Plum Creek Library Info and Catelog
Language Arts A great site for basic grammar exercises--interactive!
Language Arts A nice hypermarked essay on Mccarthyism
Language Arts Audio renditions of Jonathan Edwards, not very dramatically read.
Language Arts A nice definition of Puritanism, with connections to further information.
Language Arts Verb form quiz
Language Arts "To be" grammar quiz
Language Arts Jim Crow laws by state
Language Arts VideoMaker magazine. Articles, consumer reports on video production
Language Arts An on-line video course divided into modules with little quizzes and everything. Very nice.
Language Arts Video instructions on how to fold the Flexdrop green screen, impossible to do without directions.
Language Arts A discussion of Shakespeare's language
Language Arts The Journal War, Literature, and the Arts
Language Arts A concise description of how to quote others' work.
Language Arts A great ESL oriented grammar site. Check out the verb use quizzes.
Language Arts Lincoln's Gettysburg Address drafts
Language Arts Apostrophe exercises
Language Arts American Cinematographer Magazine
Language Arts Lincoln's collected works plus related documents
Language Arts Reading activity types.
Language Arts Intro screen for desktop publishing elements exercises.
Language Arts A nice Twain site with a detailed timeline.
Language Arts Paper topics for Lord of the Flies
Language Arts A teacher's source for writing instruction, it's also a good site for students--explanations and examples of good writing traits.
Language Arts Information on quoting sources.
Language Arts Information on quoting sources..
Language Arts Library of Congress Depression images--See Shafter or Sharecropper.
Language Arts A great site for all things Language Arts; check out the grammar exercises!
Language Arts This is a good site for Final Cut Pro info. There are also discussion areas.
Language Arts A resource for Shakespeare with some links to criticism.
Language Arts Projects related to Mark Twain and his works.
Language Arts The Complete Works of Shakespeare, with a search feature.
Language Arts A Shakespeare Concordance
Language Arts A great source for material on "The Grapes of Wrath", including an essay and original music.
Language Arts The stories of Saki (Hector Hugh Munro)
Language Arts An interactive Salem Witchcraft game. Nice intro to The Crucible.
Language Arts A nice selection of essays on Chaucer and the Canterbury Tales.
Language Arts Library of Congress Depression images--See Shafter or Sharecropper.
Language Arts Great Depression era photos by great Depression era photographer Dorothea Lange.
Mathematics A practice test for the Minnesota Basic Skills test in Mathematics.
Mathematics A serices of practice tests for the Minnesota State Basic Standards Test in Mathematics
Media This site is designed to list various books for teens to read. Site is the American Library Association
Music Production Lots of info & tools for beginning and experienced songwriters
Music Production Ideas for songwriting inspiration and tips
Psychology Various "brain games" from the BBC
Social Studies This site gives a list of many websites about child abuse around the world, in particular, sites that address the issue of children being used as soldiers.
Social Studies A website showing photos of Lewis W. Hine. He took pictures of working children in the early 1900s. This site will open students' eyes to the usage of child labor in America around the turn of the 20th century.