Project Resources

 

Mr. Rickert
Japanese Cultural Studies

Databases
- Grolier (Enter username and password and click on "Advanced Search")

- EBSCO Host (Search either MasterFile Select, Topic Source, or Funk & Wagnalls)

- Gale Infotrac (Search all available news sources)



Mrs. Buff/Mrs. Hensgen
African American Author Studies

Maya Angelou
- http://www.mayaangelou.com/
- http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/87
- http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/ang0bio-1

James Berry
- http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/singlePoet.do?poetId=117
- http://www.jubileebooks.co.uk/jubilee/magazine/authors/james_berry/james_berry_profile.asp

Gwendolyn Brooks
- http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/165
- http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/brooks_g.htm
- http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poet.html?id=843

Langston Hughes
- http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/83
- http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa/hughes
- http://www.kansasheritage.org/crossingboundaries/page6e1.html

Alice Walker
- http://aalbc.com/authors/alice.htm
- http://voices.cla.umn.edu/vg/Bios/entries/walker_alice.html

Mrs. VonDell
Government Project

Teen Health
Global Warming
Waste Water
Oil Spills
America's Wetlands
Climate Change
Governmental Corruption
Political Corruption
Fuel Efficiency
World Hunger Map
World Food Program
U.S. Immigration Studies


Mrs. Culliton - 12th grade Public Speaking
Research Project

Option #1 - Below are a selection of websites chosen for your topics.
- Underage Drinking: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
- Date Rape: RAINN (Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network)
- Illegal Drug Use: NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse) for Teens
- Eating Disorders: NEDA (National Eating Disorders Association)
- Violence in the Media: America Academy of Pediatrics
- Homosexuality: APA (American Psychiatric Association) Online
- Teen Depression and Suicide: Teen Growth
- Teen Smoking: American Lung Association
- Child Abuse: Tennyson Center for Children
- School Violence: National Youth Violence Prevention

Option #2 - Search the Internet using a subject search engine.
- Librarian's Index to the Internet: http://lii.org


Ms. Downs - 7th and 8th grade Music
Composers Project

Arts Alive - Select the composer you would like to learn more about. As you read along find yourself transported to another country and another time!
The Classical Music Pages - "This web site provides you almost everything you need concerning classical music--its history, biographical information about composers (with portraits and short sound examples), explanations of the various musical forms....It is designed to be of use for everyone from 'beginners' to the music professional...."
The Mozart Project - Contains a biography of Mozart, a list of compositions, a bibliography, and links to related resources.
Symphony: An Interactive Guide - Contains biographies of composers, information on musical instruments of the orchestra, and a guide to the "musical structures that bind together a great symphony."


Ms. Rinaldi - 7th grade Home and Careers
Broken Refrigerator Project


Day 2 (Friday, December 14th): Shop!  Use any of the websites below or any others that you find.

- Sear's
- Lowe's
- Best Buy
- The Home Depot
- Comparison shop at MySimon

Step 2: Submit your group's proposal to Ms. Rinaldi