Periodic Table
Dewey Decimal Numbers: 540 | 546
Chemical Elements- each element is described using great visuals
Facts on File Science Database- instructions for locating information on elements
Lenntech Periodic Table- lists the history of each element, properties, health & environmental effects and can be viewed in English, Spanish, Dutch, French or German! (set from their home page)
Los Alamos National Laboratory's Periodic Table- very colorful site describes the history, sources, properties & uses
The Visual Elements Periodic Table- run your mouse over each picture and you get a description of each element; Adobe Acrobat is needed to view file downloads
Web Elements- contains history & basic information
Plagiarism
Dewey Decimal Number: 808
Acknowledging Sources-from the University of Texas at Arlington; charts and diagrams included
Avoiding Plagiarism- from the Purdue Online Writing Lab; very good site gives an overview on plagiarism, with information on paraphrasing and exercises for students.
Citation Machine- create a citation in APA, MLA, Turabian & Chicago; free
EasyBib- creates a citation from the information you input; APA is free, cost for others
Facts About Plagiarism
How to Cite Your Sources- very complete listing
KnightCite- from Calvin College; APA, MLA, & Chicago are all free
MLA Formatting and Style Guide- very complete; shows formatting for all types of sources
Plagiarism Tutorial- information and 2 quizzes to check your knowledge; from the University of Southern Mississippi
Successful vs. Unsuccessful Paraphrasing- many examples are shown to explain the best way to paraphrase a paragraph
Types of Plagiarism- lists six types of plagiarists and five sources cited by still plagiarized types of people
What is Plagiarism?- a video from Rutgers University; explains the seriousness of plagiarism; excellent!!
WriteCheck- submit your paper to see if you plagiarized anything; $$
You Quote It, You Note It- a short slide presentation/quiz to see how much you know about plagiarism
Poetry
Dewey Decimal Number: 800s
30 Days of Poetry
Academy of American Poets
Complete Classics- "10,171 poems from 1,082 classic poets"
Free Verse Poetry
Glossary of Poetic Terms
Handbook of Rhetorical Devices
The Poet's Corner
Poem Hunter- 310,931 poems from 24,752 poets
Poetry 180- a poem for every day of the school year; from the Library of Congress
Poetry Portal
Sonnet Central
Types of Poetry
World of Poetry
Political Cartoons
Dewey Decimal Numbers: 320.97 | 741.5 | can also be in the 900s for history
Cartoon of the Day- from HarpWeek; search by theme: TOPICS, PEOPLE, PLACES; excellent!
Daryl Cagle's Political Cartoonists' Index- huge collection of political cartoons
Historical Political Cartoons- there is a listing here from the Poway Unified School District; warning that you should be warned that several of the words, descriptions, and images in these 19th-century caricatures are considered racially offensive by today’s standards.
Political Cartoons.com-current issues are covered here; large collection
Political Cartoons by Dr. Seuss- covers 1941-1943
The Presidential Elections- political cartoons cover 1860-1912; from HarpWeek
Today's Political Cartoons- from the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists; international, national and local
World War I Gallery
World War II Cartoons- this site covers cultural, economic, political, military from 1941-1945
World War II Cartoons- teacher Mrs. Oz created this page with links that cover cartoons in print and film
Political Corruption
Dewey Decimal Numbers: 172 (Political Ethics) | 320.9 (Political situations & conditions)
973.9 (U.S. 1900-) | B (Biography for a specific person)
Bartelby.com- search "political corruption" and you'll get results from all over the world
Choose "Master File Premier" and search "political corruption"
Government Statistics- chart shows corruption by country
Infoplease Encyclopedia
Political Cartoons- democracy and corruption
Political Cartoons from Nixon's Presidency- Watergate
Political Corruption in American History- this timeline covers 1760-2010
Presidential Scandals
Rod Blagjovich- Illinois Governor who was impeached for trying to sell Obama's vacated senate seat
Timeline for Scandals in American History- from Google; covers 1900-2009
Ulysses S. Grant: Savior and Blunderer
Primary Documents and Sources (original documents, manuscripts or records)
African American History- listing of sites including gateways/collections & curriculum
American Memory Map Collections-search for cities/towns, conservation/environment, discovery/exploration & general maps
American Posters of World War I
American Rhetoric- online speech bank
Archives in the Attic- documents from the Great Depression
Archiving Early America- newspapers, maps & writings from 18th century America
The Authentic History Center- artifacts & sounds from American popular culture
The Avalon Project at Yale Law School-documents in law, history & diplomacy
Battle Lines: Letters From America's Wars- thousands of wartime letters, from the Gilder Lehrman Collection
Child Labor in America- covers 1908-1912
Documents for the Study of American History- from 1000-2000, this is a very extensive listing of pdf and audio files
Eurodocs- selected transcriptions, facsimiles & translations
Eyewitness to History- audio clips from people entitled "Voices of the 20th Century"
The Face of Slavery and Other African American Photographs
Historical Recipes of Different Cultures- Antique Roman dishes, Medieval & Anglo Saxon recipes & Medieval European Recipes
History of Ireland- primary documents
History Matters- includes 1,00 primary documents, images & audio interviews
Holocaust Photos- [very graphic]
Letters from an Iowa Soldier in the Civil War- written by Newton Robert Scott
Medieval Sourcebook- full text sources
The National Archives.gov- includes electronic records, maps & aerial images, microfilm, motion picture & sound, photos, posters, pictures & texual/paper records
Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room- from the Library of Congress, this extensive listing includes: historical collections from 19th & 20th century
The 1900's- headlines & audio from 1900-1999
The Oriental Institute- photographic archives includes maps from Egypt, Iran, Iraq & Sudan
Our Documents- 100 milestone documents
The Papers of George Washington- contains documents, articles, maps & images
Photos of the Great Depression- includes dust storms, farms for sale, migrant workers
Popular Songs in American History- from 17th century; this is a huge collection of audio files!
Prints and Photographs Reading Room- from the Library of Congress, these are selected images of Ellis Island & Immigration.
Repositories of Primary Sources- over 5,000 websites are listed here, covering manuscripts, archives, historical photographs & other primary sources. WOW!!
Science Service Historical Image Collection- 20th century scientific research; site claims "the captions were written by Science Service journalists and have been transcribed exactly".
Spy Letters from the American Revolution- from the William L. Clements Library
Talking History- from the University at Albany, this is a site for aural history, including radio shows
The Thomas Jefferson Digital Archive- over 1700 items, (electronic texts, some color manuscript images; 9,000 quotations arranged by theme, date, topic recipient & place of publication
Time and Life Pictures- search by date or use the advanced search
Timeline of Art History- from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Turning the Pages- document include: first atlas of Europe, the oldest printed book, the original Alice's Adventures Underground (Alice in Wonderland) & Mozart's musical diary.
United Nations Treaty Collection
Women's Speeches from Around the World
World War II in Color-site has photos for download
World War II Military Situation Maps- browse the collection by title, subject or date; from the Library of Congress
The Renaissance
Dewey Decimal Number: 945.05
Music & Dance-from Capistrano School; a small site on the Renaissance
Renaissance: The Elizabethan World- includes life at court, heraldry, sumptuary laws, treason trial & links.
WebMuseum, Paris-La Renaissance-covers Italy, Netherlands, Germany & France
Renaissance- interactive guide helps students explore the Renaissance
Renaissance Dress.com- an online catalog for gowns and dresses from the Renaissance era
TeacherOz- very comprehensive site on the Renaissance includes site listings, primary documents & books, timelines, maps, glossaries, architecture/art, music, literature, theatre, dance, religion, reformation,politics, war, scientific revolution. Too much to list here!!
Research
Evaluating Web Sites | Image, Photos, Clip Art |
Primary Source Documents | Research Help | Search Engines
Science Fair Projects
Dewey Decimal Numbers: 500s (Natural Sciences) | 507.8 (Experiments) | 600s (Technology)
All Science Fair Projects- this site boasts that it has "hundreds of science fair projects"; all grade levels
Discovery's Science Fair Central- everything you need to get you started
IPL2 Science Fair Project Guide- step-by-step instructions
The Science Project- ideas for 7th and 8th graders
ScienceBob- this site has loads of "science stuff," and you'll find ideas, videos, research and experiments
Steps of a Science Fair Project- yup, step-by-step
Yahoo! Kids Directory-over 8,000 ideas!!!!!
Shakespeare
Dewey Decimal Number: 822.23
Absolute Shakespeare- plays are listed by comedies, histories & tragedies; find study guides & trivia as well
Click Notes- FAQs about Hamlet, Othello, King Lear & Macbeth
See Ms. Greller for username/pw
Internet Shakespeare Editions-"The aim of the Internet Shakespeare Editions is to make scholarly, fully annotated texts of Shakespeare's plays available in a form native to the medium of the Internet. ... The Library itself will contain fully refereed materials only, and in due course will be the core of the Editions; at present, however, there are no fully developed texts yet available."
Literary Criticism About William Shakespeare- lists critical, biographical & other sites
Go to EBSCO & click on Literary Reference Center
Browse authors
The full HTML text is often available
A Selected Guide to Shakespeare on the Internet- comprehensive listing of Shakespeare resources on the Internet
Shakespeare and His Critics- 17 resources are here, from essays to letters to directories
Shakespeare's Language- online etymology dictionary
Go to EBSCO.net
Choose Student Research Center
Search "Charles Dickens"
Surfing the Bard- the Bard Zones include a discussion section, play listing & fun
WordNet- a lexical database for the English language
Slavery
Dewey Decimal Numbers: 306.3 | 973.049
The African-American: Journey from Slavery to Freedom- from C.W. Post College, this site (although not flashy) has a lot of information on the background, information and personalities related to slavery.
Slavery and the Making of America- from PBS, there are highlights of people from that period in history, a timeline, listen to music the slaves heard, and view primary source documents.
Slavery Image Search- over 1200 images in 18 categories are here
Slavery Museum 4 Teens- set up as a wiki, this is a very comprehensive site on slavery; the curators of the site are teenagers.
The Solar System
Dewey Decimal Number: 523
The Educational Guide to Space & Astronomy-indexes on galaxies, stars, comets, solar system, astronauts & cosmonauts and extra solar planets
The Eight Planets- multimedia tour of the solar system
Solar System Exploration-well laid-out site by NASA, with multimedia & an interactive section
Solar System Simulator-computer graphics allow you to see NASA space missions; sections include earth, the solar system, stars & galaxies & technology
StarDate-each planet is examined in detail
Song Lyrics
Dewey Decimal Numbers: 782.14 | 782.42 | 782.81 | 791.43
A to Z Lyrics Universe
eLyrics- 200,000 lyrics on this site
Google Directory-search by type of music, from the 1960s to reggae
Lyrics.com-they claim to be the largest collection on the web; not sure.....
Lyrics Download- 700,000 lyrics on one of the largest sites on the web
Lyricloop- 300,000 lyrics here
Metro Lyrics- over 450,000 lyrics
Open Directory- search lyrics by style of music
Spanish Art & Customs
Dewey Decimal Numbers: 750 (Paintings & Painters) | 780 (Music)
786/788 (Musical Instruments) | 793.3 (Dance) | 920 (Biography Collections)
921 or B (Individual Biographies)
Sites to use for biographies:
Spanish Artists
Antonio Gaudi | El Greco | Pablo Picasso | Salvador Dali | Diego Velazquez
Bullfighting | Holy Week in Spain | Running of the Bulls | Spanish Dance
Mexican Artists
Diego Rivera | Frida Kahlo
Spanish Artists
Antonio Gaudi
Artworks for Sale-Find works of art, auction results & sale prices of artist Antonio Gaudi at galleries and auctions worldwide.
Biography of Antonio Gaudi- simple few paragraphs
Gaudi: His Life & Works
Mark Hayden's Artchive-nice biography with recommended reading list
View the Architecture of Gaudi
El Greco
Biography-from the Global Gallery
El Greco's Artwork- online gallery
Greco Bio-from the Van Gogh Gallery
Mark Hayden's Artchive-nice biography with recommended reading list
Pablo Picasso
Bio & Timeline-you can also enter Picasso's gallery
Biography-from the Global Gallery
Mark Hayden's Artchive-nice biography with recommended reading list
Picasso Bio- from the Van Gogh Gallery
Salvador Dali
Bio & Timeline- you can also enter Dali's gallery
Biography-from the Global Gallery
Dali Bio-from the Van Gogh Gallery
Mark Hayden's Artchive-nice biography with recommended reading list
Diego Velazquez
Bio- from Web Museum
Diego Velazquez Paintings Gallery
Mark Hayden's Artchive-nice biography with recommended reading list
Mexican Artists
Diego Rivera
Bio & Timeline-you can also enter the gallery of Rivera
Biography-from the Global Gallery; view his works here
Mark Hayden's Artchive-nice biography with recommended reading list
Rivera Bio-from the Van Gogh Gallery
Frida Kahlo
Biography-from the Global Gallery; view her works here
Kahlo Bio-from the Van Gogh Gallery
Mark Hayden's Artchive-nice biography with recommended reading list
Bullfighting
The Art of Bullfighting-history of bullfighting, bullfighting glossary
Bullfighting Pictures- small group or nice photos
Corrida de Toros- list the origins of bullfighting & books on the topic
Matador's Costume- shows many pictures of Spanish matadors
Origins & History of Bullfighting
Photos from the Bullfight, La Corrida- view in small or large format
Understanding Bullfighting-site explains the process step-by-step
Watch a video on bullfighting:
Flamenco Guitar
Famous Flamenco Guitarists- you will find a very long list here; guitarists as well as dancers.
Flamenco, The Heart & Soul of Andalucia- explains flamenco history & importance in Spanish Culture.
Flamenco Music- midi files can be played with Quicktime
Flamenco World-this is a wonderful site which has tons of information on flamenco, from its history to listening & dance guides.
Photos of Flamenco Guitarists
The History of Flamenco-contents includes the modern flamenco guitar & links to flamenco sites.
Spanish Culture & Flamenco
Holy Week in Spain
Holy Week in Seville- includes dates, photos & information
Holy Week Video- lasts 2:55; view below:
Semana Santa, Andalucia- information, sounds & videos to download, using Windows media player.
Seville Online- explains the day-by-day events during Holy Week; also has a few small photos.
Running of the Bulls
Culture in Spain-explains bull running in Spain
In Spain Info- explains the guidelines for the Running of the Bulls, as well as what happens at this event.
Online Lesson from NIE- Newspapers in Education presents an online lesson on the Running of the Bulls. Many links give you a well-rounded view of Pamplona's yearly event.
Running of the Bulls- this site tells about the rules, the route taken during "the run" & tips for running.
Watch a short video of the Running of the Bulls:
Spanish Dance
History of Spanish Dance
Latin American Music & Dance
Mexican Dances
The Mexican Hat Dance
Spain's Culture
Dewey Decimal Number: 946
All About Spain- covers fiestas and folklore, nightlife, food
Culture Briefings- lots of information, including, customs and ways do's and don'ts, the role of women and much more. $$$
Don Quixote- fiestas, painters, artists, recipes, dance and much more; you can view the site in Spanish.
Guide to the Culture of Spain
Knowing Spanish Phrases for Culture and Customs- view a video by teacher Mixitxu Etxeberria, an eHow presenter.
Knowing Spanish Phrases for Culture & Customs -- powered by eHow.com
Spain-info.com
Wedding Customs in Spain
Supreme Court
Dewey Decimal Number: 347.73
FindLaw-links you to the actual decision; the database has cases which date back to 1893
Infoplease Almanac- nice, easy layout, containing a look at the members, Supreme Court facts, milestones in history & notable decisions.
Landmark Supreme Court Cases-very comprehensive site
The Supreme Court: a Journey Through Time- from Court TV; details the old Supreme Court & Senate Chamber, as well as the Supreme Court today.
Supreme Court Historical Society- shows how the court works and how to research the Court.
The United States Supreme Court
Yahoo! Listing of Supreme Court Cases
Taking Photos for the School Newspaper
Dewey Decimal Numbers: 770 | 771
If you own an SLR (single lens reflex) digital camera, you will be able to shoot live action sports. The fast shutter speed will allow you to take photos in the gym or outside and stop the action in its tracks. Most consumers own a point & shoot digital camera. These camera will not be able to stop the action in sports such as football, basketball, volleyball etc.
When you initially set up your camera, set the resolution on the highest setting. (best quality pictures) You will store fewer shots on your card or memory stick, but you will have much greater flexibility later on when you print them.
Here are some great sites to teach you how to take awesome photos:
A Beginner's Guide to Digital Cameras- learn about pixels, aspect ratio, types of graphics formats, memory & digital/optical zooms.
CNET Reviews Point & Shoot Digital Cameras- all within the $100-$200 range
CNET Reviews SLR Digital Cameras- here are the cameras with interchangeable lenses plus a lot more.
HP Learning Center- sign up for free and take all 16 classes if you like; great resource!
Sports Photography Techniques- excellent & complete site with step-by-step information on shooting sports. You can view many sample shots taken for a school newspaper.
Ten Tips for Great Pictures- from Kodak; excellent
How to Take Great Group Photos- 12 excellent tips are listed here with a photo example for each one
Teen Driving
Dewey Decimal Number: 362.29 | 363.12 | 388.30 | 629.28
Danger Signs for Fatigue- lists the warning signs
Ford Driving Skills for Life- sponsored by the Ford Foundation, this site offers one minute videos with tips for better driving.
Laws and Legislation on Driving- from NJteenDriving.com
N.J. Drunk Driving Law- list contains highlights from NJ Statutes 39:4-50
Teens Against Drunk Driving
THINK! A Video About Drinking and Driving
UGotBrains.com- this site is managed by the Brain Injury Association of America and presents the facts about teen driving. There is a video on the dangers of texting while driving, and many graphic photos which show the results of dangerous driving.
Test Preparation
Dewey Decimal Numbers: 373.1 | 378.1
(there are many areas to find study guides; HPSA Mathematics would be found in the 500s,
which is the mathematics section of the library)
AP Exams | HSPA | PSAT | SAT
AP Exams
AP Test Books- choose your subject area and you can purchase a book for that subject.
Cliff Notes- read articles on all AP subject areas, (free) or purchase handbooks.
Collegeboard- practice tips; registration for the AP
Pearson Education- AP Test Workbooks ($$)
Peterson's- practice tests for the AP; $19.95 each
Spark Notes AP Test Center- register for free for the center's "quick reviews of specific subject areas, full course reviews for select subjects, and diagnostic testing with full explanations to help you determine your study needs".
HSPA
HSPA Practice- 6 pages long
Mathematics Assessment Tutorial- from the NJ Department of Education
New Jersey 2010 HSPA Student Preparation Booklet- 39 pages
PSAT
Barron's Test Prep
Collegeboard- practice tips and practice tests
Peterson's Free Practice Test- full-"length test like the real thing"
PSAT Programs and Events- from Kaplan
PSAT Tips and Strategies- from EducationPlanner.org
Study Guide Zone- free practice tests, guide, PSAT flashcards
Test Prep Review- free online practice tests
SAT
Collegeboard- SAT practice; you can also register to take the SAT on this site.
Edufire- flash cards for the SAT; forums, interactive tutoring online ($$)
eHow: How to Study for the SATs- 6 important tips
Kaplan SAT Quizbank- free study materials if you register
Khan Academy- although this YouTube site is blocked at school, you can connect outside the building
Official SAT Study Guide- from Collegboard; purchase price $21.99
PrepMe- SAT prep materials ($$)
The Princeton Review- tutoring, classes, study guides ($$)
SAT Study Tips- from How to Study
Study Guide Zone- study guide, SAT practice questions; free
TestPrepPractice.net- 15 free practice tests
Test Prep Review- free online practice tests
VocabSushi- free site offers "the better way to build your vocabulary".
Tuscany
Dewey Decimal Number: 914.55
Fiesole | Lucca | Montepulciano | Pisa | San Gimignano | Siena | Volterra
Fiesole
Fiesole- culture, food, art & trails
Fiesole- map
Fiesole Timeline- year-by-year with links to many resources
Pictures of Fiesole
Villa Medici at Fiesole- this page is in Italian!
Lucca
All About Lucca
History of Lucca
Italy Guide for Lucca- in Italian
Lucca- map
Lucca Virtual Panoramas
Photos of Lucca
Villas in Lucca
Montepulciano
Brief Guide to Montepulciano
Montepulciano- map
Places to Visit: Montepulciano
Pisa
Around Pisa- virtual tours around Pisa
History and Culture of Pisa
History of Pisa
Italy Guide for Pisa-in Italian
Pisa-map
Pisa Timeline
Pisa Virtual Panoramas
San Gimignano
History, Art & Culture of San Gimignano
Italy Heaven
Pictures of San Gimignano
Siena
Italy Guide Siena-in Italian
Photos of Siena- over 100 photos
Siena- map
Siena: Medieval Tuscany
Siena's Contrada Museums
Virtual Tour of Siena
Volterra
History of Volterra
Volterra- map
Volterra in Tuscany
Volterra Photos
United Nations
Dewey Decimal Number: 341.23
Cyberschoolbus- this is a very kid-friendly site with information about the U.N., U.N. News Centre, daily live and on-demand webcasts of U. N. Meetings & a K-12 listing of U.N. publications.
UNESCO
UNICEF
The United Nations Official Site
United Nations Radio- find press releases, news conferences & streaming audio formats.
The United Nations System of Organizations
United Nations University- this is a "Tokyo-based institution that acts as an international community of scholars, think tank & bridge between the U.N. & the international academic community".
The United States National Commission for UNESCO
Yahoo! Directory: United Nations- lists agencies, departments, permanent missions, programs/funds, regional offices & research/training institutes.
Videos Online
History | News | Science
History
American Presidents- life portraits, biographical facts, presidential places, key events in their presidencies
CNN.com Video Almanac- events listed by decade
Digital History- stories about American History
Ease History- over 400 historical events from 1900-present
The History Channel-great speeches online
The National Archives
News
BBC
CBS News
CNN.com
Euronews
MSNBC
PBS
Science
NASA Multimedia Gallery
NASA TV
NOVA Online-categories include: anthropology, disasters, earth, exploration, health, history, investigations, nature, physics&math, space, tech
PBS Nature Video Database- available in Windows media, Quicktime & RealPlayer
Teachers' Domain Multimedia Resources-earth/space science, engineering, life science & physical science
Women in History
Dewey Decimal Number: B (Biography-individual) | 920 (Biography Collection)
300 Women Who Changed the World- from Encyclopedia Britannica
About.com- comprehensive site lists biographies, issues/events & women's rights
The History of Women- from the University of Washington University Libraries, this site lists load of resources, including the suffrage movement, biographical sites, women writers and much more.
National Women's Hall of Fame
Pathfinder for Women's History- from the National Archives; (government site)very comprehensive resources
The Susan B. Anthony Center for Women's Leadership-suffrage history, biographies, timeline
Time Archives of Women's Rights- Time Magazine covers from 1926-present
Women in World History- biographical listing
Women's History- from the Library of Congress; excellent site.
Women's History in America- presented by the Women's International Center
Women's History Resources- from the Smithsonian Institution
Yahoo! Directory for Women's History- very comprehensive
World Religion
Dewey Decimal Number: 200s
A Bow of the Head- religions of the world
List of Religions- read about each one separately
Religion & the Founding of the American Republic- from the Library of Congress
Religious Movements-covers more than 200 religious groups
Western Religions- from history teacher Mr. Dowling
World Religions
Your Guide to Religions Around the World-from the BBC
World War I
Dewey Decimal Number: 940.3
The First World War.com- excellent navigation on the site contains everything from battlefield tours, photographs, who's who, an encyclopedia & memoirs & diaries. (someone didn't run spellcheck as "encyclopedia" is spelled incorrectly!)
Spartacus Educational 's First World War Index
Trenches on the Web- this is a "Western Front Tourist's Guide",which has loads of information & pictures.
World War I Political Cartoons
Yahoo! Listing for WWI-resources are divided into 14 categories
World War II
Dewey Decimal Number: 940.5
African-Americans in World War II
Normandy 1944- also know as D-Day, this site's details include a photo gallery, interactive charts & maps, combat video & Veterans' oral histories
Remembering Pearl Harbor- from National Geographic
The Second World War Experience Centre- this site from Great Britain contains history, research help & a bulletin board
World War II Commemoration-Grolier Online's site commemorates the 50th anniversary of the end of the war
World War II History Info
World War II in the Pacific-battle photos and information on the U.S. troops in action from 1942-1945
World War II Timeline- photos & text are here
Writing for a School Newspaper
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.066
10 Sources for High School Newspaper Story Ideas
10 Tips for Improving Scholastic Sports Writing
10 Tips for Improving Scholastic Sports Pages
40 Sports Features Idea
50 Places to Shop for Story Ideas
799 Tips Editors Should Know-download pdf file
Ask a Pro About Sports Writing- an interview with journalist Mike Sielski of The Intelligencer in Doylestown, Pa.
Editorial Topics for High School Students- from Buzzle.com
Finding a Voice in Editorial and Opinion Writing
The Hilite- award-winning newspaper from Carmel H.S. (click "our latest issue" to view the newspaper)
How to Write a Column for a School Newspaper- from eHow.com
HS/Teen New Organizations- see what other schools are doing by clicking on your state, then a school's name
J-Jargon- various job titles and journalism terms are listed here
The Lowell on the Web- award-winning high school newspaper
The Postscript- Baltimore's Park School's award-winning newspaper
Richard Roth's 100 Most Common Usage Errors- test your knowledge with this interactive test
Share Your Newspaper Ideas- hundreds of ideas for articles are on this page
Writing Features- from the New York Times Learning Network
Writing Headlines- quizzes give you a chance to practice adding headlines for various news stories
