Mrs. Matheny's Humanities Home Page

Mrs. Matheny's Humanities Home Page

Homework

Outside Reading

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Internet Sites

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Curriculum: LA/SS

BLMS Homepage

Educational Links

Here are some websites that I frequently use that may be of assistance to you.

Novel/Short Story Links:

• Most Dangerous Game: http://www.classicreader.com/book/1317/1/

• Scarlet Ibis: http://209.184.141.5/westwood/academ/depts/dpteng/L-Coker/VirtualEnglish/Englsih%20I/English%20Ia/scarlet_ibis.htm

• Unabridged The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Audio Chapter Recordings: http://librivox.org/tom-sawyer-by-mark-twain/

• Unabridged The Adventures of Tom Sawyer online: http://www.literature.org/authors/twain-mark/the-adventures-of-tom-sawyer/

Vocabulary Links:

• www.m-w.com
• www.dictionary.com

Citation Links: (MLA Citation Style)

• www.citationmachine.net
• www.easybib.com

Election 2008 Links:

• Political Fact Checking Website: http://www.factcheck.org/askarchive/
• Barack Obama's campaign website: www.barackobama.com
• John McCain's campaign website: www.johnmccain.com
• The Republican Party's website: http://www.rnc.org/
• The Democratic Party's website: http://www.democrats.org/
•  Electoral College Votes, now and throughout history: http://www.270towin.com/
•  Candidates' Positions on Issues: http://jeremysarber.com/feature/obama-versus-mccain.html
•  https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2123.html

• http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_election.ph

• Washington State Legislature Student Page: http://www.leg.wa.gov/legislature/StudentsPage/

• Online issues quiz: http://www.votebyissue.org/election2008/

Curriculum/WASL Review Links:

• http://www.k12.wa.us/assessment/WASL/ReadingAssessment.aspx (secondary WASL Reading resources)
• http://www.k12.wa.us/assessment/WASL/SocialStudies/default.aspx (Social Studies CBA [Classroom Based Assessment] resources)
• http://www.k12.wa.us/CurriculumInstruct/default.aspx (State Essential Academic Learning Requirements[EALRs] and Grade Level Expectations [GLEs], or what your student should be able to know and do by grade level.)

Economics Links:

• http://www.measuringworth.com/ppowerus/ (To determine the value of an amount of a US dollar in a particular year compared to another year)
• http://www.measuringworth.com/ppoweruk/ (To determine the value of an amount of a British Pound in a particular year compared to another year)