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Endangered Animals Research

Endangered Animals Research

District Database
Amazing Animals
http://www.fws.gov/endangered/

Power Knowledge Life Science
http://www.pklifescience.com/subject/34

US Fish and Wildlife Series
http://www.fws.gov/endangered/


Paraphrase Activities
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/619/01/


Citing Sources:

MLA Citation Overview
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/11/

Son of Citation Machine
http://citationmachine.net/index2.php

Databases for  Research! (The resources match the three topic choices.)

Option 1 Resources

 http://rome.mrdonn.org/achievements.html
 http://www.buzzle.com/articles/ancient-roman-achievements.html
 http://www.roman-empire.net/children/achieve.html
 History Reference Center (SCSD Library Database under Social Studies) http://www.syracusecityschools.com/librarylinks/home.html
 History.com
 SCSD Library Links Database http://www.syracusecityschools.com/librarylinks/home.htmlOption 2 Resources

 Excerpts from John Wilkes Booth's diary, where the infamous assassin (and professional actor) paints himself as an American hero and compares himself to Brutus after shooting President Abraham Lincoln.http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/lincolnconspiracy/boothdiary.html

 Assassinations and Attempts in the U.S. Since 1865  http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0194022.html
 Assassinations and Attempts  http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h3697.html
 Britannica Annals of American History SCSD Library Database under Social Studies) http://america.eb.com/

 ABC CLIO Database (SCSD Library Database under Social Studies) http://databases.abc-clio.com/Multi/?webSiteCode=SLN_DB&returnToPage=%2fMulti%2f&token=9D51E907852B71F58AE613C71AE507DD&casError=False
 History Reference Center (SCSD Library Database under Social Studies) http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/search/basic?sid=508d77e1-204b-47ee-b391-5fd18b6b69c9%40sessionmgr110&vid=1&hid=125
 History.com
 SCSD Library Links Database http://www.syracusecityschools.com/librarylinks/home.html

Option 3 Resources

 ABC’s Twelve Worst Betrayers http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=79400&page=1&singlePage=true#.UWwM2dnXoa8
 Debate – Is Patriotism Justified http://www.debate.org/debates/Patriotism-is-Justifiable/1/
 American Brutus – The Lone Gunman http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/19/books/review/19WINIKL.html?_r=1&
 Book Discussion – C-SPAN – American Brutus http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/180092-1
 10 Notable Traitors in History  http://listverse.com/2012/06/19/10-notable-traitors-in-history/
 Is Our Patriotism Moral? http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/03/is-our-patriotism-moral/
 Britannica Annals of American History (SCSD Library Database under Social Studies) http://america.eb.com/

New Books in the LMC

Listed below are book trailers on our new books and series we received this month in the LMC.  Make sure you come and check them out!

 The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore

Crossed by Allie Condie

Reached by Allie Condie

iboy by Kevin Brooks