The root word for the week of February 28
SARAH DELANEY
Welcome to 8th Grade Language Arts! Use this page to look up homework and
helpful links.
Aries, the online gradebook
click here for information and passwords
Persuasive Research:
*Physician-Assisted Suicide
These sites cover both sides:
http://euthanasia.procon.org/
http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_details.php?topicID=55
*Death Penalty
These sites cover both sides:
http://deathpenalty.procon.org/
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/home
a fact sheet for this issue: http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/documents/FactSheet.pdf
*Animal Testing
These sites cover both sides:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/animals/using/experiments_1.shtml
http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_details.php?topicID=7
A college group for animal testing:
http://speakingofresearch.com/
PETA: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, very much against animal
testing:
http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-experimentation/default.aspx
*School Uniforms
These sites cover both sides:
http://debatepedia.idebate.org/en/index.php/Debate:_School_uniform
http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_details.php?topicID=59
http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_details.php?topicID=497
Reading and Finding a Book
Culver City Julian Dixion Library
Search our city libraries card catalog.
You can even place a book on hold, and renew online (this may require a code from
the library).
Teens Read Too
This is a great website for young adult literature. Use this to help you find books
you might like to read.
Amazon has a great tool for helping you find your next book.
Here are the steps:
1. Type in a title you enjoyed reading
2. Click on that book (if the page doesn't load)
3. Scroll down to "Frequently Bought Together" and "Customers Who Bought This
Item Also Bought"
4. Follow those links, read reviews, and you may find yourself a new book!
Reference
dictionary.com
Better than our classroom dictionaries and it includes etymology
The Light in the Forest
Lenni Lenape history and culture
Lenni Lenape history and culture as told by the Lenni Lenape themselves.
See talking dictionary, walking papers, and frequently asked questions.
Farewell to Manzanar
This site offers timelines, maps, and one family's story
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Photographs of Manzanar by Ansel Adams', one of the greatest American
photographers Be sure the click category at top to see more images
One artists work focused on life in the camps. click to enter the site and click 'next'
until you view the art.
Children of the River
A timeline explaining the rise and fall of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia
Brief article explaining history of Khmer Rouge
Cambodian refugee rapper in Long Beach tells his story listen to news story at top or watch youtube clip.
Photography of the Khmer Rouge taking over the capital, also includes survival
stories.
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