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The OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Perdue University: From focusing a research topic to writing a thesis to inserting parenthetical citations, this Web site contains a great deal of information to help a student write a quality paper.
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American Library Association List of the Best FREE Reference Websites 1999-2006 is a great place to start if you're not getting very far with Google. |
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Can't find the owner of the Web site for your Works Cited? You can look it up with EasyWho?s.com. Just type in the highest level of the URL (so there's nothing after .com, .edu, .net, etc.) and click next. Amazingly helpful! |
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The Encyclopedia of Life is an attempt to provide primary information on all of the nearly 2 million known species on Earth. |
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Find peer reviewed online teaching and learning materials. Students can search here directly. Teachers should choose "Home" and find the most relevant area for their needs. |
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Find general quick-reference research tools here. |
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Access a number of other databases available to Maryland Public School students here. |
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As a WLHS Media Specialist said, Shmoop "completely makes Sparknotes obsolete and is educationally focused. Students can cite the page and read "about us" for who provides the content." |
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Can't remember a grammar rule? Try using Bartleby.com to search for your problem (i.e. "comma") in Strunk's Elements of Style. |
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Scitable, a new, free science resource, is an online encyclopedia focusing on genetics and comes recommended through HCPSS curriculum coordinators. |
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"HPOL is a searchable multimedia database documenting and delivering authoritative audio relevant to American history and politics." You can find speeches relevant to 20th Century American History. An example of how to cite a speech or conversation from this site:
Roosevelt, Franklin. "Fireside Chat on Reorganization of the Judiciary." 9 March 1937. History and Politics Out Loud. Ed. Jerry Goldman. 30 Sept. 1999. Northwestern University.
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