America's Participation in World War II (Rubinger)

Welcome to the library!!!!

(Noodle Tools Sign-in Page!)

For Japanese Internment & Rosie the Riveter, go to the LAUSD Digital Library, and try these databases:

• Facts on File - American History Online
• ABC-CLIO - American History
• Salem Press History

African Americans:
TuskegeeAirmen.org

Native Americans:

• Excerpted from Army History: The Professional Bulletin of Army History, No. 35 (Fall 1995), pp. 22-27
• National Museum of the American Indian

Women:

• Metropolitan State College of Denver (good statistics here!)
• University of Nevada
• virginia.gov
• This document is an unedited adaptation of a paper orginally written by Dr. Kaylene Hughes, Senior Historian, US Army Missile Command Historical Office

Mexican Americans:
Pomona University
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
National Park Service (.gov!)

StudySpanish.com - Period 5, Señora Lopez

Activities posted on February 17:

• Tener y venir: http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/tenven.htm (review the rules)
• Tener y venir: http://www.studyspanish.com/practice/tenven.htm (quiz)
• Tener y venir: http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/serest2.htm (review the rules)
• Ser y Estar: http://www.studyspanish.com/practice/serest2.htm (quiz)
• Pronouns: http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/subpro.htm (review the rules)
• Pronouns: http://www.studyspanish.com/tests/subpro.htm (quiz)
• Adjectives; http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/adj1.htm (review the rules)
• Adjectives; http://www.studyspanish.com/practice/adj1.htm (quiz)

 

StudySpanish.com Links:

• http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/defart1.htm (review rules)
• http://www.studyspanish.com/practice/defart1.htm (take quiz)
• http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/subpro.htm (review rules)
• http://www.studyspanish.com/practice/subpro.htm (take quiz)
• http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/serest1.htm (review rules)
• http://www.studyspanish.com/practice/serest1.htm (take quiz)
• http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/plnoun.htm (review rules)
• http://www.studyspanish.com/practice/plnoun.htm (take quiz)

Verb Conjugation:
-AR Verbs:  http://www.studyspanish.com/verbs/lessons/justar.htm
-ER Verbs:  http://www.studyspanish.com/verbs/lessons/juster.htm
-IR Verbs:  http://www.studyspanish.com/verbs/lessons/justir.htm

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Traditional Foods from Latin American Countries

Culture Grams  (Click on World Edition)

A dish from each country

Foodbycountry.com

Wikipedia (Look for separate entry for your country.)  Yes, this is one of those times when Wikipedia is a decent resource.  Remember that Wikipedia is good for some assignments, and not for others!

About.com has some good stuff, if you look up individual countries.


Countries:
Chile
Dominican Republic


IF you have your public library card, you can type in the number to access this $$$$$ database:
Latino Experience datatbase

The Great Depression & The New Deal

Books:
Search for books in Destiny, our online library catalogue, or check the books on the table next to the computers.

Databases:
Go to the LAUSD Digital Library.
From there, search the following databases:

• Facts on File 
• ABC-CLIO
• Britannica Online (Encyclopedia)
• Worldbook Encyclopedia
• Salem Press -- History

Websites:
New Deal Network

Investing Your Money $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Online Resources:

• Investopedia (dictionary)

• How Stuff Works (Discovery Company)
• Wikipedia  (Yes, Wikipedia is good when you just want to learn how something works!  It's not a good source for a serious research paper.)
• Encyclopedia Britannica

Books:
Search in Destiny, our online catalogue, or look on the table behind the computers!