Television & Modeling (Wydra)

 You may wish to browse the internet. Some databases include:
www.media-awareness.ca/

http://www.cnn.com/

http://www.newyorktimes.com/


If you have a public library card, you can access the database Opposing Viewpoints In Context

Presidential Tasks (Donald)

Click here:  Online Survey: Presidential Tasks

Ways to search for articles:

• When using Google.com, click on "News" at the top to get news articles.
• Newspaper Articles (Database Trial)



President Obama

Bush's Decision to Go to War
  
 
 
 
 
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Equivalent Course Titles for Visual/Performing Arts Credit (CSU/UC Schools)

For seniors applying to CSU/UC  schools.

Here is a list of classes you may be taking for VPA credit and the equivalent course titles for them as they are listed on the UC and CSU course lists:

CLASS YOU'RE TAKING....................CSU/UC EQUIVALENT TITLE

CAD DES 1 AB.....................................DIG IMAG 1 AB

CAD DES 2 AB.....................................DIG IMAG 2 AB

DRAMA.................................................THEATRE INTRO AB

IT GL ST AB...........................................ADVT DES AB

PLAY PRODUCTION AB.......................THEATRE PRODUCTION AB

SPORTS MEDICINE 2...........................ADVT DES AB

STAGE 1 AB...........................................THEATRE DESIGN CONCEPTS 1 AB

STAGE 2 AB..........................................THEATRE DESIGN CONCEPTS 2 AB

THEATRE WORKSHOP AB...................THEATRE ENSEMBLE AB

Online Lab: Volcanoes (Stull)

Volcanic Eruption Eyjafjallajökull
Image Courtesy of Fridgeirsson's photostream on Flickr.com

Volcanoes:  Online Lab
http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/investigations/es0901/es0901page01.cfm?chapter_no=investigation

Volcanoes:  Online Worksheet
http://www.darienps.org/teachers/lthilow/Classzone%20Investigations/EIC09AAD.PDF







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Español 2 y 3: Molinaro

Español 3:


1. Conjuguemos.com

2. StudySpanish.com (in grammar section, read 37, 38 & 39 and do "Basic Quiz" in each -- [37-Comparisons of Inequality, 38-Comparisons of Equality, 39-Superlatives])

3. http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/ - Un Viaje a Ecuador - This web exercise has numerous parts... do all of it! In Parte 1 "Antes del viaje", you might want to do the exercise named "Reglas y Pistas" first... it'll help you refresh your memory with regard to the rules of Preterite and Imperfect. Have fun!

At the end of the trip, don't forget to send me a postcard from Ecuador!

Español 2:

1. Conjuguemos.com

2. Studyspanish.com (in grammar section, read 37 & 38 and do "Basic Quiz" in each -- [37-Comparisons of Inequality, 38-Comparisons of Equality])

3. http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/index.php - Click on "Comparisons" and do that exercise... when you're done with that, click on Saber vs. Conocer and do both exercises under that category.

4. If you finish all of this fun stuff, you can go to the main page of Spanish Language & Culture (#3 above) and click on Ofrendas and explore the site... do the first two activities under "actividades"

Supreme Court Class Project - Donald

List of suggested sites:

Supreme Court at Sunset
Image courtesy of  Amaury Laporte, http://pix.alaporte.net/.

Infoplease Site (Summaries with background. Many assigned cases cited.)
http://www.infoplease.com/us/supreme-court/cases/

Case Briefs (Good summaries with background. Many assigned cases cited.)
http://www.casebriefs.com/



Magruder Textbook Site (Good summaries. One assigned case cited.)ttp://www.phschool.com/webcodes10/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.gotoWebCode&wcprefix=mqe&wcsuffix=0003

Wikipedia (Good summaries with background and useful links. The link below is for a particular case.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Valley_Authority_v._Hill

ThinkQuest (Very brief summaries written by students.)
http://library.thinkquest.org/2760/cases.htm

Shpoonkle (Good summaries with background. Many assigned cases cited.)
http://www.shpoonkle.com/briefs?search=supreme+court  (It's a long list -- Use Cntrl+F to search for your case!)

Street Law (Good summaries with background. Unfortunately, no assigned cases cited.) http://www.streetlaw.org/en/landmark/home

Any major law school - the .edu sites - has information on most of these cases that is extensive. You may want to go to these via the Internet search link to the case and not to their main page, as these sites are big and a bit confusing.

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Government: Contacting Your Congressman (Donald)

Thursday (10/13):

Click here to take the online survey:  Who's Your Representative?
DON'T FORGET TO PRINT BEFORE YOU CLICK SUBMIT!


Instruction #2:  After you finish (& print!) survey, go to:
http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/congress.html#ca

US House of Representatives

Updates

http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/

Selecting a Book (Mr. Kim's Classes)

Suggested links:

• Destiny Quest (BCCHS' online library catalog)
• Birmingham Reads (BCCHS' student book review blog)
• Amazon.com (For book reviews from around the world)
• LAPL.org (To find books in the public library -- They can be sent [for FREE] to the library near you!)
• Map of Los Angeles Public Library Branches

Directions for Tuesday:

1. Go to Amazon.com.
2. Type in name of book.
3. Read 2 reviews.
4. Copy one sentence from each review that makes you want to read the book.
5. Repeat for a total of 3 books.



Picture courtesy of the Milwaukee Public Library



Earth Science: What is Earth's Crust Like? (Stull)

Welcome to the library!

Directions:

1. Take out your worksheet and a pen(cil)
2. Click here:  http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/navigation/home.cfm.
3. Enter this keycode:  ES0801
4. Complete worksheet:
5. Go back to above link and enter in this keycode:  ES0402

   

   Eruption of Puu Oo on Hawaii, July 1984
   Houghton Mifflin Company: Earth Science