Hey Middle Schoolers

Hey Middle Schoolers!

Check out these sites while researching topics for English or Social Studies! Some of these places have "WebQuests" that you can do. They take a little more time, but they have a lot of cool information that may help you out on your projects!

My Favorite GREEK MYTHOLOGY Sites:

http://www.mythweb.com/

http://www.messagenet.com/myths/

If you’re looking for help writing your RESEARCH PAPERS or other PORTFOLIO PIECES throughout the year, these sites may be very helpful!

http://www.thewritesource.com/apa.htm (a GREAT place to figure out to cite your sources in your paper)

http://www.thewritesource.com/eval.htm (helps you decide whether an online source is credible or not)

http://www.thewritesource.com/research.htm (This site helps you find search engines that will lead you to information about your research paper topic.)

http://www.thewritesource.com/topics.htm (Stumped for a topic? Check it out!)

http://www.westwords.com/guffey/apa.html (Shows you how to cite online and electronic sources ~ good stuff!)

Panama Canal Web Quest

Decades links:

Interesting CIVIL WAR Sites:

http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html
http://scarlett.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/civil.html (Has TONS of maps of the Civil War, including battles, the Confederacy, and the Union

http://www.stonewall.fcps.net/wq/cwwebquest/civilwar.htm (This one’s a WebQuest…it takes a while, but it’s very informative!)

WORLD WARS I & II (lots of pics, lots of facts, lots of good information):

http://www.worldwar1.com/reflib.htm (Trench Warefare in WWI)
http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/ww2time.htm (WW II Timeline with photos)

Looking for sites with information about other topics in U.S HISTORY, CURRENT EVENTS, or the U.S. GOVERNMENT?

http://newdeal.feri.org/eleanor/index.htm (See letters from children in the Depression to Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt)