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  Final Exam Review Sheet: CLICK HERE  

Vocabulary Help:      www.quizlet.com/class/70043

Quiz yourself, or make flashcards!    

Research Paper Outline Templates:

Outline Instructions and Template 

Simple Outline    or   Another

Another Outline Template

Instructions for and Sample of a Works Cited page

Directions and Sample

451 Essay,  Futurity:        A good starting point, searchable by topic: (Click Here)        For trends in consumerism:  (Click Here)        Trends affecting the workplace:  (Click Here)        Medicine and machines in the future:  (Click Here)        A report on the future of sports: (Click Here)         Future Warfare:  (Click Here)        Homes of the Future:    (Click Here)  

    When using outside sources, be sure to document source material properly!  Use parenthetical citation (author's last name or keyword of article title in parenthesis) immediately after a fact, quote, or paraphrasing is used,  then a full citation at the end of your essay.  Click here to see samples.  If you are comparing a novel to Fahrenheit 451, you must provide full citations for BOTH novels at the end of your essay.  

Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1953. Print.

  Literature Links:   Holocaust Anecdotes:  http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/332485/jewish/Essays-Stories-on-the-Holocaust.htm

Everything by Orwell:    http://orwell.ru/library/index_en                                   "Politics and the English Language": https://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/orwell46.htm

  Julius Caesar 1970 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1P26mKMkhk    To Kill A Mockingbird  Survival Guide: http://www.lausd.net/Belmont_HS/tkm/  


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Lord of the Flies  Character Profile-- The novel in context 

Resources-

***Sociological Context**

Learn about the differing schools of thought on how we interact with each other:

http://open.lib.umn.edu/sociology/chapter/1-3-theoretical-perspectives-in-sociology/#barkan-ch01_s03_s01_t01

  

***Psychological Context***

 Explore how elements of our psyche are in constant conflict, according to Freud:

https://www.simplypsychology.org/psyche.html      

Learn about Maslow's Hierarchical Order of Human Needs:

http://www.edpsycinteractive.org/topics/conation/maslow.html     

Learn about Cardinal Personality Traits according to Gordon Allport:

https://www.verywell.com/what-are-cardinal-traits-2794966  

***Geopolitical Context***

Here's a short list of current geopolitical systems:

http://open.lib.umn.edu/sociology/chapter/14-2-types-of-political-systems/  short list

For a long list of various types of political/governmental systems throughout history:

https://www.livescience.com/33027-what-are-the-different-types-of-governments.html 

A definition and brief history of Democracy:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/democracy  

Here's a piece about totalitarianism:

http://www.philosophybasics.com/branch_totalitarianism.html  totali

***Historical Context***

A summary of Stalin and his rule:     

http://www.history.com/topics/joseph-stalin     

Hitler and his rise to power:       

https://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007671#   

The molding of Hitler's SS:     

https://www.historyonthenet.com/nazi-germany-schutzstaffel-ss/    

A short bio of Franklin Delano Roosevelt:     

http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/franklin-d-roosevelt    

John F. Kennedy; an optimist in a time of hope:   

http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/john-f-kennedy     

Martin Luther King, Jr.; A martyred visionary of peace:    

https://www.biography.com/news/martin-luther-king-jr-gandhi-nonviolence-inspiration

   

Mob mentality:   

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/ariel-groswerter/kristallnacht-remembrance-collective-responsibility_b_1082760.html      

More mob mentality:  

http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/red-scare  


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Quotation links-- enter keyword such as "democracy" or "martyr"

http://www.brainyquote.com/profession/philosopher_quotes

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/sociology.html






A short list of some of the many web-based resources for searching poetry.

http://learn.lexiconic.net/elementsofpoetry.htm
Aside from one error in a scansion of a line of iambic pentameter, where "verse" is somehow seen as a two-syllable word, this page provides an excellent glossary of the jargon of poetry.  Here you will find out what in the world I mean by "a scansion of a line of iambic pentameter!"

 

http://www.poemhunter.com/

 PoemHunter.com is a fantastic commercial website that’s a database of public-domain poetry

Search by poet, title, or even by a few words within the text of the poem

  

http://www.hti.umich.edu/a/amverse/

 American Verse Project- University of Michigan Humanities Text Initiative

is an electronic archive of volumes of American poetry prior to 1920.

Even if you know only a few words in the poem, chances are you’ll find it here!

  

http://www.findpoetry.com/

 FindPoetry.com is commercial website consisting of links to poetry sites

Click on “Famous Poets” by 1st letter of last name;  most others are links to obscure poets

 

 Creating an Academic Resume:

  Creating a resume :   http://www.ecampustours.com/collegeplanning/applyingforcollege/highschoolresume   Sample Academic Resume:  http://www.aie.org/Finding-a-career/Sample-resumes-and-templates/Resume-Sample-High-School-Student-Academic.cfm   Create your own resume in MS Word: Academic Resume Template  

Research Project:

Good starting points for research into current issues:
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/sochc.html
http://www.ipl.org/
http://www.publicagenda.org/citizen

THE authority on research papers, The Purdue University Online Writing Lab: owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/563/1/     Two good sites if you need to research statistical data:
http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Reference-Shelf/Data.shtml
http://www.fedstats.gov/
It's a good idea to thank the person you interviewed for this project. Here's how:
http://www.letterwritingguide.com/

MLA Style Information:

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
MLA Research Paper Template

Avoiding plagiarism, and details about what constitutes plagiarism:

https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/college-resource-center/plagiarism-prevention-and-awareness/


For creating charts & graphs:

http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/

For help if you want to present with PowerPoint:
http://homepage.cs.uri.edu/tutorials/csc101/powerpoint/ppt.html    
 
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