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Ms. Anderson

Ms. Borrelli

Mr. Crouse

Critical Analysis
 
Recommended Databases:
 
Vendor: Cengage (Gale)
Database: American National Biography
Username and password are needed
 
Vendor: JSTOR
Database: JSTOR
Username and Password are not needed
 
Vendor: EBSCO
Database: Literary Reference Center
Username and Password are needed
Recommended Website:
Turn of the Screw: Edward J. Parkinson, PhD

Ms. Francis

Poetry 180
 
American Life in Poetry
 
American Academy of Poets
 
Web English Teacher Collections of Poetry
 
Bridges
 
Overbooked
Collection of links for readers.
 
Teenreads
Reviews and a monthly newsletter featuring new books
 
Reading Rants
Out of the ordinary teen booklists

Ms. Freed

Ms. Hunter

Issues and Controversies
Recommended Databases
 
Vendor: Cengage (Gale)
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Username and password not needed
 
Vendor: ProQuest - SIRS Knowledge Source
SIRS Researcher, SIRS Government Reporter SIRS Renaissance
 
NoodleTools
 
Frankenstein Pathfinder

Mr. Leddy

English 10
Create A Graph

Ms. Karch

Critical Analysis
 
*Recommended Databases for Background Information (Day I):
 
Vendor: Cengage (Gale)
Database: Student Resource Center Gold
Username and password are not needed
Search "1950s Era Overview" OR select Popular Topic
 
Vendor: ProQuest
Database: Sirs Decade Overview
Username and Password are not needed


Vendor: Greenwood
Database: Literature in Context
Username and Password are needed


*Recommended Databases for Literary Criticism (Day II):
 
Vendor: Cengage (Gale)
Database: American National Biography
Username and password are needed
 
Vendor: JSTOR
Database: JSTOR
Username and Password are not needed
 
Vendor: EBSCO
Database: Literary Reference Center
Username and Password are needed
 

Ms. O'neill

Parenthetical Citation Sites
 
http://lib.trinity.edu/research/citing/nontrad.shtml
(MLA: Non-traditional (photographs, plays, charts….)
 
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/02/
(MLA: Basic)
 
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/03/
(MLA: Author-Page Style)
 
SIRS star Sirs Knowledge Source
Check out the Pro/Con Leading Issues box on the right.
 
NoodleTools star NoodleTools
For creating a bibliography
 
Theater
Gale star Gale Student Resource Center
See the Media Specialists for a password and user ID. Gale Student Resource Center has reference books, magazine and newspaper articles as well as pictures.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/vshtml/vshome.html
 
http://www.theatrehistory.com/american/musicals.html
 
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/broadway/resources.html
 
Many links and descriptions are courtesy of the Librarian's Index to Internet
 
Theater History on the Web
A compendium of links to sites on historical information, including non-theater pages, this annotated collection is divided into three categories: area studies; cultural sites; and centers, museums and libraries. Areas of history include Classical, Medieval and Renaissance, Elizabethan, and 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. There are also links and tips for effective Web use.
 
Theatron Gallery
A collection of computer models of ancient theaters in Europe including ancient Greece and Rome, as well as images of historic Roman set design. Additionally, there are examples of set design brought to England by Ignio Jones as well as images of the Hellerau Festspielhaus in Germany, which is regarded as the birthplace of modern theater.
 
Costumer's Manifesto
Links to the history of costume and fashion, online theater classes, designers, Halloween costumes, military uniforms, movie costumes, sewing patterns, vintage clothing, supplies, and much more. Maintained by a costume designer and theater professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
 
Kubuki for Everyone
Features a brief history of Kabuki; audio clips and descriptions of musical instruments; traditional Japanese theater links; and a demonstration of a makeup session, showing the transformation of a male actor into a woman
 
Musicals101
This site's purpose is to be "a reliable educational resource celebrating the history of musical theater, film, and television." Offers detailed histories, bibliographies, chronologies, a show rights index, reviews, photo galleries, biographical sketches, script samples, and a calendar of memorable events. Specific musicals, people, and other topics are highlighted in special features. Searchable, with a site map. Maintained by John Kenrick, a musical theater history expert.
 
The Victorian Web
The place to start when researching the Victorian era (1837-1901). Features articles on political history, social history, economics, gender, philosophy, religion, science, technology, genre and technique, visual arts, and theater and popular entertainment. Contains biographies and works of dozens of authors, Victorian e-books, e-texts, and related courses and links. Searchable.
 
Justin's Theater Links
A large collection of links to all aspects of theater, including history, practitioners, genres and styles, playwrights, scripts, companies, stagecraft, costumes, education and curriculum resources, and much more. Searchable. Maintained by the head of the drama department at Avila College, Melbourne, Australia.
 
Medieval Drama Links
A briefly annotated collection of links to sites featuring texts, articles, and information on costume, music, set design, and more.

Ms. Young

English 11

Careers Research
 
TurnItIn
 
NoodleTools star NoodleTools
For creating a bibliography