Favorite Links
Play a vocabulary game to feed hungry people around the world!  www.freerice.com
Check out the truth of emails:  Truth or Fiction
Snopes
On-line Dictionary:  Merriam Webster
Search Engines:  Google
Ask Jeeves
News and Games:  Iwon www.msn.com I love Cubis!
Ordering Books/Movies online:  Barnes and Noble
School Supplies:  Staples
Book Club:  Literary Guild
Nonfiction/Biographies
Remember that you need to find a biography (book about a person), not an autobiography.  Remember that you need some specific detail about education, work history, and achievements to complete the resume.  You also will develop a timeline of important events in the subject's life.
A starting pint for finding your subject for the biography project: 
http://who2.com/index.html
Poetry
Searching for poetry resources?
Know a poet's name? Know the name of the poem?  Try
Google.
Want to explore some poems to see what you like?  Check these sites... Don't forget to write down the web address and the date you accessed it!
Poet's Corner
Poetry.com
Bibliography (Citing Sources)
Check out this site to help with citing sources! 
Click this link for directions on citing a pamphlet.
Mythology
Try this one!  www.gods-heros-myth.com
Searching for mythology resources?
Know a god's name? Know the name of the hero?  Try
Google.
Don't forget to write down the information about your source!  (See page 2 of the project sheet for Bibliography information.)
Egyptian Mythology
Norse Mythology
General Interest
Test your typing speed at this Typing Test site
(be careful to avoid the advertisements to stick with the free stuff!)
Improve your typing skills with these game sites (be careful to avoid the advertisements and stick with the free stuff!):
           
Aunt Lee       Typing Goalie         Easy Typing Games
Contains a chart for the speeds of tornadoes, F0 to F6
Student's requested link:  The Fujita Scale of Tornado Intensity
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