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Mice and Men:
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CyberGuide -Mice and Men
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/mice/micetg.html
This CyberGuide contains four activities. The first activity is about
Steinbeck's life and times. The second activity explores the history of
migrant labor. The third activity explores facts about mental retardation.
The final activity is an essay on characterization in the novel.
Steinbeck
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/Steinbeck/index.html
This site has information on Steinbeck's California Novels. There is a
link to the novel Of Mice and Men.
Of Mice and Men Page
http://www.isd196.k12.mn.us/rhs/english/steinbeck/content/omam.html
Information on the writing of Mice and Men, characters, chapter summaries,
and more.
Mental Health:
National Institute of Mental Health
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
A great source of information on Mental Health.
Time Period:
Information on the time period of Mice and Man from the Library of
Congress [http://www.loc.gov/]
Court:
Picturing Justice
http://www.usfca.edu/pj/index.html
provides insightful commentaries on the portrayal of law, lawyers and
legal issues in television and movies.
Anatomy of a Murder
http://library.thinkquest.org/2760/homep.htm
This is an online activity in which users follow a murder case from the
discovery of a body through the trial. Users learn about the United States
Justice System.
The Federal Judicial Center
http://www.fjc.gov/
Some great information: history of the courts, descriptions of the
different courts and more.
Oyez, Oyez, Oyez:
http://www.oyez.org/oyez/frontpage
multimedia database with abstracts of key constitutional cases, digital
audio of oral arguments.
American Mock Trial Association
http://www.collegemocktrial.org/
Look at the link for the Midlands Rules of Court which are the official
rules for all mock trial tournaments sanctioned by the American Mock Trial
Association.
United States Sentencing Commission Guidelines
The Sentencing Project
http://www.sentencingproject.org/
...an independent source of criminal justice policy analysis, data and
program information for the public and policy-makers.
Writing and Presenting Information Write an
Essay
http://www.write-an-essay.com/
offers specific tips and useful links for those writing essays
Essay Info: Essay Writing Center
http://essayinfo.com/
has information on all aspects of essay writing, including information on
specific types of essays The Paradigm
Online Writing Assistant
http://www.powa.org/
... helps students think about how to conceive a writing project.
This site contains sections on discovering what to write, organizing,
revising and editing your writing, various types of essays, including
thesis/support, argumentative, exploratory, and informal, and documenting
sources. Each section is accompanied by activities, which help the student
to incorporate the concepts.
Purdue University's Online
Writing Lab (OWL)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
....offers over 100 handouts on English writing skills. The collection
could be called an online grammar book or a basic writing course.
The
Virtual Presentation Assistant
http://www.ku.edu/~coms/virtual_assistant/vpa/vpa.htm
-- is an online tutorial for improving your
public speaking skills. Topics include selecting and researching your
topic, analyzing your audience, supporting your points, using visual aids,
public speaking Web links, and more.
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