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Culture and
Experience |
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Whitehouse.gov
Welcome to the White House. Follow the
Agenda of the Obama Administration and read blogs, and watch
videos. |
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Immigration
This site features articles on many immigrant
groups and includes an introduction to each group,
vocabulary, potluck (recipes from each region), interviews,
resources, and a conclusion. Don't miss this fabulous site. Click
the thumbnails on the left to learn about each group. |
| The
American Experience This
PBS site includes archives on The Presidents, The American
Landscape, Popular Culture, Biographies, War and Politics, and
Technology. |
| The
California Gold Rush
Search this site for many fascinating stories and
images of the California Gold Rush. |
| Entering
the Ivory Tower
The
Life Histories and Experiences of First Generation College
Students at Santa Clara University. [Themes: Family Histories and Arrivals,
Adapting and Adjusting, Identity]. |
| American
Folklife Special collections and presentations of
The American
Folklife Center from the Library of Congress.
"Online content may include audio samples of music and
stories, digital images of rare letters and photographs, and
video clips." |
| Japanese-American
Experience
Explore the factors that led to the incarceration of
Japanese Americans during World War II.
Read about internment locations and study the historical
documents related to the incarceration of Japanese Americans. |
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African-American
Experience Read about African-American
leaders and important events in Black History. |
| Whispers
of Angels
Read about the
Underground Railroad - the network of
people and places that helped slaves find freedom before the
Civil War. Click the links on the bar at the top of the
page. |
| Thomas
Edison Read quotations and a
biography of Thomas Edison, who helped shape the
"physical/cultural makeup of present day civilization." |
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Recent Nobel
Prize Winners You can read the Nobel
Presentation speech and see a video of the recipient's Nobel
Lecture. |
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List of All Nobel Laureates Choose a person of
interest and read the Nobel Presentation Speech and watch a
video of the recipient's Nobel Lecture. |
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Social and Natural
Sciences and Technology |
| Teaching
Tolerance
This site is dedicated to fighting hatred and promoting
tolerance. Read articles and watch videos based on this theme. |
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New York Times Learning Network
Select several of the twelve topics across the top of the page
to read up on a variety of issues. |
| Visions
of the Twenty-First Century Excellent
resource on topics such as science, culture and lifestyle,
technology, geopolitics, health, and environment. |
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An Inconvenient Truth
On Al Gore's home page, you can read about his projects,
especially An Inconvenient Truth
[http://www.climatecrisis.net/
]and other articles on climate change. |
| Population
Connection Click on Factsheets
for information on important issues of overpopulation,
environment, and women's empowerment and their connections to
other global concerns. Click Factoids for facts and
statistics on demographics and resources. |
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Lectures and Online Courseware
Read short lectures on a variety of topics related to science
and technology. |
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Interactive Quizzes Improve your
reading of scientific topics. |
| The
History Channel
Read about Today in history or select
Topics, TV Shows, or Videos. |
| Information
for Healthy Living This site has good information on Health and
Wellness, Diseases and Conditions, a link Just for Kids, and Temas
en Espaņol. |
| Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
Up-to-date articles on
health
and safety tips and goals for health protection. |
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Information
on Mental Health A
comprehensive site with links to many others that provide mental
health information. |
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Musarium
This site illustrates the importance of
photography and storytelling.
Photo, Video, and Media Lab
links provide a multidimensional learning experience. |
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Awesome
Stories
Excellent resource consisting of
8 general topics. Select a topic for volumes of authentic
reference material. |
| How
Stuff Works
Click a
category of interest across the top or a thumbnail in the middle
of the page to read interesting stuff. |
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Literature |
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Mystery
Stories Read
and solve mini-mystery stories at this site. A new
story is added each month. |
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Sherlock Holmes Mystery Stories Read several mystery stories by
Sherlock Holmes. This site provides some audio as well. |
| Study
Guide for Breaking Through |
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Breaking
Through
Discussion questions for each chapter
of Francisco Jiménez's memoir
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Discussion Guides from Vintage Books help instructors and
students frame in-class discussions through comprehension
questions that explore reading themes. These guides are
available for numerous books by authors of various ethnicities. |
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The Jack
London Online Collection
Learn about Jack London, read his works, listen to music,
view documents and images of his life and times. |
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Biography
of John Steinbeck Scroll down to
Works by John Steinbeck. Read the short
description of his books and check out one to read at your
nearest library. |
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North
American Women Writers of Color
Click Artists'
Pages to read biographies of famous writers and for a list
of their works. |
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What Makes a Good Short Story
Explore the literary elements of
the short story "A Jury of Her Peers." You can print the story
or read sections online. Click
here
to
begin your journey into
Constructing Plot,
Exploring Point of View,
Creating Character,
Describing Setting, and
Analyzing Theme.
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Poetry.com
Read some of the world's greatest poems.
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The
Quotations Page
A
database of over 20,000 quotations, including a quote of the
day. |
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Companion
Websites for Texts and Sites for Reading
Practice
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Active
Skills for Reading Visit the companion
web site for Book 4. Websearch activities, a glossary and
flashcards are available for each chapter. |
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Active
Skills for Reading
4 Interactive Exercises Select the exercises for the
first edition of Active Skills for Reading under Book 4. |
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Concepts
for Today Companion Website for Concepts for Today.
Improve your vocabulary with the Glossary, Flashcards, and
Crossword Puzzles. |
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Timed
Reading Exercises Read Short
stories (timed) and answer questions about them.
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News
English
The BBC presents News
Stories with vocabulary and definitions. You can also listen to
the story.
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Breaking News English See Recent
Lessons or scroll down to lessons based on themes. An archive of
over 1000 lessons is available.
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Read and
Answer Comprehension Questions From Study My
English, select a
question range (number of questions). Read the passages included
in that range and answer the comprehension questions. The
passages are similar to those you will find on standardized
reading tests. |
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Analogies
From the same Study My English
site, select a question range (number of questions). Look at the
pair of words given and select another word pair that is similar
in the same way. |
| English
Learner Movie Guides Read
about great movies and learn about the characters,
plot summary and expressions that you will
hear in the film. Then rent the movie! Many of the best American movies of recent
times are featured here. |
| Reading
Comprehension Texts with Questions
Choose a title from
the South China Morning Post.
Click P to get the practice reading script. Double
click the mouse on selected words for definitions. Then
take the test that is under the script to the left. |
| Reading
for Fun and Interest
Reading for fun lists four sources for extensive reading
material [Sherlock Holmes, articles from South China
Morning Post, EarthBase (articles on global
disasters) and Casablanca]. Click one of the four sources
and read through the chapters or articles.. An interactive dictionary
allows you to double-click on any word to get its definition. |
| English
Reading Room
Select
from free online newspapers, magazines, books, references, and
libraries. |
| Study
Guides and Strategies
Tips on how to learn
and
how to manage your academic work load. |
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Print Media
and Public Broadcasting Sites |
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Public
Broadcasting News Hour
Read daily KQED broadcasts of top news stories.
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Public Broadcasting Services
Check this site for outstanding reading material
accompanying Public Broadcasting Services programs. Topics
include Life and Culture and Science and Nature. |
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KQED
News for Students
Read up on the latest
important news stories. |
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CNN
News |
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The National
Geographic Magazine Read stories
about our world and our galaxy under Daily News.
Click to see Inside
the magazine and
view beautiful photos, read feature articles and listen to
videos. Click
Maps and
use the dynamic atlas to view most places on earth. |
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The Holt
World Map
This
page has links to Continent/World Region Maps. |
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Mother
Jones Topics
include News and Politics, Arts and Culture, Environment
and Health, Special Reports, etc. |
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The San
Jose Mercury News
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The New York Times
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Time
Magazine |
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Newsweek
Magazine |
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Hispanic Magazine |
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Hispanic Business.com |
ESL 313 ~ LINKS FOR READING PLEASURE!