Scoring Rubric for Speech

from SCORE H/SS!

http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/sub_standards/scoring_rubric_for_speech.html

Rating: 2, High!

Description: Here is a set of criteria for creating and delivering a speech which may be used by students to assess their own work or the speeches of political leaders and cadidates. Criteria include visual organization, analysis and coherence, originality, and delivery.

Resource Type: Other.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 2714

Academy of Achievement

http://www.achievement.org/

Rating: 1, Awesome!

Description: This site by Achievement TV has interesting and readable biographies of famous Americans of the 20th Century.

Resource Type: Secondary Text.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 70

American Presidents: Teacher Guides and Resources

http://www.americanpresidents.org/classroom/overview.asp

Rating: 1, Awesome!

Description: Portraits of all the Presidents and Teacher Guides are available for use in the classroom.

Comments: This is a valuable resource for all teachers and students.

Resource Type: Photos or Pictures.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 195

Art History Index

http://wwar.com/artists/index.html

Rating: 1, Awesome!

Description: This is an incredible database of art resources from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and World Wide Arts Resources Corporation. User may search by alphabetical list of artists names to find thumbnail examples of the work of that artist hanging in the Metropolitan and other museums. Many pages also have posters of other works.

Comments: This will be very useful for standards directly related to art such as 7.8.5 and 10.3.7 but may be applied to all historical eras.

Resource Type: Compilation of Links.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 307

Calisphere

http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/

Rating: 1, Awesome!

Description: Explore thousands of primary source images and documents. Get inside history with themed primary source sets for K-12 teachers. Discover California's multicultural heritage. Quickly find primary sources on subjects from Advertising to Zoot Suits in the alpha search. Go inside the Japanese internment experience through this huge digital archive. Learn more about subjects from film to physics at the UC sponsored sites. Standards: U.S. and California History - general

Resource Type: Primary Source Text.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 3744

Conversations with History

http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/conversations/

Rating: 1, Awesome!

Description: In these lively and unedited interviews, distinguished men and women from all over the world talk about their lives and their work. They reminisce about their participation in great events, and they share their perspectives on the past and reflect on what the future may hold. Guests include diplomats, statesmen, and soldiers; economists and political analysts; scientists and historians; writers and foreign correspondents; activists and artists. The interviews span the globe and include discussion of political, economic, military, legal, cultural, and social issues shaping our world. At the heart of each interview is a focus on individuals and ideas that make a difference.

Comments: Search this site by topic to find fascinating interviews to support the 10th and 11th grade curriculum. What a great source for History Day!

Resource Type: Primary Source Text.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 815

Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy

http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.htm

Rating: 1, Awesome!

Description: This is a long alphabetized list of documents from the pre 18th century through the 20th centuries. An excerpt can be used to help 5th grade students understand the ideas, beliefs and events of the first centuries of the American story. Whole documents may be used at other grade levels as needed.

Comments: The source of the documents is the Yale Law School.

Resource Type: Primary Source Text.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 969

Encarta Reference Tools

http://encarta.msn.com/artcenter_/browse.html

Rating: 1, Awesome!

Description: From the homepage, link to an encyclopedia, a dictionary, and an atlas for a quick reference to begin your research. You will also see links to the day's highlights in the news, weekly features, and Today in History.

Comments: Select Spain from the homepage and access the articles in Spanish. It is also available in French, Italian, and German.

Resource Type: Other.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 1084

Exploring Themes in American Art

http://www.nga.gov/education/american/aasplash.htm

Rating: 1, Awesome!

Description: This National Gallery of Art site uses 10 themes to explore the history and styles of American art. Of particular interest for social studies teachers are the following themes: Historical Subjects, Landscape Painting, Portraiture, and Scenes from Everyday Life. For each theme, there is a narrative with hotlinked examples of paintings. These examples appear on the screen beside the text so readers can follow and view the samples at the same time.

Comments: This is a useful useful site for student projects.

Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 1163

GovStats - Government Information Sharing Project

http://govstats.library.oregonstate.edu/

Rating: 1, Awesome!

Description: This site provides data on U.S. demographics, education and economics, as well as links to other government web sites. Standards 12.5.1 and 12.5.2 economics

Comments: Provides data for basic government information provided by the Bureau of the Census, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the National Center for Education Statistics. National, as well as, state information is easily accessible.

Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 1403