Shakespearean Insult Generator--if you want to insult someone,
insult them in style--and they may not even know they've been
insulted!
http://www.mainstrike.com/mstservices/handy/insult.html
Memhis City Schools--links, info, calendars, schools, etc.
http://www.mcsk12.net/
Merriam-Webster Dictionary online--good bookmark for when you are
writing papers or even for when you are reading. This is one of
the best online dictionaries I've ever used. Try the word games--
very cool.
http://www.m-w.com/
Memphis Public Libraries--all library services available online
here. If you need a book, you can reserve a copy online with your
active
library card!
http://www.memphislibrary.lib.tn.us/
Sparknotes--this is a really cool place to surf for a while.
Excellent resource for literature, poetry, Shakespeare, etc. They
have
complete texts, reference materials, study guides, etc. Great
stuff for you.
http://www.sparknotes.com/
Popcap.com--there are two really cool word games to play here.
Try Bookworm and see how long it takes you to get to 50,000
points (it only
took me about ten minutes). Also try Wordshark to improve your
typing speed!
http://www.popcap.com
Visual Thesaurus -- This is the most amazing thesaurus I have
ever seen. You could spend hours here looking up words. This is
a
novel alternative to "looking it up."
http://www.visualthesaurus.com/index.jsp
State Department of Education website for TCAP objectives. Lots
of info here about the test. Be prepared by looking up the
objectives and
seeing how many questions are going to be on the test for that
objective.
http://www.state.tn.us/sbe/
Step by step guide for writing a research paper. Everything you
ever wanted to know and lots of links to other sources. No excuse
for not
having a perfect research paper if you go by these guidelines.
http://www.ipl.org/div/aplus/stepfirst.htm
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD--An excellent resource for vocabulary and
chapter summaries. WARNING--this is no substitute for reading the
book!
http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Belmont_HS/tkm/
This site has some interesting information about the sayings you
hear all the time--and wondered where they came from.
http://www.clichesite.com/index.asp
Net Trekker! The best search engiine period for any school
project. Approved by MCS, this terrific search engine narrows
down your
searches to school approved and teacher reviewed sites.
http://www.nettrekker.com/subject/
You'll like this. Maybe.
http://www.muffinfilms.com/
Why movies are entertaining but completely implausible. This site
reviews several movies and shows how they ignore and corrupt the
laws of physics. Very amusing site.
http://www.intuitor.com/moviephysics/
Everything you ever wanted to read. Online. And free!
http://bartelby.com/
The ultimate reference site. I mean it has everything!
http://refdesk.com/
An etymological dictionary. That means how words developed and
when they were first used. Excellent resource.
http://www.etymonline.com/
School uniform policy.
http://www.memphis-schools.k12.tn.us/admin/communications/uniform_info.htm
Cool word games and math games. A real brain-stretching site.
http://www.playwithyourmind.com/main.php
This is my church website. It will have updates on the Brazil
trip. I am one of the photographers so look for some cool
pictures.
http://www.trinitybaptistchurch.org
Take a virtual tour of one of the restaurants I went to in
Brazil, "Marius." On this page click on the Copacabana link and
you can see
what a beautiful place it is, the best restaurant I ate at my
whole trip. It
is on the Copacabana beach area in Rio de Janiero.
http://marius.com.br/
Sand art. This sight has the most incredible examples of sand
sculptures. Transitory beauty.
http://www.harrisand.org/
This is a GREAT homework site. I would have it open whenever I
sat down to do homework. All the help you need right at your
fingertips.
http://www.factmonster.com/homework/index.html
All things pirate! Fill your chest with booty at an affordable
price!
http://www.deadmentellnotales.com/index.shtml
Halloween Hangman! Can you defeat the surly curmudgeon? The
sarcastic skeleton? The bones that belittle? Actually it changes
for each
holiday, so you can go at any time of the year...
http://www.dedge.com/flash/hangman/
Games, trivia, brain twisters. Lots of fun...
http://www.braingle.com/index.php
Cordova Middle School, home of the Cougars!
http://www.mcsk12.net/schools/cordova.ms/site/index.shtml
Excellent resource for teens and modern poetry
Poetyry.org Teen Page
An excellent vocabulary development "worksite." This is the
website you can use for extra credit assignments and to increase
you
vocabulary in general.
VoCabSushi
This link will allow you to read and/or download the Student Code
of Conduct. It has everything you need to know about expected
behaviors at school.
Code of Conduct Policy
True Tolerance means a free and respectful exchange of ideas...
True Tolerance
Think of your favorite movie. Imagine some other actor/actess in
the role. Here is a list of films and the people who almost
starred in them...
http://www.notstarring.com/
An amazing site from Portland, in which every hour of every day
is represented by a photo of human beings...
The Human Clock
This link provides access to nearly every public library you can
think of. No library card needed!
http://www.accessmylibrary.com/
An excellent portal for learning Japanese symbols and alphabet
Japanese Symbols