Friday, March 19, 2010

How Much Is That Car In The Window? - Mr. Adams & Ms. Jacobs

Use the following links to evaluate the cost for new and used vehicles.

Kelly Blue Book
Using this site, you can find the value of new and used cars based on condition, features and mileage - this site is used by insurance adjusters and car dealerships to assess the value of cars that have been totaled in accidents and for trade in values.

Yahoo Cars
Look at used cars for sale or build a brand new car and get a quote for a dealership

Edmunds
Another site to review used and new vehicles - reviews - very well known and trusted source of auto information

BMW Dealership
Build a new car and get a quote or search used vehicle inventory

Exotic Car Dealer
Here are a few reasons to stay in school and work hard :)

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Ms. Brady - 11th Grade English

To complete your assignment please use the following links to search for information on a book or author - including literary criticisms.

Literature Resource Center

This resource is a database that contains information about different works of literature and literary criticisms and analysis.
To search, you can use the name of the work (Title), the author's name (try last name, first name), or you can try to search by a literary theme or issues that the author used in the work.


Contemporary Literary Criticisms

This is another database that may contain useful information about the author or book that you read - you can do a quick seach by title or author to see if the database can help you.

Please be aware that this library contains MANY books of criticisms for many different authors!!

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Ms. Farrell's Grade 11 English Class


You will be writing an essay for this novel.

Topic: As a reader, you witnessed notable changes in the main character. Trace Janie's development through each of her marriages. Consider why she marrys each man, what she expects to gain, and what she learns from each relationship.

Responsibilities: 5 paragraph essay - Intro, 3 body paragraphs and a Conclusion
****each paragraph should have at least one direct quote from the book***

Help: Use the following link to gain access to a literary database that will contain information, criticisms and scholarly articles on Their Eyes Were Watching God as well as information about the author (Zora Neale Hurston) and literary themes you may wish to explore in your writing.

Literature Reference Center

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Senior English - Literary Analysis Paper

Ms. Frishman's Literary Analysis Paper

Literature Resource Center

This resource is a database that contains information about different works of literature and literary criticisms and analysis.
To search, you can use the name of the work (Title), the author's name (try last name, first name) or you can try to search by a literary theme or issues that the author used in the work

Suffolk Library Web

You can also use this database collection for research. When you enter this site, click on E Resources on the left hand side. You will use the barcode: 21248001400456 and the password jordan to access the database collection. Look for information concerning your author or the title of the work you read under Literature Reference Center.

Lastly, your High School library contains many print resources concerning the author or the work that you read. The library staff is ready to help you locate the information you need to complete this project :)

Long Beach High School Library Catalog