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November 23, 2009:
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FOR “SOLO SAILOR,” P. 3
- Abby Sunderland, 15, Is Seeking Sponsors to Help Fund Global Sailing Voyage (T/S)
latimesblogs.latimes.com/outposts/2009/09/abby-sunderland.html - Australia’s Jes sica Watson Pas ses Sea Trial, Will Soon Set Sail Around the World (T/S)
latimesblogs.latimes.com/outposts/2009/10/australias-jessica-watson-passes-sea-trialwill-soon-set-sail-around-the-world-.html - “I Just Want to Be Single for a While” (T/S)
guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/sep/20/teenagers-sailing-around-world - Perham to Be Honoured at Potters Bar Ceremony (T/S)
times-series.co.uk/news/4678818.Perham_to_be_honoured_at_Potters_Bar_ceremony - Sunderland Is Youngest to Sail Alone—with video (T/S)
sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=4332108 - Teen Becomes Youngest to Sail Solo Around World—with video (T/S)
cnn.com/2009/US/07/16/teen.sails.around.world
- Diminutive Version of T. rex Found (T/S)
fleshandstone.net/healthandsciencenews/1629.html - Fossil Find Challenges Theories on T. rex—with video (S/T)
nytimes.com/2009/09/18/science/18dinosaur.html - Miniature T. rex Ancestor Raptorex kriegsteini—with video (S/T)
guardian.co.uk/science/video/2009/sep/16/t-rex-raptorex-kriegsteini - Raptorex images Gallery (S/T)
newscientist.com/gallery/dn17804the-body-of-raptorex - Tiny T. rex Fossil Discovery Startles Scientists (S/T)
cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/09/17/tiny.t-rex.dinosaur.discovered - Tiny “T. rex” Found: 150-Pound Species Came First (S/T)
news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/09/090917-tiny-t-rex-dinosaur-raptorex.html - T. rex Body Plan Debuted in Raptorex, but 100th the Size—with photo gallery, video (T/S)
news.uchicago.edu/news.php?asset_id=1710
- Consumer Text Messaging Habits report request (T/P)
vlingo.com/habits - Foreclosures: “Worst Three Months of All Time” (T/S)
money.cnn.com/2009/10/15/real_estate/foreclosure_crisis_deepens - Foreclosure Trends (T/S)
realtytrac.com/trendcenter - New Data From Driving While Texting Study (T)
wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=11222371 - Poll: Ban Texting While Driving (T/S)
upi.com/Top_News/US/2009/11/02/Poll-Ban-texting-while-driving/UPI-43951257167285 - The Shriver Report (T/P)
americanprogress.org/issues/2009/10/pdf/awn/a_womans_nation.pdf - 60% of Teens Admit to Reading Text Mess ages While Driving (T/P)
earthtimes.org/articles/show/vlingo-reveals-new-data-regarding,1003489.shtml - Stop Text Messaging, Drivers Urged (T/S)
usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-06-11-dwt_N.htm - Texting While Driving Banned for Federal Staff (T/S)
nytimes.com/2009/10/02/technology/02distracted.html - Women’s Conference Hails Groundbreaking Shriver Report (T/S)
csmonitor.com/2009/1028/p02s04-ussc.html
FOR “SINGLE-SEX CLASSES?,” P. 4
- Bands of Brothers and Sisters (T/P)
beloitdailynews.com/articles/2009/10/15/news/local_news/news1502.txt - E-Learning’s Gender Factor (T)
edweek.org/dd/articles/2009/10/21/01e-gender.h03.html - Junior Girls Welcome at Ashbury (T)
ottawacitizen.com/news/Junior+girls+welcome+Ashbury/2041144/story.html - LAUSD School Relies on Treating Boys and Girls Differently (T)
dailynews.com/news/ci_13493581 - Wilkinson Middle School in 2nd Year of Gender-based Classrooms (T/S)
13wmaz.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=69997&catid=153
FOR “DESTINATION MARS?,” PP. 5-7
- Astronaut profile: Charles Frank Bolden Jr. (S)
spacefacts.de/bios/astronauts/english/bolden_charles.htm - Charles F. Bolden Jr, NASA Administrator—bio (S)
jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/bolden-cf.html - It Came From Outer Space: NASA Innovations We Use on Earth (T/S)
pcworld.com/article/173354/it_came_from_outer_space_nasa_innovations_we_use_on_earth.html - NASA Education—for students in grades 5-8 (S)
nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/index.html - NASA Education—for teachers in grades 5-8 (S)
nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/5-8/index.html - NASA Names Veteran Crew for Final Shuttle Mission (T/S)
news.cnet.com/8301-19514_3-10356707-239.html - Retired General Picked to Lead NASA (T/S)
nytimes.com/2009/05/24/science/space/24nasacnd.html
FOR “NORWAY,” PP. 8-11
- Country Profile: Norway (T/S)
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/1023276.stm - Facts About Norway (T/S)
vg.no/vg/norway - Key Facts About Lofoten (T/S)
visitnorway.com/en/Articles/Norway/North/Lofoten/Key-Facts - The Lofoten Islands (T/S)
visitnorway.com/en/Stories/Norway/North/Lofoten - Lofoten Winter Darkness—video (T/S)
youtube.com/watch?v=xx4YA6eAcgQ - Norway (S)
atozkidsstuff.com/norway.html - Norway (S)
kidskonnect.com/subject-index/26-countriesplaces/326-norway.html - Norway: Basic Information (T/S)
goscandinavia.about.com/od/localinfomap1/p/norbasicstats.htm - Norway.com—Webcams, travel, news, & culture (T)
norway.com - Norwegians/Norway—profile, video, photos (T/S)
nationalgeographic.com/geographyofwealth/norway-profile.html - Norwegian Traditional Music (T/S)
worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/view/page.basic/country/content.country/norway_875/en_US - Polar Nights—explanatory animation (T/S)
educapoles.org/index.php?s=no&puid=395&uid=89 - Polar Nights in Scandinavia (T/S)
goscandinavia.about.com/od/knowledgesafety/p/polarnight.htm - Reine in Winter—video (S)
youtube.com/watch?v=7ZgtDewusT8&NR=1 - Sunrise and Sunset for Norway (T/S)
timeanddate.com/worldclock/astronomy.html?n=1374&month=11&year=2009&obj=sun&afl=-11&day=1 - This Is Norway (S/T)
visitnorway.com - Weather in Norway: Temperatures, Weather, & Climate (T/S)
goscandinavia.about.com/od/norwa1/ss/weathernorway.htm
FOR “WE THE KIDS,” PP. 12-13
- AmeriCorps (T/P/S)
americorps.gov - Catch the Spirit! A Student’s Guide to Community Service (S)
pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/family/spirit/spirit.htm - Community Service for Kids (T/P)
life.familyeducation.com/volunteer-work/community-life/29595.html - Community Service for Kids (T/P)
parenting.kaboose.com/behavior/emotional-social-development/community-service-forkids.html - Community-Service Ideas for Kids of All Ages (T/P/S)
kidactivities.net/post/Community-Service-Ideas-for-Kids.aspx - Community-Service Projects (P/S)
afterschool.gov/xhtml/topic/t_4.html - Do Something! (P/S)
dosomething.org - Public Service and Volunteerism (T/P/S)
usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/PublicService.shtml
FOR “CAN WE TALK?,” PP. 14-15
- A Force More Powerful: Using Nonviolent Conflict to Achieve Democracy and Human Rights (T/S)
aforcemorepowerful.org - Bio: Charles Sumner (T/S)
bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S001068 - Bio: Preston Smith Brooks (T/S)
bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000885 - Britain: Unparliamentary Language (T/S)
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/81999.stm - Canefight! Preston Brooks and Charles Sumner (T)
ushistory.org/us/31e.asp - The Caning of Senator Charles Sumner (T/S)
senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/The_Caning_of_Senator_Charles_Sumner.htm - Chicago Democratic Convention 1968—video clips (T/S)
sunsite.berkeley.edu/videodir/pacificaviet/chicago68clips.ram - Chicago ’68: A Chronology (T/S)
chicago68.com/c68chron.html - Civility in America: What to Do When People Are Being Rude (T/P/S)
oprah.com/article/oprahradio/gking/gking_20080409 - The Civility Project (T/S)
pgwdocdatabase.org/civility/?page_id=2 - Decline of Civility in America—discussion transcript (T/S)
pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week135/perspectives.html - The End of Civility in America (T)
halfempth.blogspot.com/2009/09/end-of-civility-in-america.html - Famous Lunch Counter Moves to Smithsonian (T/S)
wtop.com/?nid=596&sid=1023099 - February One: The Story of the Greensboro Four (T/S)
pbs.org/independentlens/februaryone - Five Ways to Derail Rage (T/P/S)
oprah.com/article/omagazine/200710_omag_rage - George Washington’s Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation—primary source material (T/S)
pgwdocdatabase.org/civility/?page_id=6 - Greensboro Lunch Counter (T/S)
americanhistory.si.edu/news/factsheet.cfm?key=30&newskey=53 - Greensboro Sit-ins: Launch of a Civil Rights Movement (T/S)
sitins.com - House Resolution “Disapproving” Joe Wilson Outburst Passes 240-179 (T/S)
npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2009/09/joe_wilson_resolution.html - Is Civility Dead in America?—video commentary (T/P/S)
usnews.feedroom.com/?fr_story=8b2d50b5295c54a5ae478202657d6d1271ff348a - Landmark Object: Greensboro Lunch Counter (T/S)
americanhistory.si.edu/news/factsheet.cfm?key=30&newskey=704 - Miss Manners Sees Hope for Civility in U.Va. Students’ Project (T)
virginia.edu/uvatoday/newsRelease.php?id=9869 - 198 Methods of Nonviolent Action (T/P/S)
aforcemorepowerful.org/resources/nonviolent/methods.php - Parades, Protests, & Politics in Chicago (T/S)
chicagohs.org/history/politics/1968.html - Responsibilities of Citizens (S)
bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/citizenship/responsibilities.html - Some Traditions and Custons of the House of Commons (T/S)
parliament.uk/documents/upload/G07.pdf
[see pp. 4-5] - Three Rules of Civil Behavior (T/P/S)
oprah.com/article/oprahshow/20080909_tows_civilityexcerpt - The Woolworth Sit-in That Launched a Movement—audio & transcript (T/S)
npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18615556
FOR “THE GREAT AMERICAN QUIZ,” PP. 16-17
- Becoming a Citizen (S)
bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/citizenship/citizenship.html - Citizenship FAQ (T/P)
usimmigrationsupport.org/citizenship_questions.html - Oath of Allegiance for Naturalized Citizens (T/P/S)
bensguide.gpo.gov/9-12/citizenship/oath.html - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (T/P/S)
uscis.gov
[Click on “The Naturalization Test” link under “Citizenship,” then the “Naturalization Self Test” link in the right-hand column.]
- George Washington (T/S)
history.army.mil/books/revwar/ss/washington.htm - George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate (T/S)
mountvernon.org - George Washington’s Teeth Not Wooden (S)
msnbc.msn.com/id/6875436 - George Washington Wired (T)
georgewashingtonwired.org - Great Speeches Collection: George Washington Prevents the Revolt of His Officers (T/S)
historyplace.com/speeches/washington.htm - Learning About George Washington—GW: Kids (T/S)
gwpapers.virginia.edu/education/kids/kids1.html - Meet the People: George Washington (T/S)
history.org/almanack/people/bios/biowash2.cfm - Myths About George Washington’s Youth (S)
nps.gov/archive/fone/classroom/fiwar/gwmyths_student.htm - Myths About George Washington’s Youth (T)
nps.gov/archive/fone/classroom/fiwar/gwmyths_teacher.htm - Remarks on George Washington (T)
minsk.usembassy.gov/ks_washington022207.html
FOR “VIETNAM REVS UP,” PP. 22-23
- Battlefield: Timeline—Vietnam War (T/S)
pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/timeline - Country Profile: Vietnam (T/S)
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1243338.stm - Flag of Vietnam (T/S)
flagpedia.net/vietnam - In the Spotlight: Vietnam (S)
kids.nationalgeographic.com/Places/Find/Vietnam - The United States in Vietnam (T/S)
historyplace.com/unitedstates/vietnam - Vietnam Now—travel with kids (T/S)
travelandleisure.com/articles/vietnam-now - Vietnam War slideshow (T/S)
historyplace.com/unitedstates/vietnam/slideshow/viet-show1.htm - Vietnam With Kids (T/P/S)
vietnamwithkids.com/aboutus.html
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