Reading/Writing Workshop for Juniors

Books > utilize great ebooks and the Library Catalog
- The Color Purple by Alice Walker
- Looking for Alaska by John Green
- The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
- Laurie Halse Anderson's Blog About Speak
Research Databases - START HERE:
- ABC-CLIO American History - good place for historical background info
- Biography Reference Bank - good starting point for biographical info about an author
- Country Reports - good place for info about Afghanistan
- Gale Biography in Context - another good biographical database
- Gale Student Resources in Context - good starting point for several books
- EBSCO for Grades 9-12 - magazine and newspaper articles
- Magill On Literature Plus and Novelist - free trial requires the following username/password:
  username = pepperpike
  password = trial
- Teen Health & Wellness - from abuse to drinking, a good place to get health info
Websites That may be Helpful:
- Bookreporter.com - get background info about an author
- Current Album Charts - get musical info for a time period
- The People History - find out what happened during a specific year
- ReadingGroupGuides - author and book discussion guides
Image sites
- EBSCO Images
- Getty Images
- Wikimedia Commons Copyright Friendly Images
- Advanced Flickr Search (be sure to check the Creative Commons license boxes near the bottom)