World War II: Battles with No Boundaries -Overview of famous battles in Pacific and Europe - including Battle of Bulge, Operation Doolittle, D-Day, etc...

Fact Monster - Fact Monster is a free reference site for students, teachers, and parents. Site has encyclopedia, dictionary, timeline and other references sources in one spot.

World War II Biographies - Ohio State University's ehistory site dedicadted to famous events in history.

World War II Battle - Ohio State Unversity's ehistory site dedicated to famous events in history

| Last updated February 9, 2011

Starting Sept. 7, the Rockridge High School Library will be open starting at 7:30 a.m.to accomidate students needing computers and books. If anyone needs time outside the "regular library hours," they need to contact Ms. Peterson. Besides before school, the library will also be open to students with passes during the Learning Lab period on Wednesdays. Passes need to be obtained from Ms Peterson or Mrs Bohnsack.

| Last updated October 25, 2010

Peterson's Midnight Readings from August 31

Peterson's Midnight Readings

August 31

I do some of my best reading at Midnight. I know I should be sleeping, but there are too many books out there waiting to be read...Here are my thoughts on books featured in the Rockridge Junior and Senior High Libraries.

Artichoke's Heart by Suzanne Supplee

Summary : Blubber meets Steel Magnolias in this funny and honest story about body image and family. Rosemary Goode is smart and funny and loyal and the best eyebrow waxer in Spring Hill, Tennessee. But only one thing seems to matter to anyone, including Rosemary: her weight. And when your mom runs the most successful (and gossipy) beauty shop in town, it can be hard to keep a low profile. Rosemary resolves to lose the weight, but her journey turns out to be about everything but the scale. Her life-changing, waist-shrinking year is captured with brutal honesty and humor, topped with an extra large helping of Southern charm. - From TitlePeek...to read more about the book, click on the title or picture above.

My thoughts: For every overweight to awesome book, there is a story about a girl who is picked on by a group of mean girls and feels external pressure about her weight and body image. Eventually she gets mad enough to change. Skinnier, Happier, and Healthier, he notices her. The story ends happily ever after skinny with her amazing boyfriend.

Ok so this book has those elements, but this book sets itself apart from the rest thru the author's characterization of Rosemary. There was more to Rosemary than the physical presence. As a reader, I want to connect with the characters and see the humanity in them, and the author accomplished that. I could see part of myself in Rosemary. I wasn't the most popular and struggle with the same issues Rosemary does, so to read about another person, albeit fictional, can be inspiring or at least reassuring to me that I am not the only one. Rosemary isn't a saint and she does have some flaws, but that just makes her more real to me. Nobody is perfect, so why do I want to read about somebody who is?

Give Artichoke's Heart a chance and you won't regret it...trust me ;)

Tangled by Carolyn Mackler

Summary:

The lives of four very different teenagers become entangled in ways that none of them could have imagined after a short stay at a Caribbean resort.

It will change Jena, whose first brush with romance takes her that much closer to having a life, and not just reading about those infinitely cooler and more exciting. It will change Dakota, who needs the devastating truth about his past to make him realize that he doesn’t have to be a jerk just because people think he’s one. It will change Skye, a heartbreakingly beautiful actress, who must come to terms with the fact that for once she has to stop playing a role or face the consequences. And it will change Owen, who has never risked anything before and who will take the leap from his online life to a real one all because of a girl he met at Paradise….

Let me be honest with you, I LOVE CHICK BOOKS. I love the romance, the friends, the drama, and all it entails. Tangled meets all of those requirements. While reading the book, I would tell everyone that I liked it so far. After reading it though, I don't know if I can say the same thing...

I have a problem with Carolyn Mackler books. Tangled, like My Earth, My Butt and Other Big Round Things, starts out really strong and then left me empty by the end. I closed this book at 2:15 am and felt a little disappointed because I think it could have been better... it's a naggin feeling I can't let go of. Her characters are great and but the story is like my first attempt at making Jell-O. Like my Jell-O, the story hasn't set long enough so it's left to turn to liquid. Her books never go deep enough into the story so I am left wondering and trying to connect the dots in my head about the story's details. I hate that confused and empty feeling, especially knowing that in 3 1/2 hours I will have to get up and go to school.

These are only my opinions so do not mistake this for the gospel on this book....Fans of Chick Lit and Mackler's other works should try Tangled and untangle the mess for me.

-P

| Last updated February 9, 2011

Morgensen Research Paper Links

ipl2 - Author Biography Pathfinder

This is a pathfinder which will give you information on where to go to find information about different authors. It's fantastic!!

Other Resources

I have included the responsibity for each website...they will give a place to start your research.

http://doe.sd.gov/octa/ddn4learning/themeunits/author/listings.htm

South Dakota Department of Education. Multiple Author Listings. Author Study Web Sites Students follow links to many author's home pages and sites others have developed about them. ..

http://www.lib.lsu.edu/hum/lit/authors.html

Louisiana State University. The more than six hundred links to author/illustrator sites included here will help to satisfy that curiosity. Young people especially want to know about ...

http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/professional-development/childlit/AuthorSite/authora.html

Rutgers University The more than six hundred links to author/illustrator sites included here will help to satisfy that curiosity. Young people especially want to know about ...

http://schools.nycenet.edu/region6/midwood/micro/author.htm

New York City Department of Education. Index of Authors

http://www.umich.edu/~umfandsf/m_links.html

University of Michigan. Science Fiction Authors; Science Fiction for Fans; Commercial Science Fiction Sites ... Home Page - All the information you could hope to find on the famous author. ... Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Database - An index to over 54000 ... archive of the contents of one of the world's leading SF journals, ...

http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/i57/I57-writers-website/index.html

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Index of author websites. ...

http://www.gse.upenn.edu/~lsipe/websites.htm

University of Pennsylvania. "One of the world's great children's literature research collections. ... Roald Dahl's famous characters will guide you through sections about the author, ...

http://libwiki.scranton.edu/mediawiki/index.php/Literature_&_Drama_Websites

University of Scranton. Author pseudonyms, aliases, nicknames, working names, legalized names, ... Interviewees include many famous writers and artists. ... Victorian Research Web Maintained by Patrick Leary, this website provides ... Editions is to inspire a love of Shakespeare's works in a world-wide audience. ...

http://lecatr.people.wm.edu/sitesforwriterspg.html

College of William & Mary. Writer's Resources--Research. A page of sites for you to burrow into to ... the best and recent information about happenings in the world of publishing. ...

| Last updated February 9, 2011

Research Season Begins

What time is it....Research Paper Time!!! Here are a few helpful reminders to make your research papers the best ever:

Don't wait until the day before to seriously start working on your research paper!
If you want a book another library, please let Miss Peterson know immediately and fill out the Student Material Request Form.
To help save the environment and save yourself some time, READ the information before you print or make copies to ensure you are getting the correct information
When you using the internet, make sure the sites you are using meet the CARS criteria.

C Credible - Is the source trustworthy? Is the source or author known or a respected source?

A Accurate - Is the information presented on the site current and balances without prejudice?

R Reasonable - Is the site trying to be balanced and fair to all sides?

S Supported - Does the site provide contact information and evidence to back up their claims?

Plagiarizing is BAD...Citing is GOOD - According to the Webster's Student Dictionary, plagiarizing is "steal[ing] writings from another". The Rockridge Handbook categorizes plagiarizing in terms of Academic Fraud with "academic and/or disciplinary consequences"

| Last updated March 23, 2009