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We are almost to the end of the first quarter. Students are working hard to finish the quarter strong. Keep up the great work, Pirates! Parent-teacher conference sign-up is right around the corner. More information will be available in a few weeks. Read More

 

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November 16-20

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Diversity Biographies

Explore links found in your print resources.
Go to Databases+ first for EBSCO, Gale, & World Book
Biography.com Bios Search
Encyclopedia of World Biographies/Notable Biographies


Thomson Gale Black History Free Biographies (May overlap with Gale in Databases+)
Biography.com's 200 Black History Notables
Encyclopedia Britannica's Guide to Black History: Biographies
The King Encyclopedia
African American Registry
Africans in America: People & Events (includes Benjamin Banneker, Phillis Wheatley, Frederick Douglass, Dred Scott)
Thomson Gale Hispanic Heritage Biographies (May overlap with Gale in Databases+)
American Indian Biographies A to Z
Academy of Achievement (includes Maya Angelou, Quincy Jones, Elie Wiesel)
Americans Who Tell The Truth (Companion Website to the Book)
America's Story: Meet Amazing Americans (includes Benjamin Banneker, Leonard Bernstein, George Washington Carver, Cesar Chavez, Frederick Douglass, WEB DuBois, Duke Ellington, Langston Hughes, Thurgood Marshall)
Top North American Athletes of the 20th Century (ESPN)
PBS Jazz Biographies (includes Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington)
PBS Kids' Jazz Greats (includes Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington)
Inventors Hall of Fame (includes George Washington Carver & Percy Julian)
Poets.org (includes Maya Angelou, Gwendolyn Brooks, Langston Hughes, Phillis Wheatley)


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Holocaust

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: Holocaust Encyclopedia, ID Cards, Personal Histories, Mapping the Holocaust, Search at top right for photographs and more
Anne Frank Center
The Holocaust: A Learning Site for Students (USHMM)
BBC History World Wars
British Library: Voices of the Holocaust
Children of the Holocaust
History Place
Holocaust Chronicle
Holocaust Cybrary
Holocaust Survivors: Photo Gallery
Jewish Celebrities
Pictures of the Holocaust (About.com)
Simon Wiesenthal Multimedia Learning Center
Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust
Witness to the Holocaust
Voices of the Holocaust Gateway
Go to Databases+ for EBSCO, Gale, & World Book 

 
 
 
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