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LIBRARY CATALOG Books for Adults Effective letters for every occasion by Hawley, Casey Fitts 100 samples to personalize, tips that will make your letters a pleasure to read, and formatting rules.   Books for Teens Successful research papers in 12 easy steps by Meriwether, Nell. How to get that paper done, including how to do the research, and knowing what information to use.   Books for Older Children The Berenstain Bears and the school scandal sheet by Berenstain, Stan Frustrated by their lack of artistic freedom on the staff of the school newspaper, Brother Bear and his friends start an underground paper and discover some basic truths about freedom of the press and responsibility   Books for Younger Children How a book is made by Aliki. Describes the stages in making a book, starting with the writing of the manuscript and the drawing of the pictures, and explaining all the technical processes leading to printed and bound copies.   More books for: Adults Teens Older Children Younger Children   FOR MORE LIBRARY RESOURCES TRY: English Language Grammar English language Rhetoric Homework Report Writing

RESEARCH DATABASES  American Heritage Dictionary Find the definition, hear the word, and get synonyms!  Curriculum Resource Center Grades 6-12 Award winning on-line resource of printable teacher handout materials for middle, high school and junior college curriculums. Includes materials for history, geography, science, math and health.  Curriculum Resource Center Junior Edition On-line resource of printable teacher handout materials for elementary curriculums. Includes materials for people & events in history, maps, flags, timelines, science and careers. Great homework resource.  Facts for Learning Information about almost everything, for Elementary and Middle School students. Includes This Day in History, How to make a Diorama, and has great pictures to use in your reports!  Merriam Webster Dictionary Essential English vocabulary with more than 60,000 entries. Click on DICTIONARY, at the top of the page!  Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center One-stop source for information on social issues like civil rights, terrorism, gambling and teenage pregnancy. Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to web sites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles on the topic of your choice.  Oxford English Dictionary OED Online contains the complete text of the 20-volume Second Edition (1989) together with its 3-volume Additions Series (vols.:1993 and vol 3: 1997).  Topic Search Find articles and information from more than 2,700 diverse sources including international and regional newspapers, periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information.  Visual Thesaurus An interactive dictionary and thesaurus with an innovative display that encourages exploration and learning. The Visual Thesaurus creates word maps that blossom with meanings and branch to related words. WEB SITES  11 Rules of Writing An online guide to some of the most commonly violated rules of writing, grammar, and punctuation.  Citation Styles - Online Examples of MLA, APA, Chicago, CBE and other styles of citations  easybib Create an MLA style works cited page for books, magazines, web pages, research databases and more.  IPL TeenSpace Incredible writing links for all your papers!  Landmark's Citation Machine An easy way to create an MLA or an APA citation, for many different types of media.  OWLS (online writing labs) on the Web Internet Public Library's collection of writing HELP!! Sites  TeenInk Teen Ink is a monthly print magazine, website, and a book series all written by teens for teens.  The Book Report Book Report Help! How to choose a book, read the book, outline your report, then draft and finish your report.  The Writing Center at Colorado State University Writing guides, tutorials, demonstrations, anything a student could need to get writing.  Webster University Writing Tips Great writing tips on everything from plagerism and citing, to how to write poetry!  Writing a Research Paper The process of writing a research paper is outlined in nine steps by the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University.  Writing the Journey: An online Journal Writing Workshop Suggestions and exercises to start keeping a journal LOCAL RESOURCES  UNLV Writing Center Writing help for UNLV students! NATIONAL RESOURCES  Help Your Child Learn to Write Well Tips from the Department of Education, on helping your child learn to love to write, and why!  Plain Language - Writing User Friendly Documents How to write a better government document - or any kind of document! GAMES AND ACTIVITIES  The Data Challenge How well do you know the library's databases? Do you know how to cite your sources? Can you spot a fake website? This game will find out how just how much you know! RELATED INFO GUIDES  Jobs & Careers  Literature  Test Preparation