Elizabeth I

Study and Research
Researching Queen Elizabeth. For fun, look at the History on the Net page called Elizabeth – Portrait of a Queen. The page includes many portraits of Elizabeth, and a list of little known personal details about her.

Take an Online Tour.

The Royal tradition is still alive in England today. Access The British Monarchy and take a tour. If you click on Monarchy Through the Ages you will find a story about Elizabeth. But you may also be interested in a virtual tour of the Royal Palaces, or in reading about Diana, Princess of Wales, or Today’s Royal Family. Who is the current Queen? Who is next in line? You may also want to look at a Timeline of The British Monarchy that includes portraits.
 

Elizabeth – Portrait of a Queen

The British Monarchy

Timeline of The British Monarchy

Robert Frost

just because....

Fire and Ice

BY ROBERT FROST

Some say the world will end in fire,

Some say in ice.

From what I’ve tasted of desire

I hold with those who favor fire.

But if it had to perish twice,

I think I know enough of hate

To say that for destruction ice

Is also great

And would suffice.

This is a fun Fiction Map I found this weekend while I was Stumbling...

Also, check out the Reading and Writing Tabs for new interesting things...

Reading

There is a linked list of American Authors in the Reading Page which is located on the right of the BLOG.  Please peruse it at your leisure.  There are numerous links for you to follow to learn more about these authors and their works.  

It's important as young readers and writers to have prior knowledge about the authors you will encounter this year and in the years to come.

Happy Reading!

Edgar Allan Poe Biography - Biography.com

Edgar Allan Poe Biography - Biography.com

Poe Biography

Watch the Poe Biography from the A&E Channel.

Edgar Allan Poe Museum

You can visit the Edgar Allan Poe Museum in Richmond, Virginia online!

Go to the site to see personal belongings, orginial manusripts, and drawings by Poe and the people who knew him.  There is also a list of theories people have had over the years about Poe's demise.

Favorite Books--Extra Credit

Post your favorite book of all time and WHY you love this book.
Who would you recommend this book for?

Memorials

During our reading of "Zebra" by Chaim Potok, we learned a lot about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C.  In the United States, there are many memorials, all paying homage to different people or events.



Research one of these memorials and share the information with us here.  A list of National Memorials can be found on the internet.

Choose a memorial from the list and answer the following quesitons in a paragraph or paragraphs:
1. Where is it located?
2. Who or What does it honor?
3. How was it funded, or paid for?
4. When was it dedicated?
5. Who designed it?

You may also include additional information that you find noteworthy, such as how many visitors the memorial recieves or how long it took to build.

Be sure to cite any sources you use at the bottom of your post. You can use EasyBib to help generate your citations.

Please feel free to comment about other students posts. 

California Road Trip

If you could drive out to California and back, making numerous stops along the way, where would you stop?  What places do you want to see in this beautiful and diverse country we live in? 

The following is a map I created in Google Maps:

View California Road Trip in a larger map

Research places within North America you would visit and share them with us. What interesting things will you do or discover there?