Websites for Weekly Writing Assignments
December 10 – December 14
Watch the Howcast video How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
Read about 15 ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
Read about climate change on the Environmental Protection Agency’s Website
Read the words for Test Your Green IQ Discovery Education Word search
Read about the L.A. Time’s article about Obama’s plans for the environment
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November 13 – November 16
Read the information about 10 Famous Prenuptial Agreements
Watch the slide show about Reasons why you need a Prenuptial Agreement
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November 5 – November 9
Read the information and watch the video on Today about Project Everlasting
Read the Health and Well Being Made Easy article about the Characteristics of a Happy Marriage
Read the information on She Knows about Marriage Builders: Secrets of a Happy Marriage
Watch the video Secrets of a Happy Marriage
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October 29 – November 2
Read the information on the Old Farmer’s Almanac about How to Find Your Perfect Mate
Read the information on the Wise Geek website What Are Arranged Marriages?
Watch the video about Speed Dating
Read the information on the Wiki.how How to Find the Ideal Mate
Read the information on Wiki.how How to Succeed at Online Dating
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October 22 – October 26
Read the information about Wedding Traditions and Customs Around the World
Read the information on Live Science website about Wedding Traditions
Watch the Al Arab video – Zaffe Entertainment
Read the information on About.com about Chinese Wedding Traditions
Read the information about Arabian Culture and Wedding Traditions
Read the information on the BBC’s website about Mormons and Polygamy
Read the information on the New York History website about The Oneida Community
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October 15 – 19
Watch the video Back to the Simplicity of Life
Read the Zen Habits article Simplify Living Manifesto: 72 Ideas to Simplify Your Life
Read the Urban Homestead article about Homesteading in the City
Read about Homesteading Guide: The Lighthearted Truth of the Simple Life
Read the NPR essay about The Shakers
Read the article about Groups of People that are Similar to the Amish
Watch the Buckley Report video about the 100 Things Challenge
Read the article Everything I Own: My 288 Things
Watch the video Can You Live Without Tech?
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October 8 – 12
Watch the video Parenting Kids and Discipline Across Cultures
Read the article and watch the video on Today’s website Are You a Strict Parent?
Watch La Rhonda’s vlog Parenting Tips for Misbehaving Kids
Watch the video Being A Tiger Mother – Amy Chua Part 1
Watch the video Strict Asian Parents and Stressed, Pressured Youths
Read the article American Parenting: Are We Getting it Right?
Read the article How Do Amish Discipline Children?
Read about The Advantages of Strict Parents
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October 1 – October 5
Watch the video about Cultural Diversity
Watch the video about The Rules for Amish Business Success
Read the information about Religions Around the World
Read the information about Religious Ways to Discipline a Child
Watch the movie Amish Grace
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September 24 – 28
Read the stories on Project Gutenberg Favorite Fairy Tale’s Website
Read the stories on Storynory’s website
Read the story about Lavender Lilly
Watch the YouTube video of Terrylene’s ABC Story I’ts a Bug’s Life
Watch the ASL ABC Story
Watch the ASL ABC Story Checkmate
Watch the YouTube video Goldilocks and the Three Bears
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September 18 – 21
Read the stories on the Online Collection of Aesop’s Fables
Watch the video The Ant and the Chrysalis
Watch the video The Ant and the Dove
Watch the video The Ant and the Grasshopper
Read the Aesop’s Fables on The Free Resource website
Read Aesop’s Fables Morals and Stories
Read the list of Aesop Fable’s Morals
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September 10 – 14
Read about beneficial insects on Insect Identification website
Read about interesting facts about insects on Bug Facts website
Read about important insects on Insect Respect website
Read about Bug Features on National Geographic’s website
Read about the Top 10 Good Insects for Your Garden on Mama Knows website
Read about how Tiny insect brains can solve big problems on NBC’s news website
Read about different types of insects on Buzzle website
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September 4 – 7
Read the article about Journalism
Watch Change Your Beliefs to Change Your Life video
Watch Positive Affirmations for Well-Being
Read the article Seven Little Habits That Can Change Your Life
Watch Jane McGonigal’s TED Talk: Adding Seven and a Half Minutes to Your Life
Watch Shawn Achor’s TED Talk: The Happy Secret to Better Work
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September 10 – September 14
Read the Awesome Stories multi-chapter story America Attacked.
Read about Flight 93 on Flight 93 National Memorial
Read about Flight 93 on Flight 93 National Memorial Park
Read about the Heroes of Flight 93
Watch this video honors the heroes of United Flight 93
Watch United Flight 93 Memories
September 10 – 14 – World Trade Center Videos
Watch this tribute of 9/11/2001
Library of Congress – Response to 9/11
Today – Survival Story – Heroes of the World Trade Center
9/11 Research – John McLoughlin and Will Jimeno
60 Minutes Story – Last Man Out – Sgt. John McLoughlin Describes his Rescue from Ground Zero after 9/11
