In this issue:

• Note from Judy
• Grammar, Usage, and Style - Ellipsis Marks . . .
• Recommendations
  • Arts
  • Education
  • Grammar
  • Health
  • History
  • References
  • Science/Technology
  • Writing/Journalism
  • Judy's Photo Gallery
  
  

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  NOTE FROM JUDY

  I hope you're enjoying the holidays and not getting too stressed
  out. It's a good time to count our blessings. I am especially
  grateful for family, friends, and furry pets.

I recently lost my mother and my faithful cat, Bear, and through my tears I am fully aware that their gifts to me, while different, were a valuable part
of my life. This gives me plenty of reason to move on and climb new mountains. Virtually, that is!

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GRAMMAR, USAGE and STYLE - Ellipsis Marks . . .

Ellipsis marks are three spaced periods, with one space before and
after each period.

As a general rule, says Gregg's Reference Manual, don't use ellipsis marks in place of a period at the end of a sentence, but they may be used to indicate that a sentence trails off before the end.

Ellipsis marks are often used in advertising to display individual items (similar to bulleting) or to connect a series of loosely related phrases.

GRAMMAR

COMMON ERRORS IN ENGLISH:
PROFESSOR PAUL BRIANS' SITE
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html

DAILY GRAMMAR
Check your grammar knowledge. Quizzes take four minutes.
http://www.dailygrammar.com/archive.shtml

ENGLISH GRAMMAR
Special help in diagramming sentences
http://members.cox.net/teachro/

ENGLISH IDIOMS & PROVERBS
All pages have at least one picture each drawn by students.
http://humanities.byu.edu/elc/student/idioms/idiomsmain.html

GRAMMAR CENTRAL
Links to a teacher's notes on grammar lessons as well ascopies of the lessons themselves.
http://tinyurl.com/94q5d

GUIDE TO GRAMMAR AND STYLE: JACK LYNCH
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/contents.html

MRS. BLUEZETTE'S GRAMMAR CORNER
"A PBS mind in an MTV world." Delightful, highly educational articles by a wonderful English language wizard (umm...wizette).
http://www.newsblues.com/grammar.htm

PROFESSOR CHARLES DARLING'S GRAMMAR SITE
Outstanding as a quick reference for your grammar questions.http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/

THE ENGLISH MAZE
A web-based learning system for individuals and schools worldwide. Students can improve their pronunciation, speaking, reading, listening, and writing skills.
http://www.englishmaze.com/

USINGENGLISH.COM
A large collection of English as a Second Language (ESL) tools and resources for students, teachers, learners, and academics.
http://www.usingenglish.com/

WEB ENGLISH TEACHER
Educators can take advantage of online technology to share ideas and benefit from the work of others. Beginning teachers can find guidance; experienced teachers can find inspiration.
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY

BBC: ARCHAEOLOGY
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/archaeology/

BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS OF NORTH AMERICA
http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/

COLLEGE ALGEBRA ONLINE TUTORIALS
http://tinyurl.com/ov9n9

THE EDUCATIONAL MULTIMEDIA VISUALIZATION CENTER
http://emvc.geol.ucsb.edu/

HISTORICAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE CALCULUS CLASSROOM
The history of the calculus is a fascinating story, inspired by the
search for solutions to interesting problems.
By Gabriela R. Sanchis
http://tinyurl.com/33bfop

ONLINE MATH CENTER
Math links by Whatcom Community College
http://math.whatcom.ctc.edu/content/Links.phtml?cat=3

HISTORY

EXPERIENCING THE WAR
Stories from the Veterans History Project.

As a partner with filmmaker Ken Burns and PBS on The War, the Veterans History Project (VHP) offers this special Web site to enhance the viewing experience of this epic yet intimate look at those who sacrificed so much to serve their country during World War II.
http://www.loc.gov/vets/stories/thewar/

WRITING/JOURNALISM

AGRICULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS
DOCUMENTATION CENTER AT UIUC
Based at the Isaac Funk Family Library at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, the Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC) is a fine way to learn about the latest developments throughout the world of agricultural journalism.
http://web.library.uiuc.edu/asp/agx/acdc/index.html

CASEY JOURNALISM CENTER on CHILDREN and FAMILIES
http://cjc.umd.edu/

ARTS

ATOMIC PLATTERS: COLD WAR MUSIC
http://www.atomicplatters.com/

THE MARCH KING: JOHN PHILIP SOUSA
http://tinyurl.com/39s79l

CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH'S SKETCHES
OF NORTHERN ITALY
http://www.gsa.ac.uk/mackintoshsketchbook/

ORIGIN OF AMERICAN ANIMATION
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/oahtml/oahome.html

PAINTED WITH WORDS: VINCENT VAN GOGH'S LETTERS
TO ÉMILE BERNARD
http://tinyurl.com/2rylqw

REFERENCES

BRACTON ONLINE
Bracton: De Legibus Et Consuetudinibus Angliæ
(Bracton on the Laws and Customs of England attributed to Henry of Bratton, c. 1210 -1268)
http://hlsl5.law.harvard.edu/bracton/

2010 CENSUS
The U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 2) mandates a headcount of everyone residing in the United States. The population totals determine each state’s Congressional representation. The numbers also affect funding in your community and help inform decision makers about how your community is changing.
http://www.census.gov/2010census/

CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARDS
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dKbrown/awards.html

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE INDEX
The Doucette Library's Children's Literature Index provides access to books and websites that contain useful teaching suggestions related to books for children and young adults, and the creators of those books.
http://www.educ1.ucalgary.ca/litindex/

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE - INTERNET DISCUSSION GROUPS
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dKbrown/discuss.html

CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS AROUND THE WORLD
http://tinyurl.com/ywndw2

ENABLEMART
Showcases assistive technology products of all types. Good resource for education, government, corporate, resellers, and not-for-profit organizations.
http://www.enablemart.com/

PLANT INFORMATION ONLINE
https://plantinfo.umn.edu/arboretum/default.asp

SOCIAL EXPLORER
Social Explorer has a completely free set of census tract maps online from 1940-2000. These are street-level maps for the entire country from the time of each census.
http://socialexplorer.com/pub/maps/home.aspx

HEALTH

GET BODY SMART
http://tinyurl.com/2ljpjq

VEGCOOKING
http://www.vegcooking.co

EDUCATION

ACTIVITIES FOR ESL STUDENTS
http://a4esl.org

EDUCAUSE LIVE!
A series of free, hour-long interactive Web seminars on critical
information technology topics in higher education. Each seminar is delivered live using online audio and video/image presentation technology, allowing you to interact directly with the host and guests through your Web browser.
http://tinyurl.com/2l3cv8

INTERESTING THINGS FOR ESL STUDENTS
http://www.manythings.org/

LEARNING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
http://www.bayworld.net/ferlazzo/english.html

TEACHER RESOURCES
http://www.funbrain.com/teachers/index.html