Scope Links for September 21, 2009
Here are some recommended links to help you form pre-reading and extension activities for each article in this issue.
Your World, p. 3
- Shakespeare Read-a-Thon
www.ncstage.org/pages/on-stage/bard-a-thon-2009.php
Readers Theater Play: Fame, p. 6
- Official site of the movie
www.generationfame.com - Exclusive Q&A with actor Collins Pennie
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/magazines/scope/pdfs/SCOPE-REPRO-092109-03.pdf
Nonfiction: "Teens Are Boss," p. 14
- McKelvey Foundation, which offers scholarships to young entrepreneurs
www.mckelveyfoundation.org - Popsy Cakes
www.popsycakes.com
Grammar: "Punctuation Takes a Hike," p. 16
- A bevy of interactive word games designed to build vocabulary, word choice, recall speed, and more
www.lumosity.com/brain-games
True Teen: "Sitting and Soaring," p. 18
- Aaron Fotheringhan's site includes videos, blogs, and more
www.hardcoresitting.com
Memoir: Breaking Through, p. 20
- Learn more about the Breaking Through series
www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?PID=26288&cgi=biblio&show=TRADE%20PAPER:NEW:0618342486:6.95 - Biographical information on Francisco Jiménez
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=2265 - Q&A with Jiménez
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/collateral.jsp?id=1305_type=Contributor_typeId=2265
Vocabulary: "Scope 100 Wordhunt" on Sonia Sotomayor, p. 23
- Supreme Court of the United States
http://www.supremecourtus.gov - PBS's Supreme Court classroom activities
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/supremecourt/educators/interactives.html - Interactive vocabulary-building game
www.freerice.com
Interactive: "Back to You," p. 24
- Robert Frost at the Library of Congress with poem collections, links to audio readings, articles, and more
www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/frost - Video of Robert Frost reading at the Kennedy inauguration
www.hulu.com/watch/5263/nbc-news-time-capsule-the-kennedy-inauguration-january-20-1961?c=2198
