Mr. Allen's MVMS Blog
Important Links
Search the Lexile level of your book or search for books based on your Lexile level.
Links for fun!
BBC History
Random Wikipedia Article (Warning: Results may be unpredictable)
Flash Fiction (VERY short stories)
A Soft Murmur (White noise to do work with)
TED Talks (to make you smarter)
Virtual Tour of the National Museum of the US Air Force
Virtual Tour the Smithsonian NMNH
Virtual Tour of the Kremlin in Russia
Class textbook
Log in here to access the social studies textbook. Your login is your school email (@students.newberg.k12.or.us) and use your district password. Click the "eText" menu top right to access the book.
CIA World Factbook
A site that gives factual information and brief summaries about nations across the world. Spies have to do their research!
Shackleton Links
Useful links for information about Shackleton's Antarctic expedition.
This is where we will access our article-a-day and have occasional reading quizzes.
We will use this dictionary for our weekly vocabulary lists. Search for the words at this site.
Thesaurus.com - Synonyms and antonyms!
Tips and Tools
Google like a pro - tips for being a power user of Google.
Writing Links
Blake Snyder's Beat Sheet (aka write like a Hollywood script writer)
Comics