Open your EMAIL and start a new msg to mirandagt2014@gmail.com
In a new window, open the Reading Test:
http://www.freereadingtest.com/free-reading-test.html
1. Choose a level between 4 and 9 on the right
2. Choose one of the American History stories
3. Press START to begin reading, and NEXT to turn pages
4. Click STOP when you are done Reading
5. Answer comprehension questions
6. In your email, copy and paste your reading rate (words per minute) and score %, and write the level and name of test you chose.
7. Repeat for 2 more tests (you may change level or type of test)
8. After you have copied the results and type of test 3 TIMES, email me your results.
Example
1. Level 6, History 1, 256 words per minute, 75%
2. Level 7, History 3, 399 wpm, 25%
3. Level 8, History 2, 144 wpm, 100%
CLASSWORK- MONDAY
Continue using digital databases for research on NHD TOPIC.
a. The National Archives: www.nara.gov
b. Library of Congress: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
c. Yale Law, History, Diplomacy: http://avalon.law.yale.edu/default.asp
d. 100 Documents: http://www.ourdocuments.gov/content.php?flash=true&page=milestone
e. http://www.library.ucsb.edu/eresources/epubs/primary.html
f. http://www.awesomestories.com/
g. Google historic images: http://images.google.com/hosted/life
h. Philly History: http://www.phillyhistory.org/ AND http://library.temple.edu/collections/urbana/overview.jsp?bhcp=1
i. MORE listed here: nhd2009.blogspot.com
For more help on a topic, contact our RESEARCH PARTNERS! http://www.ushistory.org/nhdphilly/info/partners.htm
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