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=**CAHSEE Prep**=

Click on one of the links below to visit a site that will help you practice for the CAHSEE.

=**Measuring Up**=

Click on this link to go to the Measuring Up website.

**Biographical Narrative Sites**
Use this sites to pre-write for your biographical narrative.

Cube Creator - Use this interactive site to create a cube that describes a biography, a mystery, or the key parts of a story - or, create your own cube by writing questions and answers. **For a biographical narrative essay, create a "biocube."**

Timeline - Use this interactive site to create a timeline of events in a person's life. You can search for information in Google if you need to - but check with me when you find information so we can make sure that it is from a reliable source.

ProQuest - Log in to ProQuest and use the links for **History Study Center** or **SIRS Decades** to find documents, photos and articles about the person you are researching.

Webbing Tool - Use this interactive site to organize ideas. It is similar to Inspiration, the software I used to create our Jaime Escalante Sociogram. You can use this tool to create a "suitcase" for your biographical narrative essay.

Essay Map - Use this interactive site to plan an essay.

**Vocabulary Sites**
CAHSEE words - This is the site we've used before to practice vocabulary.

**Other Sites**
Plot diagram - This interactive site helps you map out a story's events.

Cube Creator - Use this interactive site to create a cube that describes a biography, a mystery, or the key parts of a story - or, create your own cube by writing questions and answers.

Character Trading Cards - Use this interactive site to create a "trading card" that describes a character. You may use Google Images to search for a picture of the character if you are working with this site.

__ Graphic Map __ - Use this interactive site to pre-write for a narrative. The map shows the "high points" and "low points" of a story, or a scene, a day or month in your life, or even the amount of money you have spent! You can also use the graphic map to pre-write for fictional characters. (Click on "Get Started" to launch the map.)

Webbing Tool - Use this interactive site to organize ideas. It is similar to Inspiration, the software I used to create our Jaime Escalante Sociogram. You might use this to create a digital version of your own Character Sociogram.


 * Sandbox (under construction)**

Coming soon - click here to use the Sandbox for our wiki.