English 11 Resources
Drugs
Online Database
Teen Health & Wellness - a good starting point for your research, this site has facts and self-help information on lots of health-related issues besides drugs. Log-in required; username and password are the same as for Iowa AEA Online.
The "Drug and Alcohol" section include numerous articles within these 5 sections:
- Dependency, Addiction and Emotional Health
- Drugs, Alcohol, and Society
- Drugs, Alocohl, and Tobbaco (with information on specific drugs)
- Drugs, Alcohol, and Your Relationships
- Getting Help and Staying Drug- and Alcohol-Free
Websites
Above the Influence - Their main page for facts about drugs. Pages for individual drugs list the physical risks involved.
Drug Education and Awareness for Life - A Canadian based website that's dedicated to informing young people about the dangers of drugs.
Facts on Drugs - from the American Council for Drug Education; fact sheets on 12 types of drugs, based on the most current scientific research on drug use and its impact on society
NIDA for Teens: the Science Behind Drug Abuse - facts about how drugs effect the brain and body; also features true stories from teens about the challenges of turning their life around after drug abuse.
Website Evaluation
Website Evaluation Training Guide
Plagiarism
High School-Friendly Explanation - from a school library in Florida
* Avoiding Plagiarism - from a school library in New York; provides links to other sites about the topic (some of them are listed here) and, better yet, includes real life examples of plagiarism
Paraphrase: Write it in Your Own Words - from the well-known, credible Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University
Plagiarism: What It Is and How to Recognize and Avoid It - a concise guide from Indiana University