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HELPFUL WEBSITES FOR THE AP LANGUAGE 1ST AMENDMENT RESEARCH PAPER
SIRS Knowledge Source: US Supreme Court Decisions
accessing DISCUS to use SIRS- url: scdiscus.org username: discus11 password: findit
--we'll use this website in class for you to browse Supreme Court decisions by name of decision and subject----great search engine!
Librarians' Index to the Internet
--this website is a search engine like Google but is maintained by librarians and so the information you find here is certainly reliable and credible. It provides an enormous amount of information; this website might also be useful for the Current Events Journal projects.
--great website that you should consider using for the AP First Amendment research paper.
Freedom Forum: First Amendment Research Packages
--Users can click on the First Amendment tab on the website to find First Amendment research packages. Information is organized by Supreme Court, Religion, Free Speech, and Free Press. Students can click on links under each heading to read either columns or articles or basic information about the topic.
--Students can search the Supreme Court by terms, which would then list all cases heard during that term, the docket number, when it was argued, the date of the decision, the majority opinion author, and the vote count. Students can then click on a case to read concisely-written facts of the case, a question that the case raises about the law, and the Court’s decision. It even provides MLA citation of the website.
The Supreme Court of the United States
--obviously you can find information here about court cases. Users can click on tabs to learn more about the Supreme Court itself, the current docket of cases, court rules, opinions, etc.
Supreme Court of the United States Blog (SCOTUS blog)
--"The blog generally reports on every merits case before the Court at least three times: prior to argument; after argument; and after the decision. [...] Many of the blog’s posts go beyond coverage of individual cases. Each business day, we provide a "Round-up" of what has been written about the Court. We regularly publish broader analytical pieces." Click here to view the part of the website that explains how to navigate the website.
FindLaw: First Amendment-Religion and Expression
--Students can also search for information by case name and date if they already know that information. There is also a Supreme Court center on this website that students could use to search for First Amendment Supreme Court cases only. Students can browse cases by topic on here as well.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
--American
Civil Liberties Union—lots of information here.
Includes a tab for Supreme Court cases.
On the home page, a nice list of headings on the right according to
issue. http://www.aclu.org/scotus/index.html
JEA (Journalism Education Association): Important scholastic media law cases
--great website to use for the AP research paper if you chose any area of student publications rights--explains the court cases and also provides links to articles written about the court cases (very helpful)
--great website to use for the AP research paper if you chose any area of student publication rights (and I have old print copies of SPLC publications). **note: SPLC also stands for the Southern Poverty Law Center, so don't get confused.
--students can search this website by topic and the search engine will return possible relevant court cases. You can search by "only historic decisions" and "only summaries of decisions".
Citing a court case: taken from the MLA handbook (thanks to John Washburn for pointing this out to me!):
--Example: Brown v. Board of Educ. 347 US 483-96. Supreme Court of the US. 1954. Supreme Court Collection. Legal Information Inst., Cornell U Law School, n.d. Web. 3 Aug. 2007.
**so, you should cite from which website you got the actual court case. Notice that MLA format allows you to use appropriate abbreviations (like Cornell U). In this example, there was no publication date of the website, so you use "n.d." The information "347 US 483-96" identifies the court case...you will have similar information. In this example, the numbers 483-96 refer to the page numbers of the law report. "Supreme Court Collection" refers to the title of the website, and "Legal Information Inst., Cornell U Law School" refers to the sponsor of the website (there is a difference).
OTHER HELPFUL WEBSITES FOR THE COURSE IN GENERAL
--Very comprehensive site explaining all things rhetorical.
College
Board website for parents
--includes useful information about the SAT, scholarships, financial
information,
college searches, and information about majors and programs
--put together by an English teacher, this website gives a nice, concise guide to the
major literary movements studied in English 4
--this website provides review practice for the following AP Exams (will provide review of actual student essays from past exams, analysis of multiple choice questions, testing tips, actual multiple choice practice, etc):
Art History, Biology, Calculus AB, European History, Literature and Composition, Language and Composition, Macroeconomics, Spanish Language, US History, and US Government and Politics
---When you select school information, select South Carolina, then South Carolina Virtual School, and then choose the name of our school.
---after you register, you will receive an email with the URL to access the AP Exam Reviews and a username and password.
Great website for editing and writing tips! Very thorough.
--this website provides very extensive help with creating a Works Cited page. Includes lots of information about electronic sources. Remember, if you access an article using SIRS or DISCUS, you must cite SIRS or DISCUS (instead of citing that article as just a regular article out of a journal or magazine).
