National Humanities Center
Teaching The Great Gatsby: A Common Core Close Reading Seminar
The 41 slides in a professional development seminar model how to use close reading techniques to examine the many layers of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. In addition to passages from the novel, slides provide biographical...
Intersectional Black Panther Party History Project, IPHP
Teaching the History of the Black Panther Party: 5 Essential FAQ’s
What are the facts about the Black Panther Party? Was it, as J. Edgar Hoover contended, a terrorist organization and a threat to national security? Or a group of indviduals bound together by a desire to protect and nurture their...
American Psychological Association
A Silent National Crisis: Violence Against Teachers
School violence is becoming an epidemic in America. How can schools protect their teachers—and teach them how to protect their students? Read an important brochure about how violence affects teachers personally, emotionally, financially,...
Indiana Department of Education
Social Emotional Toolkit
Looking for some tools to help you incorporate social and emotional learning into your curriculum? Then check out this 79-page kit packed with ideas for developing social-emotional learning competencies. The first section provides...
William & Mary
Inferential Reading Comprehension Considerations Packet
Don't forget to read between the lines! Educators learn tips and activities to help scholars learn to infer to increase reading comprehension. Activities suggested include think alouds, backwards words, and who's who. the packet includes...
PBS
Pbs Kids: Kind Acts Bingo
For National Bullying Prevention Month, we're giving the words "friendly competition" a new meaning! How many of these kind acts can your students complete? This bingo card is available in English and in Spanish.
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The Living Word Library: Acts of the Apostles
A great reference for researching the book of Acts. It contains a brief introduction to the book of the Acts of the Apostles, a very brief look at all the chapters in the Acts of the Apostles, questions for discussion, a biblical look at...
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Paradigm Education: My Shakespeare: Julius Caesar, Act 4, Scene 1
The text of Act IV of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, accompanied by audio narration. Be sure to advance to scenes 2 and 3 (or to other acts of the play) using the buttons at the top. Includes audio narration, performance clips, discussion...
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Paradigm Education: My Shakespeare: Julius Caesar, Act 5, Scene 1
The text of Act V of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, accompanied by audio narration. Be sure to advance to subsequent (or to other acts of the play) using the buttons at the top. Includes audio narration, performance clips, discussion...
US National Archives
Our Documents: Pendleton Act (1883)
The passage of the Pendleton Act was a reaction to assassination of President James A. Garfield. Find the text of the act and read a discussion of why such a law is necessary. An image of the document and a transcript of the law are...
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: The Alien and Sedition Acts: Defining American Freedom
Lesson with activity in which students study and analyze the challenges surrounding constitutional rights and national security by focussing on the Alien and Sedition Act, 1798 and definitions of American freedom. Links to primary...
Read Works
Read Works: Internal Security Act of 1950
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks passage provides a brief history of the International Security Act of 1950. A paired passage, a passage with related content, and a questions sheet are available to help students build...
Read Works
Read Works: The Process of Acting
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about acting and how one actor prepares for her roles. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
CommonLit
Common Lit: The Civil Rights Act of 1964
A learning module that begins with "The Civil Rights Act of 1964" by National Park Service, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature: The Crucible: Act I
This lesson focuses on Act I of The Crucible by Arthur Miller. It features a study guide and a self-assessment quiz over Act I.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature: The Crucible: Act Ii
This lesson focuses on Act II of The Crucible by Arthur Miller. It features a short synopsis, a study guide, and a quiz for Act II.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature: The Crucible: Act Iii
This lesson focuses on Act III of The Crucible by Arthur Miller. It features a short synopsis, a study guide, and a self-assessment quiz over Act III.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature: The Crucible: Act Iv
This lesson focuses on Act IV of The Crucible by Arthur Miller. It features a short synopsis, a study guide, and a self-assessment quiz over Act IV.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Drama: A Raisin in the Sun Act Ii
This lesson focuses on Act II of A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry including the symbolism in the play. It features links to a study guide, Spark Notes and Shmoop summaries of the play, and an NPR: A Raisin In the Sun Broadway...
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Wenatchee High School: Study Guide for Act Iii of the Tragedy of Julius Caesar
Students are presented with three pages of quotations from Act III of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and are asked to identify the speaker, scene, line number, meaning, and significance of each quotation. These are followed by two pages of...
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Wenatchee High School: Act Ii Study Guide for the Tragedy of Julius Caesar [Pdf]
Students are presented with three pages of quotations from Act II of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and are asked to identify the speaker, scene, line number, and meaning of each quotation. These are followed by twenty study questions for...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Macbeth, Act Ii
This is a guide to the reading of Act II of Macbeth. It offers background information, links to vocabulary, a summary of the act, hyperlinked notes, the text of the act, questions, and an alternative text. It also provides three tasks:...
Northern Illinois University
Illinois Periodicals Online: Everett Dirksen and the 1964 Civil Rights Act
Read about the use of the filibuster in the U.S. Senate as a way to control legislation.In the discussion of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the longest filibuster in history was launched as a way to keep the legislation from coming to a...
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: Causes of the American Revolution: Stamp Act Crisis [Pdf]
In this lesson, 5th graders look at what role the Stamp Act played in the lead-up to the American Revolution. Includes background information for the teacher. Students learn about taxes, study a timeline and maps, participate in a...
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