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Shared Visions: Adjectives

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A nice, but brief introduction to adjectives along with a few examples. Links are provided for other useful information, including comparative and superlative adjectives.
Primary
Wyzant

Wyzant: History and Politics Out Loud

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A searchable archive of politically significant audio materials for scholars, teachers, and students.
Website
Other

Unisys

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all you need to know about Unisys at this site. You can get the latest news about the company, find out about career opportunities, learn about their services, software, and hardware available, and a lot more.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Literature: Rhetorical Landscape

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an introduction to a unit on the use of rhetoric in speaking or writing to persuade an audience to the desired way of thinking or action. If focuses on rhetorical techniques and the three audience appeals: ethos, pathos, and logos.
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University of Calgary

University of Calgary: Comparatives Superlatives

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, sponsored by the University of Calgary, has a lot of good information on comparative and superlative adverbs and adjectives. Examples are given and a quiz is provided at the bottom of the page.
Primary
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Arthur Compton Nobel Lecture: X Rays as a Branch of Optics

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Nobel eMuseum provides great information on Arthur Holly Compton. The information is provided by links, ranging from a biography to the presentation speech, along with the nobel lecture and other resources.
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Robin Chew

Lucidcafe: Martin Luther King, Jr., Civil Rights Leader

For Students 9th - 10th
Informative biographical sketch of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with links to Gandhi and good information about the philosophy of nonviolent social protest. Includes links to text of "Letter from Birmingham Jail" and the "I Have a Dream"...
Website
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Gabriel Garcia Marques Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Nobel e-Museum provides great information on the winner of the nobel prize for literature in 1982, Gabriel Garcia Marquez. The information includes a picture, a biography, his nobel lecture, banquet speech, and other...
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University of Groningen

American History: Presidents: John Tyler

For Students 9th - 10th
Presidents section of American History website provides primary text of John Tyler's four State of the Union Addresses as well as pertinent information on Inaugural Speeches.
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University of Groningen

American History: Presidents: Millard Fillmore

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source documents include three State of the Union addresses from 13th President, Millard Fillmore and information on presidents without Inaugural speeches.
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Ted Nellen

Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Allegory

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a glossary entry for the term "Allegory" including multiple definitions for the term, links to other figures of speech, links to more information, and examples.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: A Most Nutritious Election

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson students will write a persuasive speech for the Fruit or Vegetable of the Year Award. Nutrition information should be incorporated into this cross-curricular lesson.
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CNN

Cnn: White House Chief of Staff Resigns

For Students 9th - 10th
CNN article informing of the surprise resignation of President Bush's White House chief of Staff, Andrew Card. Includes text of Bush's 3/28/06 speech and brief biographical data on Josh Bolten, his successor.
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Northern Virginia Community College

Nvcc: Richard M. Nixon

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a brief background information about Richard Nixon. It links to other Presidents that preceded him and other important political figures. There are also links to important speeches and letters from Nixon.
Website
PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: Arab Democracy Movement Turns Violent in Libya

For Students 9th - 10th
Demonstrations are violent in Libya as it tries to stumble to democracy. Muammar Gadhafi has made many rambling speeches as noted in this article. Article goes on to give as much information as possible even though it is very difficult...
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Grover Cleveland

For Students 9th - 10th
The entry page into Grover Cleveland's presidency from the Miller Center. Find information on his presidential policies, the members of his cabinet for both of his terms (interrupted by Benjamin Harrison's presidency), and links to his...
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The White House

The White House: First Lady Michelle Obama

For Students 9th - 10th
Offers detailed information about First Lady Michelle Obama including a biography, up to the minute news, speeches and her initiatives.
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Werner Karl Heisenberg Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides information on the life and scientific contributions of Werner Heisenburg, a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics for his "creation of quantum mechanics." Read the Prize Presentation Speech in which Professor H....
Primary
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Henri Becquerel Nobel Lecture

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Nobel eMuseum of the Nobel Foundation provides a series of links to information on Antoine Henri. Everything from the presentation speech for the Nobel Prize to his biography, the lecture, and other resources.
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Library of Congress

Loc: The Grapes of Wrath: Voices From the Great Depression

For Teachers 9th - 10th
By examining primary sources, including songs, newspapers, interviews, and photographs of migrant farm workers in California during the Great Depression, students create a scrapbook from the point of view of a migrant worker, providing...
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Communications: Preparing Sensory Enhancements

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides four links to information about the effective use of sensory enhancements such as audio visual to your speeches. These include the do's of using sensory enhancements, the don'ts of using sensory enhancements, design...
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Other

Colorado State Archives: The Granada Japanese Internment Camp

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive collection of records that give information about the Japanese Interment Camp at Granada, Colorado is provided here. These include documents, photographs, speeches, letters, and publications.
Primary
Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Frank Lloyd Wright and Modern American Architecture

For Students 9th - 10th
This primary source set includes images of Wright's work, excerpts from his writings and speeches, information about his influences, and commentaries on his work. Teaching guide included.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Designing Effective Poster Presentations

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Contains plans for six or seven lessons that teach young scholars to create and present effective poster presentations. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF handouts and sites used in the...

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