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Ga Virtual Learning: Characteristics of Science Fiction
This lesson focuses on the characteristics of science fiction including the three types of science fiction, a list of characteristics from National Geographic. It features links to Fact Monster: "Science Fiction," Goodreads: "Popular...
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Ga Virtual Learning: Animal Farm by George Orwell: Allegorical Representations
This lesson focuses on the allegorical representations of characters in Animal Farm and literary terms. It provides a link to an activity matching the characters from the story to their political counterparts and an interactive crossword...
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Ga Virtual Learning: Shakespeare's Crazy Crosswords: Much Ado About Nothing[pdf]
This is a crossword puzzle a crossword puzzle about Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing.
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Ga Virtual Learning: Descriptive Writing: Similes, Metaphors, Cliches, Hyperbole
This lesson focuses on figurative language used in descriptive writing including similes, metaphors, cliches, hyperbole. It offers multiple links to websites pertaining to figurative language in descriptive and creative writing; an...
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Ga Virtual Learning: Grammar/writing Ii: Instruction Clauses
This lesson on grammar and writing focuses on clauses including dependent and independent clauses and run-on and comma splice sentences. It features links to "Purdue OWL: Identifying Independent and Dependent Clauses," "Purdue OWL:...
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Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Literature: Rhetorical Landscape
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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Ga Virtual Learning: Logical Fallacies List: Arguments to Avoid [Pdf]
This is a multi-page PDF list of logical fallacies to avoid when writing. These include a detailed list includes fallacies in relevance, reasoning, omission, and ambiguity; and discusses the logic tool "Occam's Razor." This list of...
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Ga Virtual Learning: Scripps Library: Theodore Roosevelt: First Annual Msg [Pdf]
This is a 50-page transcript of Theodore Roosevelt's first annual speech as President of the United States on December 3, 1909. It is provided by Scripps Library.
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Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Issues: Persuasive Writing
This lesson focuses on persuasive writing including what it is and is not and the components of persuasive writing. It features links to guides including Purdue Owl: "Logic in Argumentative Writing" and Study Guides and Strategies:...
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Ga Virtual Learning: Restoration and 18th Century: The Restoration: 1660 1689
This lesson focuses on The Restoration and John Dryden and his works. It features a discussion of the period, a link to a biography of John Dryden, an example of his use of the heroic couplet, and links to "The History of the Royal...
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Ga Virtual Learning: 17th Century British Literature Seventeenth Century England
This lesson provides background on Seventeenth Century England including the English Civil War and tensions of the century. It features links to a vocabulary list of terms of the century, "Seventeen Century Tensions," and an assignment...
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Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Environmental Science: Plate Tectonics,natural Resources
Through interactive activities and readings, students learn that natural resources can be renewable or nonrenewable, but sustainable use and management must be applied to ensure they are available for the long term.
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Ga Virtual Learning: Colonial Literature: Edward Taylor and "Huswifery"
This lesson focuse on Edward Taylor and his poem "Huswifery." Unlike most Colonial literature, Taylor used poetry as a medium to praise God as shown in the poem "Huswifery." Students are asked to read the poem and look for examples of...
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Ga Virtual Learning: Beowulf: Reading the Epic: The Fight With Grendel
This lesson focuses on Beowulf's fight with Grendel. It features links to the text in Old English or modern translation; audio, complete and abridged text; the article "Monsters and the Moral Imagination" by Stephen T. Asma; and a...
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Ga Virtual Learning:20th Century and Modern Poetry:postcolonialism:george Orwell
This lesson from 20th Century and Modern Poetry focuses on George Orwell and his autobiographical account of "Shooting an Elephant." It features links to the text of "Shooting an Elephant," a study guide/lesson plan, questions concerning...
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Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Human Geography: Agricultural Geography
AP Human Geography course unit on Agricultural Geography discusses industrial farming, global agriculture and the green revolution.
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Ga Virtual Learning: Medieval Diary Multimedia Project [Pdf]
This is a two-page PDF of the instructions for a Medieval Diary Multimedia Project. Students choose a character from an Arthurian legend and write a diary as the character. It provides instructions, topics for discussion, format choices,...
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Ga Virtual Learning: Fantasy and Science Fiction: Science Fiction Poetry
This lesson focuses on science fiction poetry and the use of the literary techniques, alliteration and assonance. It features links to two Vimeo videos on alliteration, the Science Fiction Poetry Association website, and WiseGEEK: "What...
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Ga Virtual Learning: Grammar Practice: Parallel Structure [Pdf]
This is a PDF grammar lesson on parallel structure. It explains parallel structure, provides examples, and then offers a practice activity.
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Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Literature Composition Project Rubric [Pdf]
This is a one-page PFD rubric for an AP literature composition project which could be used as a rubric for any project.
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Ga Virtual Learning: Subject or Object Pronoun? [Pdf]
This is a PDF subject and object pronoun worksheet and it's answer key provided by Harcourt Achieve, Inc.
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Ga Virtual Learning: College Writing Ctr at Meramec: Prepositional Phrases [Pdf]
This PDF demonstrates how to determine the subject and the verb in sentences with prepositional phrases and provides a list of the most common prepositions used in prepositional phrases.
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Ga Virtual Learning: Landscape Evolution
In this amazing online tutorial you will learn about how water, mass wasting, weathering, and erosion have help shape the landforms on Earth. The lesson includes many helpful interactive materials to prepare help you understand landscape...
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Ga Virtual Learning: Geologic Time and Correlation
In this amazing interactive tutorial you will learn about what methods are used by geologists to learn about the history of the Earth. Investigate a geologic time scale and learn about how scientists have developed and organized a record...