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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army Campaigns of World War Ii: New Guinea, 1943 1944

For Students 9th - 10th
Ibiblio.org offers an official Defense Department history of the American campaign in new Guinea against the Japanese.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The War in the Pacific

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of the course of World War II as it unfolded with naval and air battles in the Pacific.
Lesson Plan
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Readers' Theatre

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Explore the world of Readers' Theatre with this online resource. This site features guides and scripts.
Primary
Other

Nfa: A Fight to the Finish; u.s. And Japan

For Students 9th - 10th
These scripts (the first of two drafts) describe the events in World War II in the Pacific Theater.
eBook
Aaron Shepherd

Aaron Shepherd: The Gifts of Wali Dad

For Students 3rd - 8th
At this site listen to a tale of India and Pakistan retold and read by author Aaron Shepherd. Information provided for Reader's Theater as well as extras provided by the author such as play script and posters.
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Greek Theater: What Are Reversible and Irreversible Changes?

For Students 5th - 7th
Join Leander in his chemistry lesson, and learn about the change of different types of substances.
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Movie Theater: Numbers to 9999

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
On this interactive website students practice various math skills using a real life scenario. Those skills include using words to show four-digit numbers, putting numbers in ascending order, and relating large numbers to everyday life.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Movie Theater: Circle Graphs

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
On this interactive website, students practice interpreting information in circle graphs.
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Movie Theater: Number: Count to 20

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
On this interactive site, students practice basic number concepts which include reading numerals up to twenty, grouping objects up to twenty, and forward counting to twenty.
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Other

Germany and Italy: European Axis Powers

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses the major Axis powers and gives a summary of their military activities during World War II.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Battle of Midway: Turning the Tide in the Pacific

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This Teaching with Historic Places lesson plan examines Midway's strategic importance in World War II.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army in Wwii: The Siege of Bataan

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from ibiblio.org provides a thorough introduction to the Japanese siege of the Bataan Peninsula on the Philippine Islands at the beginning of WWII in the Pacific Theater. The site discusses in great detail and events and...
Handout
War Times Journal

War Times Journal: The Pacific War: A World War Ii Summary

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides a concise summary of the major events/battles of the Pacific War from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor to the surrender of Japan in August 1945.
Interactive
Quia

Quia: Chronology of World War Ii Pacific

For Students 9th - 10th
Quiz yourself on the chronological order of WWII battles in the Pacific.
Primary
US Army Center

U.s. Army Center of Military History: Defense of the Americas 7 December 1941 2 September 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
This brochure from the Army's Center of Military History gives an extensive account of the little-reported on American theater of World War II. Read about the preparations for hemispheric defense, the few breaches of the defense, and the...
Activity
Goethe-Institut

German Film From Goethe Institut

For Students 9th - 10th
The Goethe-Institut provides a wonderful resource leading to many German Film sites on the web. Sites include current national topics in German film, film archives and film catalogues from Germany and world-wide sources, film projects...
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National Arts Centre (Canada)

Arts Alive: English Theatre

For Students 9th - 10th
ArtsAlive provides a detailed look into world of professional theatre. Thematically organized content walks through all the processes involved in "transforming a play from the page to the stage," including playwriting, directing, acting,...
Article
Other

A Primer on the History of American Juggling: What Was Vaudeville, Anyway?

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a great history of Vaudeville, including a discussion of how it became so immensely popular in this article from Juggler's World.
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Royal Shakespeare Company

Royal Shakespeare Company: As You Like It: Teacher Pack 2013 [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Use this teacher resource to get learners more involved in Shakespeare's As You Like It. Sections of the Teacher Pack include Creating the Worlds of the Play, The Court and the Forest, Creating Characters, Using Movement, and Playing a...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Magic Lanterns, Magic Mirrors

For Students 9th - 10th
Like fun house mirrors, motion pictures over the past one hundred years have reflected, challenged, influenced, and altered our visions of ourselves and the world in which we live. This virtual Exhibition was produced by the Photographic...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Becoming Visible: Arthur Miller

For Students 9th - 10th
Arthur Miller is presented in this biography for his plays revolving around post-World War II America, paying particular attention to the middle class and effects of Communism. See "Arthur Miller Activities" for related materials.
Activity
Goethe-Institut

German Theatre From Goethe Institut

For Students 9th - 10th
The Goethe-Institut provides a wonderful resource leading to many German theatre sites on the web. Sites include current national topics in German theatre, new drama from Germany, theatre projects world-wide, and even brief descriptions...
Article
Other

C. P. Snow/" 'The Two Cultures' Today"/commentary

For Students 9th - 10th
This article appeared in "The New Criterion Online," and addresses not only Snow's book but also the feud between Snow and F. R. Leavis. It provides a helpful overview of Snow's thinking and stature in the literary and scientific worlds.
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British Library

British Library: 20th Century: Capturing and Creating the Modern

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the ways in which writers captured the fast-changing world around them during the 20th Century.