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Indiana University

Harriet Beecher Stowe Wright Fiction Collection

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Full-text works by Harriet Beecher Stowe can be viewed as facsimiles of the original books, as PDF documents, and as plain text.
Handout
Other

The Nobel Prize Internet Archive: Mother Teresa

For Students 9th - 10th
This site details Mother Teresa's life, ministry and her Nobel Prize. It also includes links to other sites about Mother Teresa on the Internet.
eBook
University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Selected Poetry of John Keats

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains 22 poems written by John Keats and some biographical information about him. The titles of the poems link to their full text.
Handout
Travel Document Systems

Tds: Ivory Coast: History

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Ivory Coast's recent history, the military coups, violence, and the encouraging agreement that has ushered in a transitional government. You can also find out about its history as a French colony. Information is from the U.S....
Website
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Peace Prize 1979

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site read about Mother Teresa (1910-1997 CE), the 1979 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, and the charitable works through which she helped the poor of Calcutta. This website includes texts of original documents and speeches, a...
Article
Other

The Mercury Theatre on the Air

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen to many of the original Mercury Theatre of the Air broadcasts, with Orsen Welles, John Houseman, Agnes Moorehead and others. Also on the site you can find broadcasts of many of the programs from Campbell Playhouse, which is what...
Handout
Agnes Scott College

Alphabetical Index of Women Mathematicians

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the biographies of dozens of women mathematicians who were important in the 1700's, 1800's, and 1900's.
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Other

Mother Teresa in Memory of Mother Teresa

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes Mother Teresa's life and includes links to many other important sites about Mother Teresa on the Internet.
Website
Other

Anne Bronte the Scarborough Connection

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a detailed overview of the life and work of Anne Bronte. Extensive content includes a biography, a look at her home and friends, numerous pictures and portraits, lists and criticism of her novels and poems, and much more.
Website
Other

The Julian of Norwich Website/life and Works of Julian

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a brief biography of Julian of Norwich, which is then followed by almost 70 links to sources about her life and works. Click on "Showing of Love" in the third line for both text and analysis. An amazing number of resources.
Website
Other

Minnesota Author Biographies Project

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides biographies for 36 past and present Minnesota authors.
Website
PBS

Classics for Kids: Aaron Copland "Hoe Down"

For Students 3rd - 8th
Several radio shows with music clips regarding "Rodeo" and other works by Copland. Click to a short biography.
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Curated OER

Moodie With Husband, 3 Sons and Agnes F.

For Students 9th - 10th
This detailed article on the life of Susanna Moodie has information on what Moodie wrote prior to marriage and emigration to Canada, her early experiences in Canada and writing that stemmed from them, and the hardships she and her family...
Handout
Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Artists by Movement: Minimalism

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of Minimalism, including a list of famous Minimalist artists. There are links to Minimalist artists and exhibitions of their works, often with commentaries or reviews.
Handout
Danuta Bois

Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Mother Teresa

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a brief encyclopedia article on Mother Teresa of Calcutta, who was "founder of the Missionaries of Charity."
Website
English Verse

English Verse: Alfred Tennyson, Lord Tennyson (1809 1892)

For Students 9th - 10th
Useful mostly for its full text of several poems, this site includes a short biographical sketch, and book recommendation as well.
Activity
Shmoop University

Shmoop: The Color Purple

For Students 9th - 10th
The Color Purple won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1983. This site does an excellent job of analysing the characters, the themes and important quotations from the book.
Handout
Other

Famous Canadian Women Famous Firsts: Artists

For Students 9th - 10th
Thumbnail sketches are presented on the lives of famous Canadian women artists. Highlighted in bold letters is each woman's famous "first."
Website
Other

The Vatican Official Homepage: Saints

For Students 9th - 10th
An index of of saints canonized during the pontificate of John Paul II. Search by date or scroll down a clickable list. Most entries include both a portrait and a full biography, but some bios have yet to be translated into English.
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Plan of Part of the Cemetery of Sant Agnese, 4th Century Ad

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a detailed map showing the Fourth Century catacombs in the Cemetery of Saint Agnes including Saint Agnes herself.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Britain, Ad 500

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Britain about AD 500. This map is color-coded to show the territories of the Celtic tribes, the Jutes since 449, the Saxons since 477, and the English since 490. The map shows important cities and ports of the time, labeled with...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Britain, Ad 577

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Britain after AD 577 and the Anglo-Saxon migration. This map is color-coded to show the territories of the Celtic tribes, the Jutic tribes, the Saxons tribes, and the English tribes. The map shows important cities and ports of...
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Curated OER

Smithsonian Institution Archives: Mary Stuart Mac Dougall (B. 1885)

For Students 9th - 10th
Mary Stuart MacDougall (b. 1885) was educated at Randolph-Macon (A.B., 1912), University of Chicago (M.S., 1917), and Columbia University (Ph.D., 1925). She was a professor of biology and eventually department head at Agnes Scott...
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Curated OER

Image

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography and paintings of this famous Spanish artist. This site contains a large number of his works.

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