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What So Proudly We Hail

The Meaning of America: Freedom and Religion

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The United States of America was founded on firm ideals of both the pursuit of happiness and a spirit of reverence. Through a close reading of Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The May-Pole of Merry Mount," you can examine what some consider was a...
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What So Proudly We Hail

The Meaning of America: National Identity and Why It Matters

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Combining a close reading of a classic American text with the study of history can be a very powerful strategy, and this is most certainly the case with this resource using Edward Everett Hale's The Man without a Country. Consider themes...
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Novelinks

Tuesdays with Morrie: K-W-H-L Strategy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Readers of Tuesdays with Morrie are directed to use a K-W-H-L chart to record what they know, what they want to learn, how they will find information, and what they learned about a particular topic related to Mitch Albom's book.
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What So Proudly We Hail

The Meaning of America: Self-Command

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Even for one of the most accomplished men in American history, there was room for improvement. Challenge high schoolers to use Benjamin Franklin's Project for Moral Perfection to analyze text, make inferences, connect to historical...
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Curated OER

Women Writers and Dissent in 20th and 21st Century American Literature

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders read examples of writings by women authors showing their dissent. After completion of their reading, they brainstorm on why they believe female authors have criticized society. In groups, they use the Internet to research...
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Curated OER

4th Grade Reading: Information

For Teachers 4th
In this reading worksheet, 4th graders answer multiple choice questions about 1/2 page informational text that they read. Students complete 21 questions.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Folklore in Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners define folklore, folk groups, tradition, and oral narrative. They identify traditional elements in Their Eyes Were Watching God Analyze and understand the role of traditional folkways and folk speech in the overall literary...
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Curated OER

Advise and Consent

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers survey people of the community to collect opinions regarding a problem. In this philanthropic lesson, students understand the philosophy of Andrew Carnegie about giving back. Middle schoolers study a problem and propose...
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Curated OER

Statistics Problems

For Teachers 3rd
In this statistics activity, 3rd graders answer questions about different graphs including bar graphs, picture graphs, line graphs, and more. Students complete 20 multiple choice questions.
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Curated OER

Record Memories of Earlier Times

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify ways in which the women's rights movement influenced a woman they know, and then document the important events in her life. Each student interviews an oldere woman. They compile their interviews into a class book.
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Curated OER

Folklore in Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Young scholars read Zora Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God and explore her life history as well as novel analysis activities. In this novel analysis lesson, students identify elements in the novel and its overall literary impact....
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Curated OER

People of the Desert

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study the importance of caring for desert water sources. In this desert lesson, students investigate water resources that are available in deserts. They listen to a read aloud about the Sonoran Desert before working in groups...
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Curated OER

Who Lives Here?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this environmental stewardship instructional activity, students examine water conservation efforts in desert regions as they act as members of a city council committee investigating the...
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The Best Notes

The Best Notes: The Color Purple by Alice Walker

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an online study guide for the novel The Color Purple by Alice Walker including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Alice Walker Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A classroom activity designed around the author Alice Walker and her novel "The Color Purple." Includes questions, discussion techniques, web links, and a bibliography.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: The Search for Identity: Alice Walker

For Students 9th - 10th
Alice Walker is highlighted in this brief biography for her acclaimed contributions to literature, relating the struggles and triumphs of African Americans throughout history. Click on "Alice Walker Activities" for related materials.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker

For Students 9th - 10th
Celie is an African American woman living in Georgia in the early 20th century. She suffers decades of abuse as she struggles to find love and friendship in her life. Selected (8) reading passages (grades 8-12) to pair with "The Color...
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BBC

Bb Ci Audio Interviews: Alice Walker

For Students 9th - 10th
The BBC provides audio clips from two different radio interviews with Alice Walker. Additional content includes a brief biography and a list of key works.
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Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.

New Georgia Encyclopedia: Alice Walker

For Students 9th - 10th
A good balance of biographical information and commentary on Alice Walker's work. Includes a suggested reading list.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Alice Walker

For Students 9th - 10th
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of Alice Walker including information on her life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Walker is also provided.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Alice Walker

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical information on American writer Alice Walker whose novels, short stories, and poems are noted for their insightful treatment of African-American culture. Her novels, most notably The Color Purple (1982), focus particularly on...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature: Postmodernism: "Everyday Use"

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on Alice Walker and her short story "Everyday Use," which explores the generation gap between a mother and daughter and the relationship among a mother and her two daughters. Links are provided to the text of the...
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Crafting a Voice for Black Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
NPR's Vertamae Grosvenor interviews Alice Walker about her connection to Zora Neale Hurston. Walker talks about how Hurston inspired her writing, even though the two writers never met. The site also contains audio of Walker reading her...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Alice Walker

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography on African American author Alice Walker is provided along with an extensive bibliography.

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