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Social Responsibility Summary

For Students 9th - 10th
This article originating from a cooperation provides an in depth look at the factors that contribute to social responsibility. This includes a summary, the nature of social responsibility, its importance, and a general conclusion. Links...
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War Times Journal

War Times Journal: The French Revolt and Empire: A Napoleonic Wars Summary

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars. Read the history of these wars from 1792-1815.
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Reuters: Summary of Obama's Healthcare Proposal [Feb. 2010]

For Students 9th - 10th
This article outlines changes proposed to Obama's healthcare bill by the White House, changes that attempt to address the different views of the Senate and of the House of Representatives. [Date of article: 02/22/2010]
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Siteseen

Siteseen: Government and Constitution: Article 1 of the Us Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Presents a summary and the full text of Artice I of the US Constitution. Article 1 primarily deals with Congress explaining who may become a representative, and who may become a senator, all of the powers that Congress and the individual...
Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: Government and Constitution: Article 6 of the Us Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a summary and full text of Article 6 of the Constitution. It establishes it as the supreme law of the United States and that public officials must take an oath to support it. It also authorizes the national debt, meaning that...
Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: Government and Constitution: Article 4 of the Us Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a summary and full text of Article 4 of the US Constitution that summarizes the duties that individual states have to each other, as well as those the federal government has to the states.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: Government and Constitution: The Articles of the Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Each of the Articles of the Constitution are described in full detail with simplified summaries of each of the sections together with the full, original text.
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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.
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: A Summary of "Writing Next"

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
What does research tell us about effective teaching techniques to help adolescents develop their writing skills? This article summarizes Writing Next, a 2007 study of adolescent writing instruction.
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NASA

Kennedy Space Center: Skylab Operations Summary

For Students 9th - 10th
This article has a summary of the Skylab mission, including specs on many aspects of the mission.
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British Library

British Library: Rhetoric, Power and Persuasion in Julius Caesar

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the use of rhetoric in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and the young Shakespeare's likely education in the art of rhetoric. In Julius Caesar, rhetoric is used to exert power over the commoners, to recruit...
Website
Other

Rls Website: Robert Louis Stevenson

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit this definitive site on Rober Louis Stevenson to learn about this many-faceted author and his works. Well-known for his novels of adventure, such as Treasure Island, Stevenson wrote in many genres and on many subjects. This site...
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Seventeenth Century British Literature: Paradise Lost

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a lesson on John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost. It features links to Books I and VII, audio explanation of chapters, a Book I study guide, "Killing the King" article, "400 Years" anniversary website, a short summary of...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Contempory Literature: The Novel Project: Journaling

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on journaling while reading a novel. It provides links to a journal example and an article about how to keep a reading log or journal. It also discusses the kinds of information that should be in a journal such as...
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Technology and the World: Technology and Literature: Part 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on Flannery O'Connor, her short story "The Life You Save May be Your Own," and the characteristics of Southern Gothic Literature. It features links to Flannery O'Connor's Biography, a Wikipedia article on "The Life...
Unit Plan
University of Houston

University of Houston: Extra! Extra! What's the Big Idea?!

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Get the feel of running a newspaper by selecting articles and pictures. If you are interested in checking out real newspapers, there is a clickable list of online newspapers for younger readers.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Nonfiction and Research: Nonfiction Reading

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on students reading nonfiction works including excerpts from: Night by Elie Wiesel, Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom, and Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain, and "Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Dr. Martin...
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BBC

Bbc Newsround: Week of 12 30 13: The Year in Pictures

For Students 1st - 8th
This article offers a review of the big events of 2013 in pictures.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Lynching and Segregation: Making of African American Identity

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source articles discusses mob violence and the practice of lynching while examining social conformity and segregation. Links to both articles, summary of text and questions for discussion.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Whittle, Whittle It Down: Summarizing

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This multi-day jigsaw activity engages students in summary writing. Students will work in small groups after direct instruction and write short summary paragraphs. Students will refer to the 'Five Rules For Writing a Summary' chart for...
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Other

Indiana University of Pennsylvania: Writing Center: Writing Strong Conclusions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Indiana University of Pennsylvania Writing Center site provides tips to writing a strong conclusion to an essay. The article discusses incorporating an anecdote, a basic summary, a startling summary, famous ideas, and/or hints to...
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Curated OER

Mc Graw Hill: Part 1 Reading: Literature: Summarize

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Learn how to summarize a story with this reference article; see the model showing the summary process.
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: James Fenimore Cooper

For Students 9th - 10th
This article on James Fenimore Cooper centers around his vast collection of literary work. Also included is a write-up summarizing some of his famous works including, "Leatherstocking Tales" and "The Last of the Mohicans."
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Leaf Group

E How: How to Write a Financial Analysis Paper

For Students 11th - 12th
This article by Gerald Hanks focuses on what is involved in a financial analysis report which is used to determine if a company can deliver a solid return on investment.

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