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Macmillan/mc Graw Hill: The World, Vol. 1: Culture & Change: Lesson 2 Quiz

For Students 5th - 7th
Short quiz tests your knowledge of culture and change in the Middle Ages.
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Stanford U: Influenza Pandemic of 1918

For Students 9th - 10th
We've all heard of the Black Death or the Bubonic Plague, but little is known about a far more devastating epidemic - the Influenza Pandemic of 1918. This is a comprehensive report on the nature of the influenza that also includes...
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Stanford U: Influenza Pandemic of 1918

For Students 9th - 10th
We've all heard of the Black Death or the Bubonic Plague, but little is known about a far more devastating epidemic - the Influenza Pandemic of 1918. This is a comprehensive report on the nature of the influenza that also includes...
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For Students 9th - 10th
We've all heard of the Black Death or the Bubonic Plague, but little is known about a far more devastating epidemic - the Influenza Pandemic of 1918. This is a comprehensive report on the nature of the influenza that also includes...
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Stanford U: Influenza Pandemic of 1918

For Students 9th - 10th
We've all heard of the Black Death or the Bubonic Plague, but little is known about a far more devastating epidemic - the Influenza Pandemic of 1918. This is a comprehensive report on the nature of the influenza that also includes...
Article
New York Times

New York Times: Week of 5 26 14: Lyrical Witness of Jim Crow South, Dies at 86

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] African American poet Maya Angelou passed away this week. Learn about her difficult early life and rise to fame as a critically acclaimed author.
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Scholastic News: Week of 5 26 14: Maya Angelou: Remembering a Life of Brilliance

For Students 3rd - 8th
Poet Maya Angelou, who passed away this week, was also a civil rights activist. Learn about the work she did, and why it was so important to her and many others.
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Thomson Reuters

Find Law: Jurisdiction of Federal Courts

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the jurisdiction of the Federal Court system. The site breaks the court's jurisdiction into three main areas of institutional conflict: Federal Restraint of State Courts by Injunctions, Habeas Corpus: Scope of the...
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Tennessee History For Kids

Tennessee History for Kids: Bessie Smith

For Students 3rd - 8th
Often known as the "Empress of the Blues," Bessie Smith influenced entire generations of blues, jazz, and rock musicians and was the highest-paid black entertainer of her time. This website will provide more information about Smith's...
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Map of the First and Second Voyages of Vitus Bering

For Students 9th - 10th
This is simply a black and white map tracing Vitus Bering's two Nordic Expeditions, or ?Kamchatka? Expeditions, which ended in his death in 1741. Students may want to print the map or use as a guide with other resources.
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Dissecting a Victim of the Plague.

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explores the effect that the arrival of the plague had on the lives of common English men and women in the 16th and 17th centuries. Content includes an analysis of the plague's origin and spread, and the reactions of the...
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An Image of the Graveside.

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explores the effect that the arrival of the plague had on the lives of common English men and women in the 16th and 17th centuries. Content includes an analysis of the plague's origin and spread, and the reactions of the...
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Robert Frost: America's Poet

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides many full text poems by Robert Frost. There are also multiple links for more information on Frost and his works.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Robert Frost

For Students 9th - 10th
The site provides background and texts of numerous poems. Follow the links at the bottom of the page to specific poetry books to find complete text of individual poems.
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The Official George Crumb Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
The official site, with sections devoted to his life, compositions, recordings, writings, and news. The news section has internet links, and the site has a search function!
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Josh Gibson

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Josh Gibson, an American professional baseball catcher who was one of the most prodigious home run hitters in the game's history. Known as "the black Babe Ruth," Gibson is considered to be...
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: John Marshall Harlan

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features John Marshall Harlan, an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1877 until his death and one of the most forceful dissenters in the history of that tribunal. His best...
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Egon Schiele

For Students 9th - 10th
This WebMuseum site offers a biography of the Austrian expressionist painter Egon Schiele, links to related artists, and pictures of some sample works.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: A New Civil Rights Movement

For Students 5th - 8th
A very brief overview of the inception of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s, its successes and failures into the 1960s, and a prediction of despair in the 1970s.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Emmett Till

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical details on Emmett Till, the African-American teenager whose murder catalyzed the emerging civil rights movement.
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Map of the First and Second Voyages of Vitus Bering.

For Students 9th - 10th
This is simply a black and white map tracing Vitus Bering's two Nordic Expeditions, or Kamchatka Expeditions, which ended in his death in 1741. Students may want to print the map or use as a guide with other resources.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Richard Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Richard II (6 January 1367 - ca. 14 February 1400) was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. Richard, a son of Edward, the Black Prince, was born in 1367, during the reign of his grandfather, Edward III. Richard became...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Richard Ii of England

For Students 9th - 10th
Richard II (6 January 1367 - ca. 14 February 1400) was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. Richard, a son of Edward, the Black Prince, was born in 1367, during the reign of his grandfather, Edward III. Richard became...

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