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Death Throes of Romanticism: The Poetry of Sylvia Plath

For Students 9th - 10th
Read an essay by Joyce Carol Oates on Sylvia Plath and her poetry. Topics in this essay include: tragedy, cultural significance, and lyrical poetry. Some of the following Plath works are mentioned in this essay: "Narcissi", "Three...
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Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences: Pi in the Sky

For Students 9th - 10th
Pi in the Sky is a high- quality magazine directed at high-school students and their teachers who are interested in mathematics in a cultural context, especially those considering math as a career.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Cross Country Rhythms (A Lesson on American Identity)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore the relationship and discuss the connection between music, history, and culture by finding songs that personify American places and historical events.
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Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: A Guide to "Othello" [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Cross-curricular ideas, historical context, focus on language and other features make this 17 page .pdf document a help for anyone planning to teach Shakespeare's "Othello."
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Family Search: Texas Emigration and Immigration

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the people of Texas by searching through passenger arrival records, Mexican border crossing records, and other documents.
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Geography Through Literature Pacific Islands

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This site is a highly detailed unit plan. That crosses almost all the disciplines, with "Call it Courage," as the beginning point. Links to a .pdf file and Word versions of handouts are available.
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ArtLex

Art Lex: Art Dictionary

For Students 9th - 10th
Definitions for more than 3,500 terms, along with thousands of supporting images, pronunciation notes, great quotations, and cross-references to related terms.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art of Oceania

For Students 11th - 12th
A landing page for a course on the art history of the Lapita, Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia. Could not locate any of these in Athena but they should be cross-checked against smarthistory.org.
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Broward Education Foundation

Broward Education Foundation: I Belong, You Belong, We Belong [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
The students begin with sharing their attributes. The students then work on their family diary, which is a home/school connection. Students will then learn about their city and state. Students will draw a map of their community first and...
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Harvard Business School: Communicating in the Workplace

For Students 9th - 10th
Today's workplace in very diverse. Investigate tips for communicating more effectively in today's workplaces.
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I*earn (International Education and Resource Network)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This nonprofit organization creates structured projects that facilitate engaged learning and youth making a difference on an International scale. Project areas include interdisciplinary topics such as the environment/science,...
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The Negotiation Skills Company

For Students 9th - 10th
The Negotiation Skills Company helps people enhance their negotiation skills to increase their proficiency, efficiency, and satisfaction with the process of reaching agreements. Explore articles and video/audio clips.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Poetry of Liberation: Lorna Dee Cervantes

For Students 9th - 10th
Lorna Dee Cervantes is presented in this brief biography, drawing attention to political and social messages which are camouflaged by vivid use of nature in her writings. See "Lorna Dee Cervantes Activities" for related materials.
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Mind Tools

Mind Tools: Improve Your Communications Skills

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
While the original audience for this site is the business community, the advice regarding communication skills is relevant for anyone, especially students who are preparing for the job market. Sections include tips on improving public...
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Getting to the Point With Interest Based Negotiations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site defines interest-based negotiation, gives an example, and provides five good negotiation habits.
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Good Character: Respecting Others

For Students 3rd - 8th
How can you treat others with respect, particularly those who are different from you? Discuss this question with the help of writing prompts, activity ideas, and more.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Friendship & Family: What Makes a Family?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "What makes a family?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration required for...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: I'm "Thumbody"

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this lesson, learners create a thumb print and draw a picture of themselves around it in order to investigate differences among the students.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Ultimatum Game

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the passage about the ultimatum game, and complete the 4-question quiz.
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Language Crossing: Food of Peru

For Students 9th - 10th
Get a little taste of Peru. Find out about some of the wonderful food which some say is the best in Latin America.
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Language Crossing: Food of Bolivia

For Students 9th - 10th
Get a little taste of Bolivia. Find out what some of the popular food dishes are and what Bolivians drink.
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Language Crossing: Food of Ecuador

For Students 9th - 10th
Get a little taste of Ecuador. Find out about some of the popular food dishes as well as some recommended restaurants.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Special Topics in Art History: Seeing America

For Students 9th - 10th
A course on looking at American history through art. Should be cross-checked against smarthistory.org.
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Pbs Teachers: The New Americans (Lessons on the Immigrant Experience)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Find eleven lesson plans developed in conjunction with the PBS documentary "The New Americans," which explores what it means to be a new Americans in the twenty-first century. Lessons touch on topics associated with recently arrived...

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