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C-SPAN

American Writers: Mary Chesnut

For Students 9th - 10th
An informational site on Mary Chesnut. Includes general information about her life, works, and writings, including A Diary from Dixie. Also includes links to other sites.
eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of "Extracts From Adam's & Eve"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for Mark Twain's story, "Extracts from Adam's & Eve's Diaries."
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Say Hi to Haibun Fun

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider Say Hi to Haibun Fun which looks at a Japanese style of writing called haibun. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.
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University of North Carolina

Univ. Of North Carolina: Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut

For Students 9th - 10th
Here at this site from the University of North Carolina, read the full text to Mary Chesnut's (1823-1886 CE) "A Diary from Dixie." This website include biographical information and illustration from the original book, published in 1905.
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Read Works

Read Works: Ancient China: Travel Journal Part 3

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage contains a journal that recounts travel observations of ancient Chinese warrior terracotta statues in Xi'an, China. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential...
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Ancient China: Travel Journal Part 2

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage includes a journal that recounts the author's travels along the Yangtze River in China. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and...
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Ancient China: Travel Journal Part 1

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage consists of a journal that shares information about a trip to Shanghai, China. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Ancient China: Travel Journal Part 4

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational passage contains a brief history of the Great Wall of China. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Anne Frank

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will explore Anne Frank in historical context in World War II. Lesson 2 explores Anne Frank as a writer, and students will have the opportunity to practice Anne's writing strategies.
Website
Other

The 7th Kansas Cavalry in the Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
Fletcher Pomeroy was a cavalryman and quartermaster sergeant in the 7th Kanasas. This portion of his daily diary is transcribed here by his descendants.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Anne Frank and Literacy

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] The main focus of this resource is on the nature of writing a Recount document, but it takes texts from Anne Frank's Diary as an example. This offers a valuable view of the document as a historical...
Handout
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Hidden Children: Expressions

For Students 9th - 10th
After the Holocaust, the writings, poetry, songs, and artistic expressions of Jews who experienced it firsthand were collected. These expressions were in some cases ordered by the Nazis, or done secretly in concentration camps,...
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Jupiter Doke, Brigadier General" by Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "Jupiter Doke, Brigadier-General" by Ambrose Bierce. The story is set up as a series of letters, diary entries, and editorials written in 1861 and 1862. (Free site registration offers some additional features,...
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Curated OER

Ny Times: ...Writing Process Through Autobiography

For Students 9th - 10th
Through examining Anne Frank's diary, students will come to appreciate the writing process as they write their own journel entries.
Website
BBC

Bbc: Cbbc News Round Special: China

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is a wonderful, image-packed introduction to China for younger students. Read short summaries about Chinese history, culture, and government, and then take a virtual tour of Chinese landmarks; learn about Chinese New Year, the signs...
Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Mary Church Terrell Papers

For Students 9th - 10th
The papers of educator, lecturer, suffragist, and civil rights activist Mary Church Terrell consist of approximately 13,000 documents. Spanning the years 1851 to 1962, with the bulk of the material concentrated in the period 1886-1954,...
Handout
National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Anne Frank

For Students 9th - 10th
Anne Frank's writing in her diary became one of the most recognized accounts of life for a Jewish family in Europe during World War II.
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PBS

Pbs: Code Breaking: Harley Gets a Hint

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this video, Harley moves in with Harry and makes Harry's life miserable. Harley spies on Harry writing in his diary. When Harley "borrows" the diary, he finds it is written in a code using numbers. Harley figures out a pattern with...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Our America: The Revolutionary War

For Students 3rd - 5th
A summary of the events of the American Revolution. Includes diary entries written by a patriot in Boston and a girl stationed at Valley Forge in 1777. Students can also do arts and crafts activities, write a journal entry, and design...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: From the Trenches Wwi

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will experience what life was like for many soldiers during World War I by studying Trench Warfare. They will gain this understanding through pictures, first person audio accounts, and reading poetry from the war. Students will...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Beginning With the End in Mind

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, students will learn what goals are and why it is important to plan ahead. The students will interact with a story from The 7 Habits of Happy Kids by Sean Covey and use a blog to communicate their goals and plans with...
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Other

Univ. Of Virginia: Account of Virginia by John Smith

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource from the University of Virginia contains the full text of Captain John Smith's "Map of Virginia, with a Description of the Country, the Commodities, People, Government and Religion," an excerpt from "Travels and Works of...
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Curated OER

Chinese Dragon

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is a wonderful, image-packed introduction to China for younger students. Read short summaries about Chinese history, culture, and government, and then take a virtual tour of Chinese landmarks; learn about Chinese New Year, the signs...
Graphic
Curated OER

American Writers: Mary Chesnut

For Students 9th - 10th
An informational site on Mary Chesnut. Includes general information about her life, works, and writings, including A Diary from Dixie. Also includes links to other sites.

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