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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,...
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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.
Unit Plan
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...
Unit Plan
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...
Lesson Plan
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, learners 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...
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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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