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Curated OER

Mc Graw Hill: Compare Points of View

For Students 1st - 5th Standards
Read the passages to examine how to compare different points of view then practice on your own.
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Other

Penn. Department of Education:comparing and Contrasting Different Versions

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
Comparing and contrasting is a higher-level thinking skill promoted in the Common Core Standards leading to the ability to comprehend and analyze texts through various topics and genres. This lesson on Comparing and Contrasting Stories...
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The Baldwin Project: "American History Stories, Volume Ii": Daughters of Liberty

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Baldwin Project is a site which presents books from the past on the internet. This excerpt from American History Stories, Volume II by Mara L. Pratt provides a description of the Daughters of Liberty from a different point of view.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Bear, Bear, Bear

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
After reading The Three Bears by Paul Galdone, students look at letters written from the point of view of each of the bears to learn how word choice effects voice. Then students practice writing in different voices.
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Curated OER

Mc Graw Hill: Informational Text: Compare and Contrast Authors' Presentations

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Learn how informational text can be written from different points of view. Includes model texts with practice exercises.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 5.nf How Many Marbles?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
This task is intended to complement "5.NF How many servings of oatmeal?" and "7.RP Molly's run.'' All three tasks address the division problem 4/13 but from different points of view. Aligns with 5.NF.B.7.b.
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New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: Miracle Plays and Mysteries

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The New Advent provides an excellent explanation of both mystery plays and miracle plays; five paragraphs are devoted solely to mystery plays, including definition, differences between 15th Century standards and modern...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: G Mg, G Gmd Global Positioning System Ii

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Satellites communicate with a GPS device and establish the distance between them and their locations. The set of points at a fixed distance from a satellite form a sphere so when the GPS receives its distance from a given satellite, this...
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Ted Nellen

Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Negative Capability

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a glossary entry for the term "Negative Capability" including the definition and a link to an example.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Wet Pennies

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students conduct a simple test to determine how many drops of each of three liquids can be placed on a penny before spilling over. The three liquids are water, rubbing alcohol, and vegetable oil; because of their different surface...
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Other

Are We a Democracy or a Republic?

For Students 9th - 10th
An essay on the present political state in America contending the country is leaning further towards a republican form of government instead of a democracy. Defines and explains the major differences between democracy and republicanism...