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Access Genealogy: Hupa Indian Tribe

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a rather lengthy discourse on the Hupa tribe, and worth reading for all the interesting facts on their culture, location, housing, food, method of hunting, and clothing.
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Brown University

Brown University: Debates

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Use this resource to learn how to engage in collaborative discourse and argumentation enhances student's conceptual understandings and refines their reasoning abilities. Be sure to click on the links to other resources.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Controversial School Voucher Issue

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Recently, the concept and use of school vouchers has come to the forefront of political, societal, constitutional, and economical discourse. From Florida's new voucher program to the presidential political debates, school vouchers...
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Education Place

Houghton Mifflin: Eduplace: Math Steps: Properties of Multiplication

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This is a great place to gather ideas for introducing and developing the multiplication properties concepts for commutative, associative, identity, and zero properties. Materials, preparation, prerequisite skills and discourse are all...
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: The Enlightenment

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The Enlightenment's emphasis on reason shaped philosophical, political, and scientific discourse from the late 17th to the early 19th century. This article traces the Enlightenment back to its roots in the aftermath of the Civil War, and...
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University of California

Ucmp: Georges Cuvier

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of California, Berkeley offers a biography of George Cuvier. Scientific ideas of George Cuvier are presented, such as those related to comparative anatomy, fossils, the idea of extinction, and others....
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Philosophy Pages

Philosophy Pages: Niccolo Machiavelli (1469 1527)

For Students 9th - 10th
This short biography of Machiavelli includes a color portrait, links to more information about important ideas, and recommended primary and secondary sources.
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Media Vision Voices: Meet Thomas Paine

For Students 9th - 10th
Read an extensive biography of 18th century political writer Thomas Paine, click to read about his ideas placed in a contemporary context, and use research links to read more online.
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University of Victoria (Canada)

The U Vic Writer's Guide: General Literary Terms

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The University of Victoria's Writer's Guide includes an extensive list of literary and rhetorical terms. List can be displayed alphabetically.
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Oregon State University

Oregon State University: Rene Descartes

For Students 9th - 10th
General biography centered on biographical information, including Descartes' works, writings, career, and influences. Content also includes a time-line of his life.
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Niccolo Macchiavelli

For Students 9th - 10th
Nice, easy-to-read resource on Macchiavelli's life, education, and works.
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Steven Kreis, PhD

The History Guide: Niccolo Machiavelli, 1469 1527

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has biographical information for Machiavelli (1469-1527 CE), the political philosopher during the Italian Renaissance.
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Washington State University

Washington State University: Douglass and Development of Slave Narrative

For Students 9th - 10th
Here are lecture notes on Frederick Douglass and the slave narrative. Learn about the style and content of slave narratives by looking specifically at the characteristics of Douglass' "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" (1845),...
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Immigration and Ethnic History Society

Iehs: Gamze Kati Gumus, "Disposable: Immigrant Bodies in Contemporary Politics"

For Students 9th - 10th
This article focuses on the fate of immigrants and refugees during a time of political efforts to stop undocumented immigrants from entering the US. It focuses on the drowning of the Kurdi brothers.
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Nclr: The Essentials of Teaching Reading

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Find out what the essentials are for teaching reading. This site provides vital information for teachers in developing the most successful reading program for their students.
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: John Dryden's Satiric Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Ashley Marshall suggests that there is more to Dryden's satiric poetry than the expression of high-minded moral values. Trace how Dryden's personal vendettas motivated some of the cruder and more vicious attacks in Mac Flecknoe, and how...
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Curated OER

Discourse Concerning Unlimited Submission and Non Resistance to Higher Powers

For Students 9th - 10th
This essay discusses how religion influenced people in regards to fighting the British during the American Revolution. There are several primary sources to examine in this site.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Uncover Patterns in Number Sequences

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
This Marilyn Burns lesson plan provides an activity and discourse to help lead intermediate learners through the pattern identification process.
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Project Happy Child: Fractions and Percents

For Students 3rd - 8th
Miss Walker explains to Bart the fine details of the relationship between fractions and percents. At the end of the discourse is a link, "Free worksheets for percentages," where you can go to print off some practice sheets.
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Project Happy Child: Adding Fractions Story & Worksheets

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Miss Walker explains to Bart the fine details of adding fractions. At the end of the discourse is a link, "Return to Fractions index," where you can go to print off some practice sheets.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Black History: William Julius Wilson

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Brittanica's Guide to Black History features William Julius Wilson, an American sociologist whose views on race and urban poverty helped shape U.S. public policy and academic discourse. This site, rich in...
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: William Julius Wilson

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical details on William Julius Wilson, an American sociologist whose views on race and urban poverty helped shape U.S. public policy and academic discourse.
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Pccd: The Enlightenment

For Students 9th - 10th
Enlightenment ideology, which placed reason and argumentation in the focus of investigation and man in its center, was most prominent in shaping the political thinking and discourse of the period. The views of most revolutionary leaders,...
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Stanford University

Stanford University: The Dualist

For Students 9th - 10th
The Dualist is a publication dedicated to recognizing valuable undergraduate contributions in philosophy and to providing a medium for undergraduate discourse on topics of philosophical interest.

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