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"Shooting An Elephant": George Orwell's Essay on his Life in Burma

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read an essay by George Orwell's life in Burma and place it in its cultural and historical context. They identify the main points of the essay and Orwell's use of symbolism in the essay. They explain how each persuasive tool...
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Some "ar" Words

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
For this vocabulary worksheet, learners say and study 15 words containing the sound "ar." Students put them in alphabetical order, then draw pictures for them.
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Bookworm's Delight Vocabulary

For Students 5th - 7th
In this book title vocabulary activity, students match a set of 12 authors and famous book titles. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Vincent Van Gogh

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Perhaps a useful resource for an Art History course or a project on a famous figure, this standard 25 question multiple choice quiz asks factual questions about Vincent van Gogh's life such as siblings' names, the people who influenced...
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What's Organic?

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students discuss background information presented by the teacher and read dictionary definitions for the words "organic" and "synthetic." In this gardengin lesson, students complete a worksheet on the material. Students grow and compare...
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Interesting Facts about the Historic Trails

For Students 6th - 8th
The Oregon trail is a very interesting part of American history. The class, having read or discussed the events leading to the westward expansion and settling of the Oregon Territory, can answer each of these fill-in-the-blank...
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The Symbolism of Allegorical Art

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Introduce learners to allegorical art with four bronze sculptures by Francesco Bertos. After modeling how to recognize bias and allegory in Bertos' Africa, class groups examine the other three sculptures in the series before creating...
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How Many Hats Does a Farmer Wear

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this farmer worksheet, learners make a spinning wheel to describe the jobs of a farmer. Students create 1 wheel with 8 different jobs for a farmer.
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Musical Sounds

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students investigate music appreciation by completing worksheets. In this musical arts lesson, students complete worksheets in which they identify different musical instruments, the sounds they make and the family of instruments they...
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Paper or Plastic: Exploring Renewable Resources.

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students discuss, develop, invent, and implement a plan for making informed personal economic decisions about renewable resources.
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They Don't Just Eat Grass

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students consider the USDA daily recommendations to create a "feed" product for middle schoolers. In this Health lesson, students learn about the ingredients in feed that is fed to livestock and apply the method to creating feed rations...
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People on the Move

For Students 5th - 8th
Students explore transportation. In this transportation lesson, students examine the Jupiter locomotive, Washingtion D.C. streetcars, the Leviathan, the Salisbury Train Station, and Route 66. Students respond to 12 questions.
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Trading Off

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore how the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has impacted the people and economies of North America and Mexico.
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The Queen's Empire

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students conduct Internet research on a variety of ant species and their habitats. They have an opportunity to observe ants in their environment. Areas of interest might include ant identification, colony life, the ant life cycle, and...
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Allegory in Painting

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers define allegory and discuss its use in visual arts. They identify and explain allegorical themes in a number of images.
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Down with Dairy and the Food Pyramid

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars discuss food pyramid, name parts of pyramid, discuss dairy products and how they are beneficial to people, and participate in dairy taste testing.
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Scientists Breed See-Through Frogs

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students participate in a pre-reading activity, then read a news article about the breeding of transparent frogs. In this biology and current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a question and a vocabulary activity,...
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Lord Jim Study Questions

For Students 8th - 12th
In this online interactive literature learning exercise, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Joseph Conrad's Lord Jim. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Moonstone Quiz

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Wilkie Collins's The Moonstone. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Native Son Quiz

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension activity, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Richard Wright's Native Son. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The Odyssey by Homer: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
For this online interactive literature activity, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Homer's The Odyssey. Students may check some of their answers online
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Of Mice and Men Quiz

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension activity, learners respond to 25 multiple choice questions about John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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A Passage to India by E. M. Forster: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature learning exercise, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about E.M. Forster's A Passage to India. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Shipping News Quiz

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Annie Proulx's The Shipping News. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

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