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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Nelly's Dark Days by Hesba Stretton

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Nelly's Dark Days by Hesba Stretton [1870], a children's novel about an alcoholic father.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Mexican Independence Day Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
A concise, bulleted list with facts about Mexican Independence Day, its origin and how it is celebrated.
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A&E Television

History.com: This Day in History: Stephen Austin Imprisoned by Mexicans

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this short account of when the Mexican government imprisoned the Texas colonizer Stephen Austin in Mexico City.
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9/11 Memorial & Museum

National September 11 Memorial & Museum: First Fallen: Father Judge [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum has partnered with the New York City Department of Education and the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education to develop a robust set of 9/11 lessons for K-12 classrooms. Each lesson is...
Unit Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Thomas Jefferson Exhibit

For Students 6th - 8th
The Library of Congress has created an exhibit which focuses on the extraordinary legacy of Thomas Jefferson--founding father, farmer, architect, inventor, slaveholder, book collector, scholar, diplomat, and the third president of the...
Activity
University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Selected Shakespeare Poems

For Students 9th - 10th
Not only is Shakespeare famous for his plays, but for his sonnets and songs, as well. View his poems here, including "The Phoenix and the Turtle", "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day", and other sonnets.
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University of Toronto (Canada)

Selected Poems of John Donne

For Students 9th - 10th
Links to 42 poems by the English metaphysical John Donne (1572-1631).
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: Cures for Heartbreak by Margo Rabb

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In Cures for Heartbreak, Margo Rabb writes a fictional account of a 15-year old girl whose mother dies just days after being diagnosed with melanoma; then her father falls ill, too. Using vignettes - many appeared elsewhere as short...
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Other

One More Story: William Steig: Pete's a Pizza

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Listen and read along as Pete and his father have fun on a rainy day pretending to make Pete into a pizza in this children's picture book.
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Other

Texas Black History Preservation Project: William Goyens (1794 856)

For Students 4th - 8th
A biography of William Goyens, a mixed African American and Cherokee married to a white woman, whose father was a freed slave. Goyens was a Texas businessman who himself participated in the slave trade, and friends with many of the well...
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Other

Rock Island Books: The Story of Jesus

For Students 9th - 10th
The story of Jesus as told from the perspective of the New Testament in 156 chapters. Each chapter is annotated.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Joseph Fielding Smith

For Students 9th - 10th
(1838-1918) An early president of The church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His father was the Mormon founder. Joseph Fielding died at age 80.

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