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Curated OER

America Influenced by the Enlightenment

For Teachers 7th - 11th
In this influence of the Enlightenment on America study guide worksheet, students read the notes provided and add notes of their own regarding the frameworks for the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Where's The Adjective? Which One?

For Students 4th - 6th
In this adjective instructional activity, students underline adjectives that tell "which one" in a set of 10 sentences. Worksheet contains links to additional activities.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Mad Libs: In the Jungle!

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this mad lib worksheet, students follow directions to complete a mad lib paragraph. Worksheet contains a link to additional activities.
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Curated OER

Circle the Prefix Worksheet

For Students 4th - 5th
In this prefixes worksheet, students learn to identify prefixes in words. Students read a list of 30 words and circle the prefix in each word.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Inflectional Suffixes Worksheet

For Students 4th - 6th
In this inflectional suffixes worksheet, students read about inflectional and derivational suffixes, then write original meanings of given words, add an indicated suffix, and write the new word and its meaning. Students then provide...
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Curated OER

Breaking News English: President Bush OK'd Spying in America

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "President Bush OK'd Spying in America," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Curated OER

Intermediate Sentence Completion 3

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this sentence completion worksheet, learners read the sentences and choose the best word to complete the sentence. Students complete 12 sentences.
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Choices Program, Brown University

Choices: The Struggle to Define Free Speech: From Skokie to Paris

For Students 9th - 10th
Relevant resource on free speech in which students examine how different societies define freedom of expression. Through multi-media sources students look at historical sources as well as current controveries over free speech.
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C-SPAN

C Span Classroom: Social Media and Free Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete learning module with lesson plan, video, vocabulary and activities on free speech and social media. Students examine arguments through video and text and debate to what extent should social media be protected as free speech...
Primary
Calisphere: University of California Libraries

University of California: Calisphere: 1950s 1970s: The Free Speech Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore these primary resources to learn about the free speech movement, particularly in California, determine who the leaders were, where the center of activity was, and what the message was that students were trying to convey.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Exploring Free Speech and Persuasion in "Nothing but the Truth"

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Contains plans for five lessons that use Avi's "Nothing But the Truth" to teach about free speech and give students an opportunity to develop persuasive arguments. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains...
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Other

The Political History Leading to Free Speech Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
Out of Berkeley University's Free Speech Archives, students will find an exhaustive list of documents available on the development of the New Left at Berkeley through 1964.
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Other

Free Speech Movement Archives

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a nearly exhaustive list of web resources on the subject of the Free Speech Movement of the sixties and seventies.
Primary
American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Robert La Follette: Senate Address:"free Speech in War Time"

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is the text of Robert La Follette's speech to the Senate, "Free Speech in War Time" delivered on October 6, 1917, in the U.S. Senate Chamber, in Washington, D.C.
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Harvard University

Harvard Law: Freedom of Speech and Anonymous Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Cyber Harvard Law offers summaries of three different Supreme Court cases which address the limits of free speech. Includes interactive opinion, multiple-choice questions. Links to the written opinions of the Court for...
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The Newberry Library

Newberry Library: Library Exhibit: Outspoken: Chicago's Free Speech Tradition

For Students 9th - 10th
A virtual library exhibit about free speech, focusing on the principles that unite Americans and the conflicts that divide them.
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Savvas Learning

Changing Views of Free Speech

For Students 3rd - 8th
An easy to follow flow chart that shows how the idea of freedom of speech has changed throughout the years. Make sure to click on each box of information to get a more in depth description.
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This Nation

This nation.com: A Plea for Free Speech in Boston

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Douglass Archive provides the text of Frederick Douglass's speech "A Plea for Free Speech in Boston."
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PBS

Pbs Newshour Extra: The Dilemma of Protecting Free Speech

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will compare various examples of offensive expression. How does the fact that the expressions are offensive to others impact Freedom of Speech? Students will review and analyze and complete a case study of cases where the...
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California Digital Library

Calisphere: Free Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
A broad selection of images featuring free speech can be found on this site by Calisphere. By clicking on individual images you'll find high quality photographs and image information.
Primary
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: Times Film Corp. V. City of Chicago (1961)

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the majority opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court in Times Film Corp. v. City of Chicago, a 1961 case that focused on free speech and obscenity.
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PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: Supreme Court Considers Free Speech and Protests

For Students 9th - 10th
Hateful as these actions may seem to many people, do groups still have the right to protest under the First Amendment? Read about the case that the Supreme Court is considering involving protests at a military funeral.
Primary
University of California

The Regents of the University of California: Free Speech Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
A digital archive that documents the Free Speech Movement led by Mario Savio during September-December 1964. Site includes bibliography, documents, online videos, and sound recordings.
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Other

Free Speech Seminar: Robert La Follette

For Students 9th - 10th
Robert LaFollette was an engine behind the Progressive movement. His brief biography here recounts his actions in political office and his devotion to labor issues and civil liberties.

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