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Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Drama: Act I: An American Dream
This is an introduction to Act I of "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry which focuses on "how the social, educational, and political climate of the 1950s affected African Americans' quest for 'The American Dream.'" It features...
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Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Drama: A Raisin in the Sun Act Ii
This lesson focuses on Act II of A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry including the symbolism in the play. It features links to a study guide, Spark Notes and Shmoop summaries of the play, and an NPR: A Raisin In the Sun Broadway...
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Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Drama: A Raisin in the Sun: Act Iii
This is an introduction to Act III of A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry which focuses on major conflicts. It features links to a study guide, a character analysis assignment, and Spark Notes and Shmoop summaries of the play.
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Ga Virtual Learning: Egyptian Mythology
This is a comprehensive unit on Egyptian Mythology including key terms, Egyptian beliefs and culture, hieroglyphics, pyramids, creation myth, readings, gods and goddesses, and a series of activities and assignments including translating...
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Ga Virtual Learning: Stories of Egyptian Mythology
In this lesson from a unit on Egyptian Mythology, students read Egyptian Mythology stories, match pictures with names of Egyptian characters, research the Egyptian cat goddess Bastet and create an avartar for it, research and prepare to...
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Ga Virtual Learning: Egyptian Beliefs and Culture
This is a lesson from the Egyptian Mythology unit which focuses on Egyptian religious beliefs and culture. Their religion was based on a complex system of polytheistic beliefs and rituals which included providing for the gods to gain...
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Ga Virtual Learning: Technology and the World Around Us: Best Research Practices
This lesson focuses on the steps of the research process and the writing process in order to prepare a good research project. It also offers an extensive presentation of how to conduct research and the steps of the writing process. It...
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Ga Virtual Learning: Ninth Lit and Comp: Types of Writing: The Writing Process
This lesson focuses on the writing process including understanding purpose, audience, and tone and the parts of the writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing.
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Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Literature: Rhetorical Landscape: Speeches
This lesson focuses on the parts of effective speeches: introduction, body, conclusion and analyzing a contemporary speech. It discusses types of introductions, types of effective conclusions, and the steps to writing a good speech. It...
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Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Issues: The Effects of Tv
This lesson focuses on the effects of TV and media and the importance of researching both sides of an issue. It features links to the articles Buzzle: "Negative Effects of Television" and Slate: "The Benefits of Bozo." It also asks...
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Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Environmental Science: Science, Matter, Energy, Systems
Through interactive activities, reading exercises, and lab activities, students study how science, matter, energy, and systems are interrelated.
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Ga Virtual Learning: Nonfiction and Research: Nonfiction Reading
This lesson focuses on students reading nonfiction works including excerpts from: Night by Elie Wiesel, Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom, and Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain, and "Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Dr. Martin...
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Ga Virtual Learning: Nonfiction and Reseach: "Choosing Nonfiction Sources" [Pdf]
This is the 20-page PDF "Choosing Nonfiction Sources." It provides informatation about various types of nonfiction: primary and secondary sources, reference works, databases, newspapers and periodicals, and nonfiction books; it also...
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Ga Virtual Learning: "How to Write a Literary Analysis Essay" [Pdf]
This is a nine-page PDF entitled "How to Write a Literary Analysis Essay" which explains in detail the parts of a literary analysis and how to write them.
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Ga Virtual Learning: Stages of the Writing Process [Pdf]
This is a three-page PDF of the "Stages of the Writing Process" including prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and proofreading. W.11-12.5 Writing Process
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Ga Virtual Learning: American Lit and Composition: Transcendentalism: Phrases
This lesson focuses on various types of phrases including: Prepositional, Appositive, Participial, Gerund, and Infinitive. It defines each and provides examples; these are followed by a self-assessment identifying the different types of...
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Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Literature & Composition: The Journey Motif
This unit focuses on the "Journey Motif" using the following works: Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, "Shooting An Elephant" by George Orwell, "Journey" by Edna St. Vincent Millay,"Sailing to Byzantium" by William Butler Yeats, "The...
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Ga Virtual Learning: Comparative and Contemporary Mythology
This is a unit on comparative and contemporary mythology which discusses how the myths from various cultures have similar themes, linguistics, structure, and/or psychological forces. It also discusses the influences of mythology on...
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Ga Virtual Learning: The Tempest by William Shakespeare: Acts Iv V
This lesson focuses on reading The Tempest particularly Acts IV-V. I provides various links to the text: Speak the Speech: The Tempest text and audio, Open Source Shakespeare: The Tempest text, and No Fear Shakespeare: The Tempest.
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Ga Virtual Learning: Ninth Literature and Comp: Animal Farm by George Orwell
This is an introduction to a unit on the political allegory Animal Farm by George Orwell, in which he uses animals to symbolize political leaders in the Russian Revolution.
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Ga Virtual Learning: Mythology and the Odyssey: Background Mythology
This lesson focuses on the story of the beginning of Greek Mythology. It tells the story of Uranus (Father Heaven) and his wife Gaea (Mother Earth) and their childen the Titans and the monsters. It follow the story through Zeus and the...
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Ga Virtual Learning: Beowulf: Reading the Epic: Prologue and Grendel
This lesson focuses on the Prologue of the epic poem Beowulf and the character Grendel, a monster of a giant race. It features links to several translations of Boewulf, cpmplete text, audio, and abridged versions. This lesson focuses on...
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Ga Virtual Learning: Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales: The Nun's Priest's Tale[pdf]
This is a 12-page PDF of "The Nun's Priest's Tale" from Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales.
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Ga Virtual Learning: Characteristics of Science Fiction
This lesson focuses on the characteristics of science fiction including the three types of science fiction, a list of characteristics from National Geographic. It features links to Fact Monster: "Science Fiction," Goodreads: "Popular...