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Ga Virtual Learning: Animal Farm by George Orwell: Allegorical Representations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on the allegorical representations of characters in Animal Farm and literary terms. It provides a link to an activity matching the characters from the story to their political counterparts and an interactive crossword...
Interactive
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Ga Virtual Learning: Shakespeare's Crazy Crosswords: Much Ado About Nothing[pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a crossword puzzle a crossword puzzle about Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Descriptive Writing: Similes, Metaphors, Cliches, Hyperbole

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on figurative language used in descriptive writing including similes, metaphors, cliches, hyperbole. It offers multiple links to websites pertaining to figurative language in descriptive and creative writing; an...
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Ga Virtual Learning: Grammar/writing Ii: Instruction Clauses

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson on grammar and writing focuses on clauses including dependent and independent clauses and run-on and comma splice sentences. It features links to "Purdue OWL: Identifying Independent and Dependent Clauses," "Purdue OWL:...
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Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Literature: Rhetorical Landscape

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an introduction to a unit on the use of rhetoric in speaking or writing to persuade an audience to the desired way of thinking or action. If focuses on rhetorical techniques and the three audience appeals: ethos, pathos, and logos.
Primary
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Logical Fallacies List: Arguments to Avoid [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a multi-page PDF list of logical fallacies to avoid when writing. These include a detailed list includes fallacies in relevance, reasoning, omission, and ambiguity; and discusses the logic tool "Occam's Razor." This list of...
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Ga Virtual Learning: Restoration and 18th Century: The Restoration: 1660 1689

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on The Restoration and John Dryden and his works. It features a discussion of the period, a link to a biography of John Dryden, an example of his use of the heroic couplet, and links to "The History of the Royal...
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Ga Virtual Learning: 17th Century British Literature Seventeenth Century England

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson provides background on Seventeenth Century England including the English Civil War and tensions of the century. It features links to a vocabulary list of terms of the century, "Seventeen Century Tensions," and an assignment...
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Ga Virtual Learning: Colonial Literature: Edward Taylor and "Huswifery"

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuse on Edward Taylor and his poem "Huswifery." Unlike most Colonial literature, Taylor used poetry as a medium to praise God as shown in the poem "Huswifery." Students are asked to read the poem and look for examples of...
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Ga Virtual Learning: Beowulf: Reading the Epic: The Fight With Grendel

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on Beowulf's fight with Grendel. It features links to the text in Old English or modern translation; audio, complete and abridged text; the article "Monsters and the Moral Imagination" by Stephen T. Asma; and a...
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Ga Virtual Learning:20th Century and Modern Poetry:postcolonialism:george Orwell

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson from 20th Century and Modern Poetry focuses on George Orwell and his autobiographical account of "Shooting an Elephant." It features links to the text of "Shooting an Elephant," a study guide/lesson plan, questions concerning...
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Ga Virtual Learning: Human Environmental Impacts

For Students 9th - 10th
In this module, we will explore the concept of pollution and discuss how human use of resources relates. We will discuss the evidence for and against human-caused climate change. Students will compare and contrast pollution cleanup with...
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Ga Virtual Learning: Historical Geology

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive tutorial you will explore how geologists use clues in rocks to determine the order in which rocks formed. Learn how principles of radioactivity are used to assign actual ages to rocks. Students will explore fossils...
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Ga Virtual Learning: Geologic Time and Correlation

For Students 9th - 10th
In this amazing interactive tutorial you will learn about what methods are used by geologists to learn about the history of the Earth. Investigate a geologic time scale and learn about how scientists have developed and organized a record...
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Ga Virtual Learning: Plate Tectonics

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive tutorial you will learn about the theory of continental drift and why it was ultimately rejected. Then learn about the theory of plate tectonics and the evidence to support it. Lastly discover the types of boundaries...
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Ga Virtual Learning: Matter and Energy Cycles

For Students 9th - 10th
In this incredibly comprehensive interactive tutorial you will learn about the carbon cycle. You will also learn about how matter and energy flows through the nitrogen cycle and phosphorus cycle.
Online Course
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Sociology: Socialization

For Students 9th - 10th
Sociology instructional unit on socialization. Students learn theories about human behavior and self development through audio, text, and instructional activities. Links to supplemental reading.
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Ga Virtual Learning: Landscape Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
In this amazing online tutorial you will learn about how water, mass wasting, weathering, and erosion have help shape the landforms on Earth. The lesson includes many helpful interactive materials to prepare help you understand landscape...
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Georgia Virtual Learning: Nonfiction and Mla Format

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this module, students will learn about nonfiction and the research process as it pertains to writing about nonfiction. Also students will learn MLA (Modern Language Association) Format and practice using MLA format in writing and...
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Ga Virtual Learning: Social Change: Sociology

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning module in Sociology on what leads to social change. Site offers theoretical perspectives and case scenarios. Instruction through informational text, video, and questions for review.
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Ga Virtual Learning: Biology: Ecology I

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive ecology learning module where students assess the dependence of all organisms on one another and the flow of energy and matter within their ecosystems.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Anatomy and Physiology: Endocrine System

For Students 9th - 10th
Through informational text, video clips, practice problems, and external assignments, students discover the structure and function of the endocrine system of the human body.
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Ga Virtual Learning: Environmental Science: Mineral and Energy Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Students explore the topics of mineral extraction, renewable and nonrenewable resources, and hazardous wastes in this comprehensive, interactive module.
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Ga Virtual Learning: Anatomy & Physiology: Digestion Sys Absorption, Elimination

For Students 9th - 10th
Through informational text with printable notes, interactive assignments, and video clips, students discover the structure and function of the human digestive system.