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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Good or Evil, and Other Stories

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1873 publication of Good or Evil, and Other Stories, a book of stories for children.
Handout
Bibliomania

Bibliomania: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

For Students 9th - 10th
This Bibliomania website features the full text of Robert Louis Stevenson's "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." A summary note about Stevenson's novel of the nature of good and evil is included.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Fairy Tales From Life

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
A guideline for helping learners to write their own fairy tales. This is a fun activity that will help students to analyze a literary style and follow a pattern.
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Other

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by Frank Baum

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the short story "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus" by L. Frank Baum. Site provides the different excerpts of this short story.
Handout
Stanford University

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Friedrich Nietzsche

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough, insightful overview of Nietzsche's life and works. A superb introduction.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Folk Tales [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A very brief organizer in which students can list examples from their current reading selection which represent elements from the folk tale, such as the supernatural, good over evil, and moral lessons.
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "A Teen & a Trolley Reveal Society's Dark Side" by Bethany Brookshire

For Students 5th - 6th
In 2015, a high school senior named Tiffany Sun conducted a social science experiment and presented her results at the Intel Science Talent Search in Washington, D.C. The results of her experiment shed light on an age-old question: are...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Myths From Around the World: The Near East

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn about the King of The Near East, Gilgamesh. Discover how he led to the celebration of triumph of good and evil.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 27: The Faust Theme

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Faust theme, that of risking eternal damnation by selling one's soul to the devil in exchange for magical powers, can be found in virtually every genre of music as well as in literature and the visual arts. Examples utilizing this...
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Common Themes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This slideshow tutorial focuses on theme. It defines the term and then explains each of 10 common themes in literature and provides examples: good vs. evil, the journey, coming of age, the role of fate, sacrifice, overcoming adversity,...
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Science Can Answer Moral Questions

For Students 9th - 10th
Questions of good and evil, right and wrong are commonly thought unanswerable by science. But Sam Harris argues that science can be an authority on moral issues, shaping human values and setting out what constitutes a good life. [23:27]
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University of Chicago

University of Chicago Press: Nietzsche's Travels

For Students 9th - 10th
Sample of photos and quotes from Nietzsche's travel diaries in his later years. Illuminates the personality of the great philosopher.
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The Best Notes

The Best Notes: East of Eden by John Steinbeck

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an online study guide for the novel East of Eden by John Steinbeck including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.
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Vancouver Island University

On the Genealogy of Morals: A Polemical Tract by Friedrich Nietzsche

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this collection of three famous essays by Nietzsche on the development of morality in translation at this site.
Article
University of Missouri

Famous Trials: The Osage "Reign of Terror" Murder Trials

For Students 9th - 10th
The "Reign of Terror" that overtook the Osage Reservation in 1921 is just one chapter in the long story of mistreatment of Native Americans by whites, but is one of the most horrifying. Before the chapter ends, untold dozens of Osage...
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Luther Seminary

Bible Tutor: Adam

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Bible Tutor offers a brief summary of the Biblical story of Adam, from creation to banishment from Eden. Links are also provided for additional information on related subjects, such as people and Biblical references.
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The Book Report

Teen reads.com: Interview With Robert Cormier

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting chat with Robert Cormier, this page includes his views about censorship, good and evil in books, and his writing process.
Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Ela Unit: Grade 1: Rumplestiltskin

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore several classic Grimm fairy tales. Students create a Fairy Tales Learning Log to trace the various connections and common ideas across the various tales. They begin to develop an awareness of common traits in fairy...
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Twilight Land by Howard Pyle

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a classic good vs. evil story in "Twilight Land" by Howard Pyle. Sorcerers, demons, and genies populate this tale.
Website
Digital History

Digital History: The Celebrated Bank War

For Students 9th - 10th
A good discussion of the views of supporters and opponents of the Bank of the United States, and the banking industry in general during Jackson's presidency. Were Jackson's ideas backward looking and ignorant? Did his policies cause the...
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ritual Vessel (Fangyi)

For Students 9th - 10th
Fangyi is a type of bronze vessel used by the Shang dynasty (approx. 1600-1050 BCE) in ritual ceremonies. The vessel is a small rectangular box used for holding wine ("fang" means square). Such vessels were in use from the Shang through...

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