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Blackboard @ Sfsu: Vaudeville in Ohio

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives a great description of small town U.S.A. entertainment: traveling vaudeville shows.
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Ellen's Place: Will Rogers 1879 1935

For Students 9th - 10th
This page provides extensive information on the life and philosophy of Will Rogers.
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Hon Allergy Glossary: Antibody (Ab)

For Students 9th - 10th
A good paragraph with abundant vocabulary links that can help you determine the role of the function of antibodies.
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American Psychological Association

Apa: 10 Tips for Speaking Like a Ted Talk Pro

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This article provides advice from the experts on how to make any presentation sing. Regardless of how practiced you may be at public speaking, there are some very effective strategies to use to deliver engaging talks. The next time you...
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Martin Lawrence Galleries

Martin Lawrence Galleries: Philippe Bertho

For Students 9th - 10th
Bertho's paintings are so simple but open to so much imagination. He uses figures in unexpected ways that leave the works' interpretations open to you.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Gothic Undercurrents: Washington Irving

For Students 9th - 10th
Noted as America's first celebrity author, Washington Irving is featured in this concise biography bringing light to his writings and the style in which he presented them. See "Washington Irving Activities" for related artifacts and...
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PBS

Classics for Kids: Dmitri Kabalevsky

For Students 3rd - 8th
A short biography of Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987 CE). Click to the past radio shows to hear his music and learn more about this famous composer.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Dolly Dialogues by Anthony Hope

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the novel Dolly Dialogues by Anthony Hope.
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Washington State University

Washington State University: Literary Movements: Local Color Fiction, 1865 1895

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Washington State University provides a good look at the regionalism and local color of American literature from 1865-1895. A definition is included, practitioners, characteristics, and techniques. There are many links to...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Gullible's Travels, Etc. By Ring Lardner

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the short story collection Gullible's Travels, Etc. by Ring Lardner, an American sports columnist and short story writer best known for his satirical writings about sports, marriage, and the theater.
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New York Times

New York Times: Batman's Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Audio slideshow explains differences in Batman characterizations that have evolved over time as the superhero, first created in 1939, moved across media formats from print, to television, to film. An interesting overview of a favorite...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Primary Source Set: Women's Suffrage

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of primary sources dealing with women's suffrage.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Clerihew Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Cooperative poetry writing assignment. Young scholars will write and share poetry using the Clerihew style. Students will also give a group presentation of their poems.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Immune System Part I Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This study guide on the immune system covers key terminology and the different lines of defense the human body has to protect itself against pathogens. It is available for download with free registration.
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Stair Galleries: Pop, Neo Pop and Post Pop

For Students 9th - 10th
This article shows the connection between Pop Art of the 1960s and the Neo-Pop and Post-Pop movements of the 1980s, 1990s, and into the 21st century.
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Jc Online: Piadas Infantis (Jokes for Portuguese El Ls)

For Students 3rd - 8th
A special collection of children's jokes--all related to children, teachers, and school--provided by the well-known "Jornal do Comercio," a Brazilian periodical. Includes variations of "kids say the darndest things", silly pranks, jokes...
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Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plans: Twelfth Night: What's So Funny?

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Lesson plan in which young scholars draw parallels between modern sensibilities of what is humorous and the comedy of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
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New York University

Jacques Derrida: News Article by Mitchell Stephens

For Students 9th - 10th
Interesting and critical news article about Derrida, the father of deconstruction. Discusses the difficulty inherent in this theory in a humorous way.
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Mythweb

Mythweb: Greek Mythology: Perseus

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
An upbeat retelling of the Greek myth of Perseus. The myth traces the events of his life from his birth through his immortality including his battle with the Gordon Medusa. This modern retelling includes humor, information about myth...
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Mythweb

Mythweb: Greek Mythology: The Labors of Heracles from Greek Mythology

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
A modern retelling of the Greek myth of Heracles, also known in Roman mythology as Hercules. The story begins with Heracles' birth and tells of his twelve labors, including defeating the Nemean Lion, the Hydra, the Minotaur, and more....
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Mythweb

Mythweb: Greek Mythology: Bellerophon

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
A retelling of the Greek myth of Bellerophon in modern language with a casual tone. Learn of Bellerophon's adventures as he fought the Chimaera with the help of the gods and the winged horse Pegasus. This modern retelling includes humor,...
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Mythweb

Mythweb: Greek Mythology: Theseus

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
A retelling of the life and adventures of Theseus, a story which incorporates parts of several different myths as well as historical accounts. Challenging vocabulary adds rigor, and a casual tone adds interest and increases opportunities...
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ACT360 Media

Act Den: Power Point in the Classroom

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A humorous and detailed tutorial for using Microsoft PowerPoint 2000. Includes meeting PowerPoint, creating slides, making changes, adding images and charts, adding motion and sound, timing and rehearing for a presentation. Tutorials can...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "An Uncomfortable Bed" by Guy De Maupassant

For Students 7th - 9th
This humorous short story will appeal to anyone who loves a good practical joke. Read "An Uncomfortable Bed" by Guy de Maupassant on this site.

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