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Curated OER

Guardian: Ingrid Betancourt

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Ingrid Betancourt taken during her six years of captivity in the Colombian jungle
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Rudyard Kipling

For Students 9th - 10th
A British author and poet, born in India. He is best known for the children's story The Jungle Book.
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US National Archives

Nara: American Originals: Meat Packing House Inspections

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this National Archives and Records Administration site for a short explanation of the term "muckraker," and for a quote by Sinclair, whose writings influenced the passage of the Meat Inspection Act in 1907.
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The Newberry Library

Newberry Library: Workers and Reformers in Turn of the Century Chicago

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning with primary resources examines the plight of workers during the late 18th and early 19th centuries and compares the perspective of sociologists to that of writers like Upton Sinclair.

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