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PBS

Pbs: Language Arts: Lesson Plans: Language Arts: Shakespeare's Sonnets

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The purpose of this lesson is to help students cope with unfamiliar language in Shakespeare's sonnets and to help them understand and appreciate both what he says and how he says it.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Common Visions, Common Voices

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan gives students a chance to explore the art and literature of Indians, Africans, Mayans, and Native Americans. Provides plenty of links to photo examples, and lesson extension ideas.
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University of Pittsburgh

Digital Research Library: Visuals for Foreign Language Instruction

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site contains hundreds of illustrations that can be used to support instructional tasks such as describing objects and people (i.e., teaching vocabulary) or describing entire events and situations (i.e., teaching grammar).
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Learning From the People Collection

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The ECHO Collection provides rich, multi-disciplinary educational resources in science, literacy and language arts, fine art, and social studies. The combined skills, experience, and collections of our six institutions provide...
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: The First African American Regiment

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students will be introduced to the first African American Regiment that fought in the Civil War through a memorial sculpture by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. They will compare and contrast the experiences of these soldiers through their...
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CPALMS

Cpalms: Browse and Search Resources

For Students K - 1st Standards
This site shares a collection of expert and peer-vetted teacher resources that are searchable for teachers and students. Searching can be achieved via a subject, grade, audience, and/or type. Curricula standards for the following subjets...
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North Dakota Department Fo Public Instruction: Content Standards

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The state displays its learning standards for the areas of dance, drama, music, visual, English/language arts, health, math,physical education, sciences, and social studies.
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Colorado State University

Colorado State University: The Wac Clearinghouse

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Although this site is primarily designed for instructors at the post-secondary level, the information and suggestions given can also be used, with only minor changes, at the high school or middle school levels as well. Learn ways for...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Teacher's Guide: Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
Use this teacher's guide to plan how you'll integrate video clips, biosketch readers, and graphic organizers for Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum across your Grade 1-2 classroom curricula. From guided reading to a living wax museum,...
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Other

Constructing Critical Literacy Practices Through Technology Tools and Inquiry

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This journal article examines how the use of technology has helped to promote critical thinking and creativity. The article includes examples specifically focused on Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451."
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: My World of Words: Building Vocabulary Lists

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
This lesson has a new approach to vocabulary building where students generate their own vocabulary word lists and research the words' meanings.
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Other

The Freedom Forum Online

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Freedom Forum site is dedicated to promoting a free press. Journalism education and "improving understanding between the media and the public" are a major focus. Budding journalists will enjoy this site. Includes links to news...
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CPALMS

Cpalms: Lafs.7.ri.1.3

For Teachers 1st Standards
This site provides explanation of the Florida English Language Arts Standard: Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas...
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Other

Don Quijote: Spanish History

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an overview of Spanish history from Romans to actual time, through the Inquisition, the Spanish Flag, and art. It offers links to more information about each topic.
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Reading (And Scaffolding) Expository Texts

For Teachers 9th - 10th
To help students comprehend expository text structures, teachers can acquaint them with the signal or cue words authors utilize in writing each of the structures and use the graphic organizers offered in this article
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A&E Television

History.com: How Early Humans Survived the Ice Age

For Students 9th - 10th
The most recent ice age peaked between 24,000 and 21,000 years ago, when vast ice sheets covered North America and northern Europe, and mountain ranges like Africa's Mt. Kilimanjaro and South America's Andes were encased in glaciers. At...
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Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.

New Georgia Encyclopedia: Geechee and Gullah Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the Georgia Sea Islands which are home to the Geechee and Gullah culture that are part of West African ethnic groups.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Culture of Costa Rica

For Students 9th - 10th
Readers will learn about the music, food, language, religion, art and other aspects of Costa Rican culture.
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Other

Cite Journal: Copying Right and Copying Wrong With Web 2.0 Tools

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about copyright and the growing use of Web 2.0 programs by both students and teachers as well as ideas on how to utilize these programs without copyright infringement.
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Other

Bowling Green State University: Studies in Spanish

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides general information about the Spanish degree programs available at the university. Contact information and course descriptions are available.

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