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The League of Canadian Poets: Al Purdy and the Dorsets

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Canadian poet and teacher Kathryn Bjornson explains how she uses Al Purdy's poem "Lament for the Dorsets" to teach about First Nations migrations in pre-European days.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Eleanor Roosevelt, American Visionary

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features photos and artifacts from the life of one of the most dynamic and controversial First Ladies in U.S. history, as well as a virtual tour of her home.
Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: People: Assimilation and the Crucible of the City: Exclusion

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson examines government reports that urged restrictions on immigration to America at the turn of the nineteenth century.
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Pete Rozelle

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Pete Rozelle, the Commissioner of the National Football League who transformed the league into its current form. He is responsible for consolidating the teams playing professional football, making the league profitable,...
Professional Doc
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The Authors Guild

For Students 9th - 10th
This is The Authors Guild homepage: "The nation's largest society of published authors."
Handout
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: School Publishers: Jackie Robinson

For Students 3rd - 8th
America honors Jackie Robinson's first year in baseball's major leagues. This site has a brief biography of Jackie Robinson and how he broke the race barrier.
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Other

Collegiate Baseball Newspaper

For Students 9th - 10th
Lists national polls, players of the week, standings and more.
App
Knowledge Share

Super Kids: Hangman

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this interactive site to enhance students' spelling and vocabulary while refreshing their memories in history, geography, language, science, and entertainment. It is available to use on line or you can purchase leveled apps for the...
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Other

Pete Rose's Official Website

For Students 9th - 10th
This official website features a section on all Pete Rose's MLB records. It has a biography of the hitter. It also has a form for requesting an appearance by Pete Rose.
Article
USA Today

Usa Today: Sports: San Diego Padres

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides the San Diego Padres team statistics, notes on the team, team schedule, and links to box scores of every game of the 2002 season.
eBook
Library of Congress

Loc: Country Study: India

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive site from the Library of Congress that covers all kinds of topics about India. Includes a very detailed history of British India under "Company Rule, 1757-1857," "The British Raj, 1858-1947," and "Sepoy Rebellion, 1857-59."...
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University of California

Ucla: Manas: British India

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the British presence in India, 1600-1947, from university professor Vinay Lal. Includes links to related topics, such as the British East India Company, and to biographical details of many key figures from this period in...
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Woodrow Wilson: Wilson a Portrait

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a PBS website on President Woodrow Wilson. The text is fairly simple and there are lots of great images.
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Other

Tsu: The Progressive Era and World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive outline covering the major ideas, leaders, and actions of the Progressive Era and the transformation of the United States as a result of World War I.
Primary
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us: The Peacemaker

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a document containing President Wilson's plan for peace after World War I, known as his Fourteen Points, as well as photographs with captions, and the audio of one of his speeches in which he lays out his ideas and garners support...
Lesson Plan
Ohio State University

Opper Project: Using Editorial Cartoons to Teach History (Lesson Plans)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Two dozen lessons that focus on using political cartoons as primary source resources for teaching American history. Lessons cover a range of topics in U.S. history from the Civil War era forward and are linked to Ohio content standards.
Lesson Plan
Ohio State University

Opper Project: Using Editorial Cartoons to Teach History (Lesson Plans)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Two dozen lessons that focus on using political cartoons as primary source resources for teaching American history. Lessons cover a range of topics in U.S. history from the Civil War era forward and are linked to Ohio content standards.
Article
European Union

Europa: A Brief History of the Emu

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you ever wondered why Europe moved to the single-currency euro? Its roots have been in the formation of the League of Nations. Read here about its inception and the benefits it has provided such as lowering the cost of financial...
Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1890 1945: The Us in Wwi: The Treaty of Versailles

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at the Treaty of Versailles, what its terms were, why America never ratified it or joined the League of Nations, why Germans grew to resent the burdens it imposed on them, and how this contributed to Hitler's rise to power....
Graphic
Curated OER

Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey: Hinchliffe Stadium

For Students 9th - 10th
A 1930s-era baseball stadium used to play Negro league baseball during the Jim Crow era.
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Library of Congress

Loc: American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Women's Trade Union Seal

For Students 9th - 10th
Find the seal of the National Women's Trade Union League, a union formed by women to address issues not being supported by unions with mostly men as members.
Unit Plan
US National Archives

Nara: Teaching With Documents: Beyond the Playing Field: Jackie Robinson

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) provides several primary source documents pertaining to Jackie Robinson's period of civil rights advocacy, as well as corresponding lesson plans.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Spaulding Base Ball Guides

For Students 9th - 10th
Thirty-five editions of this historical publication from the Library of Congress feature editorials from baseball writers on the state of the game, statistics, photographs, and analysis of the previous season for all the Major League...
Article
A&E Television

History.com: World Series History

For Students 9th - 10th
The World Series -- or Fall Classic -- annually pits the pennant winners of the American and National leagues in a best-of-seven series for the Major League Baseball championship.

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