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New Deal Network

New Deal Network: Survey Graphics: City Diets and Democracy by Frances Perkins

For Students 9th - 10th
Ever the social worker, this 1941 article written by Frances Perkins discussed the role of nutrition in developing the healthy worker, which in turn supported democracy. From the magazine Survey Graphic, Magazine of Social Interpretation.
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Intel Corporation

Intel Worldwide: Andrew Grove

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of Andrew Grove, a tour of his office at the Intel Santa Clara, California office, transcripts of speeches he has given, and article reprints on Andy in "Time" Magazine and "Upside" Magazine.
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Erin's Poetry Pages: Emily Dickinson

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a great deal of information on Emily Dickinson (1830-1886 CE) including the following sections: Biography, Magazine/Journal Articles, Some Favorite Poems, and Emily Links. The journal articles include critical reviews of some of...
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Dawn: Pakistani English Newspaper

For Students 9th - 10th
Online articles from DAWN, credited as Pakistan's oldest and most widely circulated English newspaper and one of its two largest English dailies. Site also includes DAWN Young World, a weekly magazine with articles of interest to young...
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Ted Nellen

Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Oppenheimer: The Computer Delusion

For Students 9th - 10th
A controversial article from The Atlantic magazine suggesting that there is no evidence to show that using computers in schools improves either teaching or learning. Argues against cutting enriching programs in art and music to fund...
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Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Teaching Word Recognition [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
From the magazine, Teaching Exceptional Children, Sept/Oct 2003 issue, this article explains two different strategies for helping students with word recognition through blending and analogizing.
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Christian Science Monitor

Christian Science Monitor: Pro Tennis Players Gear Up for Surface Switches

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a sample comparison and contrast essay from a magazine. The article "Pro Tennis Players Gear Up for Surface Switches" by Suman Bandrapalli is about the grass tennis courses at Wimbledon versus other playing surfaces.
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Facing the Darkness: Diaries of Minnie Vautrin and John Rabe

For Students 9th - 10th
Excerpts from first hand accounts of the massacre at Nanking in 1937 and 1938 as part of a larger article in Metro Magazine about the Rape of Nanking.
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United States Early Radio History: The Versatile Audion

For Students 9th - 10th
A reprint of an article from the magazine, "Electrical Experimenter," from February 1920, by H. Winfield Secor, describes some of the many practical uses to which the audion has been adapted.
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Rockefeller University : Temperate Forests

For Students 9th - 10th
An article published in "Science" magazine, the page discusses how forests were being destroyed by people and how they are gaining back ground. Find out the reasons!
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New Deal Network

New Deal Network: Big Steel, Little Steel, and c.i.o.

For Students 9th - 10th
An article from the July 31, 1937 edition from The Nation magazine discussing the relationship between Big Steel, Little Steel, and the Committee of Industrial Organization (CIO). Written with a great deal of irony.
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New Deal Network

New Deal Network: The Nation: It's War in Youngstown

For Students 9th - 10th
A contemporary article from the magazine, The Nation, which describes the steel strike in Youngstown, Ohio, in June 1937. Read about the background of the strike, and follow the author's ordeal as she was arrested, despite her press...
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Al Mashriq: Abdul Wahab: Father of Modern Egyptian Song

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a reprint of an article from Al Jadid magazine. It discusses the career and influence of Abdul Wahab on the world of modern Arab music.
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Garden Club of America: Conservation Watch

For Students 9th - 10th
Magazine published online by this gardening club, with articles describing their conservation initiatives, research, topic discussion, and news. Can be downloaded as PDF documents.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: A Guide to Eating for Sports

For Students 9th - 10th
Television ads and magazines are littered with new sports drinks and supplements that claim to enhance performance for athletes. Are these claims proven to be true or just cunning marketing schemes? This article delves into the hype and...
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Time

Time Person of the Year 2015: Donald Trump

For Students 9th - 10th
Time Magazine Person of the Year article features Donald Trump.
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The International Press Institute

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The International Press Institute describes itself as "a global network of journalists, editors and media executives, dedicated to freedom of the press and improving the standards and practises of journalism." To that end, this site...
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Wired.com: The Age of Paine

For Students 9th - 10th
An article from Wired Magazine describing Paine's use of the media to support the Revolution and comparing it to use of modern media such as TV, radio and the Internet.
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Smithsonian Institution

History and Archaeology: The Financial Panic of 1907: Running From History

For Students 9th - 10th
In this article from Smithsonian Magazine, the author interviews Robert F. Bruner, who co-wrote the book, The Panic of 1907: Lessons Learned from the Market's Perfect Storm, published in 2007, before the meltdown in the U.S. economy...
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History Net: Battle of Gettysburg

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource presents an interesting article from America's Civil War Magazine. It gives a detailed account of this all important battle of the Civil War.
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PBS

Pbs: No Nonsense Grammar: Using Proper Punctuation for Titles

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
This video focuses on correctly punctuating titles. Small works (short stories, essays, magazine and newspaper articles, etc.) are indicated with the use of quotation marks. Larger works, such as books or movies, are indicated either...
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Remedy Health Media

The Body: When Did Aids Begin?

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Body provides an article summarizing recent research that traces the origins of the HIV virus possible back to the 1940s in Africa. Original resource from 1998 Times Magazine.
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Museum of the City of San Francisco

Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco: Sen. Phelan Attacks Prohibition

For Students 9th - 10th
An article in the April, 1929, San Francisco Magazine by California Senator, James D. Phelan, decrying Prohibition and giving many reasons why it didn't work.
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Rader Programs: Media and Eating Disorders

For Students 9th - 10th
Advertisements, television, and magazines often boast beautiful individuals that make a particular product seem as attractive as the model. This trend has caused many individuals to question their body image and attempt to change it in...

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